Senior Youth Worker – Therapeutic Support Team | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; Vor Ort; AUD 96.000 - 101.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ACT Government in Canberra seeks a Senior Youth Worker to support children and young people with complex social, emotional and wellbeing needs across ACT public schools. You will deliver targeted, trauma-informed, relationship-based interventions to enhance engagement and educational participation, working across multiple school sites as required.

As a senior practitioner, you will mentor Youth Workers and school staff, coordinate holistic support with families and external agencies, and

Qualifikationen

• Experience providing therapeutic support to children and young people with complex needs within educational settings.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed practice and its application in schools.
• Demonstrated ability to provide professional leadership, mentoring and support to junior staff.

Aufgaben

• Deliver targeted, therapeutic and relationship-based interventions across ACT public schools.
• Identify goals, build protective factors and support positive educational and wellbeing outcomes for students.
• Coordinate holistic support with families, educators and external agencies to strengthen school responses.
• Provide leadership and practice support to Youth Workers and school-based staff.

Kenntnisse

Trauma-informed practice

Therapeutic support

Ausbildung

Australian Qualifications Framework Certificate IV in Youth Work or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Youth Worker – Therapeutic Support Team
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Closes: 06 November 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 5
Salary: $95,722 - $100,956 plus superannuation
Position No: 72569
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 23 October 2026
Contact Officer: Andrew Stead on [e-mail]

Details: The Senior Youth Worker, Therapeutic Support Team, plays a key role in supporting children and young people with complex social, emotional, behavioural and wellbeing needs within ACT public schools. Working across a range of educational settings, the position delivers targeted, therapeutic and relationship-based interventions that enhance student engagement, resilience and participation in learning. Drawing on trauma-informed, strengths-based and evidence-informed youth work practice, the Senior Youth Worker works directly with students to identify goals, build protective factors and support positive educational and wellbeing outcomes. Based on service priorities, the role may operate across multiple school sites and work with different student cohorts over varying periods of time.

As an experienced practitioner, the Senior Youth Worker provides professional leadership, mentoring and practice support to Youth Workers and school-based staff, contributing to the consistent delivery of high-quality youth work services across the Directorate. The role works collaboratively with students, families, educators and external agencies to coordinate holistic support responses, facilitate access to community services and strengthen the capacity of schools to respond effectively to complex student needs. The position contributes to case planning, consultation, service development and continuous improvement activities that support the wellbeing, inclusion and educational participation of children and young people.

The Senior Youth Worker exercises sound judgement, initiative and problem-solving skills to manage competing priorities and complex situations. The role promotes ethical practice, cultural responsiveness and collaborative relationships while championing trauma-informed approaches, positive student outcomes and the values and behaviours of the ACT Public Service

This role requires flexibility to work across multiple school sites and provide targeted support to students as required. The specific school location, student cohort, and length of placement may vary over time in response to service demands and organisational priorities.

• The Senior Youth Worker role requires that applicants have obtained, at a minimum, an Australian Qualifications Framework Certificate IV in Youth Work or equivalent.
• Experience providing therapeutic support to children and young people with complex needs within educational settings.
• Demonstrated knowledge of trauma-informed practice and its application in schools.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of 12 months with the possibility of permanency.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .

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Note

This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of 12 months with the possibility of permanency.