Youth Wellbeing Worker - Identified Role

Institute for Urban Indigenous Health; Morayfield; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Sacrifice

Staff Wellness

Growing Our Own Opportunities

Job summary

The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) is seeking a Youth Wellbeing Worker to provide culturally sensitive, trauma‑informed support to vulnerable young Indigenous people aged 12–17 across our MATSICHS service area in Queensland. This role focuses on improving access to primary health care and allied services through advocacy and care coordination.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, engage with families and communities, and help navigate systems such as education, social

Qualifications

• Experience with vulnerable young people aged 12 to 17, including individual youth work and community engagement/development programs.
• Certificate III in Youth Work and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health.
• Current Criminal History Check.
• Current C Class Driver's Licence (QLD).
• Current Working with Children's Check (Qld Blue Card).

Responsibilities

• Support young Indigenous people in engaging with MATSICHS services, including medical care and specialised Social Health support services.
• Advocate on behalf of young people to agencies and support networks to address social, financial, legal, educational and vocational challenges.
• Establish cooperative working relationships with Indigenous and non-Indigenous community organisations relevant to client needs.
• Promote the services of MATSICHS clinics at events within the North Brisbane catchment area.

Skills

Youth Work

Cultural sensitivity

Trauma-informed

Advocacy

Education

Certificate III in Youth Work

Job description

To perform this role, it is essential that the incumbent is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991

About us
Moreton ATSICHS operates a growing network of healthcare clinics for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our model of care provides holistic health and wellbeing services to support our Community across their lifespan. We bring together primary care, allied health, dental, mental health and wellbeing, maternity and early childhood, disability services, specialist services, and aged care as one team focused on clients' individual needs and goals.

We are an integrated team working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our Community. Our network is growing across Caboolture, Morayfield, Strathpine, Deception Bay, and Margate - now there's an opportunity for you to be part of a great team making a real difference in people's lives.

About the role
As Youth Wellbeing Worker, your role is to provide culturally sensitive and trauma-informed support and advocacy services to vulnerable, young Indigenous people (aged 12 - 17 years) with mental health, alcohol and other drug, social and/or criminal justice challenges across the MATSICHS service area, with specific emphasis on improving youth access to comprehensive primary health care services.

Your day to day duties may include:

• Support young Indigenous people in engaging with MATSICHS services, including medical care and specialised Social Health support services, including care coordination, psychological intervention and counselling.
• Facilitate young people's access through referral and advocacy to appropriate agencies and support networks as necessary to help address social, financial, legal, educational and vocational challenges.
• Advocate on behalf of young people, when dealing with various systems, community programs, and agencies e.g. Child Protection, Justice, Police, Centrelink, schools and hospitals and mental health facilities.
• Establish effective and continuous cooperative working relationships with Indigenous and non-Indigenous community organisations relevant to your client needs.
• Promote the services of MATSICHS clinics at events and activities targeted to and/or involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples based within the North Brisbane catchment area.

About you
To perform this role, it is essential that the incumbent is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991

• Current Criminal History Check.
• Current C Class Drivers Licence (QLD).
• Current Working with Children's Check (Qld Blue Card).
• Demonstrated experience working with vulnerable young people aged 12 to 17 years old, including individual youth work and community engagement/development programs.
• Certificate III in Youth Work and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health.

What we offer
At IUIH we recognise that we operate in a diverse community and welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability.

• At IUIH 'Our Collectivity is Our Strength'.
• Work as a valued member of a multi-disciplinary team to improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
• We are a diverse and inclusive workplace that invites applications from all people.
• Be part of Australia's largest community controlled Aboriginal Health Service.
• Access to "Growing Our Own Opportunities" through in-house training and programs.
• Weekly Staff Wellness activities and all staff 'Gather and Grow' yarns and award ceremonies.
• Competitive salary plus salary sacrifices of $15,899

To find out more about our services, Community, and work life, visit moretonatsichs.org.au

Demonstrated commitment to creating culturally safe environments where children and young people are respected, heard, and protected against harm.