Youth Support Worker

Anglicare Central Queensland; Longreach Regional; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice

Social change commitment

Supportive management

Professional development

Health and wellness programs

Diverse and driven team

Job summary

Anglicare Central Queensland is seeking a Youth Support Worker for our Longreach team. The role focuses on empowering young people aged 12-21 who are at risk of disconnecting from family, community or support networks, delivering casemanagement and targeted support.

You will help youths access housing, education, employment and community engagement, while supporting cultural connection, recording high‑quality data, and contributing to program outcomes in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV or higher in a discipline relating to the Behavioural Sciences or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide casemanagement and individualised support to young people withcomplex needs
• Facilitate accessto secure housing, education, employment, and communityengagement
• Support culturalconnection and reduce risk-taking behaviours
• Collaborate withfamilies, schools, and community services
• Maintainhigh-quality records and contribute to programoutcomes
• Deliver earlyintervention strategies and therapeutic support

Skills

Relationship building

Time management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Certificate IV or higher in Behavioural Sciences

Job description

Anglicare Central Queensland Limited | Longreach

$92,575 p/a +superannuation + salary sacrifice

FullTime Fixed-termposition

About therole:

AtAnglicare Central Queensland, we believe in empowering young peopleto build, safe, connected and fulfilling lives. As a trusted notfor profit organisation, we're committed to supporting youth aged12-21 who are at risk of disconnecting from their families,communities or support networks.

We'relooking for a compassionate and committed Youth Support Worker tojoin our team in Longreach. In this role you'll work directly withyoung people to improve their safety, wellbeing and futureopportunites.

Whatwill a typical day look like?

• Provide casemanagement and individualised support to young people withcomplex needs
• Facilitate accessto secure housing, education, employment, and communityengagement
• Support culturalconnection and reduce risk-taking behaviours
• Collaborate withfamilies, schools, and community services
• Maintainhigh-quality records and contribute to programoutcomes
• Deliver earlyintervention strategies and therapeutic support

MandatoryRequirements:

• Certificate IV orhigher in a discipline relating to the Behavioural Sciences orequivalent.

Who weare:

Ourtruly local team of professionals have worked with people inCentral Queensland for over 40 years to support them in livingtheir best life. AnglicareCQ is a not-for-profit, purpose-drivenorganisation – and we give effect to that purpose through ourstaff. We endeavour to make the most ordinary things extraordinary– simply by doing them with the right people.

AnglicareCQ offers adiverse scope of interdependent and inter-related career pathswhich enables staff mobility and growth. Careers with AnglicareCQare from a wide range of disciplines including leadership,community services, child protection, housing, and supportservices. We serve communities in and around Rockhampton, theCapricorn Coast, Gladstone, Biloela, Moura, Blackwater, Emerald,Barcaldine, and Longreach.

What you willbring to the role:

• Apassion and genuine desire to make a difference in the lives ofCentral Queenslanders.
• Proven ability tobuild and maintain relationships with a variety ofstakeholders.
• Theability to identify and embed solutions.
• Demonstratedexperience working within a high-performance framework whereyou are accountable for KPIs on program delivery and outcomes,within a face-paced solutions focussed environment.
• Effective timemanagement and organisational skills.
• Astrong communicator, able to quickly build rapport andinfluence across a diverse range of people.

OtherRequirements:

• Ability to obtain aBlue Card (working with children check positive notice orexemption)
• Ability to obtain aYellow Card (disability services positive notice or exemptionnotice)

What are thebenefits of working forAnglicareCQ?

We havea common purpose throughout our organisationto serve thepeople of Central Queensland, to help themlive their bestlife. AnglicareCQ offers the opportunity to engage in meaningfulemployment and be part of a holistic team that supports people inour local communities.

• Weoffer attractive salary sacrifice to all part-timeemployees.
• Weoffer the opportunity to work within an organisation committedto social change.
• Wehave a supportive and pragmatic management team.
• Professionaldevelopment and study are encouraged and supported.
• Weoffer a professional work environment filled with passionate,diverse and driven people.
• Weprovide access to health and wellness programs for allstaff.

Applications should besubmitted by 8am, Friday 2 October 2026.

Havequestions? Call or email our Recruitment and Onboarding Officer -Mikiellie Newman to learn more: