Therapeutic Youth Worker

Lifestyle Solutions; Kununurra; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate under SCHADS Award

Salary packaging benefits

Entertainment/discounts

Paid training

Supportive team

Job summary

Lifestyle Solutions in Kununurra is seeking a casual Therapeutic Youth Worker to support young people in care. You’ll help them feel safe, build trust, and look toward their futures, working rotating rosters that include weekends and overnights.

This role offers hourly pay under the SCHADS Award, with casual penalty rates, salary packaging benefits, discounts, and paid training. We value empathy, resilience, and a solutions-focused mindset, and provide extensive screening and support from a

Qualifications

• Experience working with Youth or similar.
• Current driver’s license and probity clearances.
• Empathy, resilience, and a solutions-focused mindset.
• Availability across weekends and overnights shifts.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with daily routines, care, and activities.
• Build positive relationships based on trust and respect.
• Create safe, structured therapeutic environments.
• Respond calmly to challenges and behavioural needs.
• Work collaboratively on individualised care plans.

Skills

Youth work

Empathy

Resilience

Flexible shifts

Job description

Make a real impact. Every shift is a chance to change a life. As a casual Therapeutic Youth Worker (Kununurra) with Lifestyle Solutions, you’ll support young people in care to feel safe, build trust, and believe in their futures. If you’re calm, compassionate, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
Currently, we are looking for candidates available to work rotating rosters including weekends and overnights shifts.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• Hourly rate: SCHADS Award - $45.28 an hour plus Super as a base rate! Casual penalty rates apply.
• Salary packaging, up to $15,900 tax-free – take home more of your pay
• Entertainment card, up to $2,650
• Dining, travel and retail discounts
• Guidance on government-funded Cert IV training
• Paid face to face and online training
• Supportive and passionate team

What You’ll Bring

• Previous experience working with Youth or similar
• Current driver’s license and probity clearances
• Empathy, resilience, and a solutions-focused mindset
• Availability across a range of shifts, including weekends and overnights

Our organisation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment. For more information about checks and clearances, please click here!

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting young people with daily routines, care, and activities
• Building positive relationships based on trust and respect
• Creating safe, structured therapeutic environments
• Responding calmly to challenges and behavioural needs
• Working collaboratively on individualised care plans

We Celebrate Diversity

Lifestyle Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We champion inclusion and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTI communities, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.