Youth Worker

Tasmania Flexible Schools; Wynyard, Hobart; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrificing benefits

12% Superannuation contribution

FBT exempt payments up to $15,900 p/a

Job summary

St Francis Flexible School North West Campus in Tasmania is seeking a Youth Worker to join a multidisciplinary team. You will support engagement, wellbeing and educational participation for young people with diverse and complex needs, building strong relationships with learners and families.

The role requires genuine commitment to working with students experiencing educational and social disadvantage, plus essential WWCC clearance and a valid driver’s licence.

Qualifications

• Experience or developing qualifications in Youth Work, Social Work, Counselling or related field.
• Commitment to working with young people facing educational and social disadvantage.
• Current Tasmanian Working with Children Clearance or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Support engagement, wellbeing and educational participation of diverse learners.
• Build strong relationships with young people and families.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support learning and wellbeing.
• Connect young people with community services and external agencies.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Report writing

Negotiation skills

Computing skills

Education

Degree/Diploma in Social Work or Youth Work

Tools

Word processing

Internet research

Database skills

Job description

Youth Worker: North West Campus, Wynyard Tenure: Continuing Full Time Start Date: January 2027 Classification: Wellbeing Support Level 3 (based on experience and qualifications)

St Francis Flexible School Hobart and Wynyard offers a full-time and multiyear secondary education program for young people who have disengaged from mainstream schooling. Flexible Schools respond with a variety of flexible and innovative teaching and learning practices, including vocational planning and the development of social connectedness. St Francis Flexible School is establishing a new campus in Wynyard in 2027, initially providing a flexible and highly supported educational environment for young people in Years 7–10, before expanding to include Years 11 and 12 from 2028.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Youth Worker works as part of a multidisciplinary team to support the engagement, wellbeing and educational participation of young people with diverse and complex needs. The role builds strong relationships with young people and families, supports individualised learning and wellbeing, and connects young people with appropriate community services and external agencies. The Youth Worker is an integral member of the multidisciplinary team at St Francis Flexible School North West Campus, working alongside teachers and other staff to support young people to engage successfully in education.

ABOUT YOU:

Applicants will bring experience, qualifications or developing qualifications in Youth Work, Social Work, Community Services, Counselling or a related field, together with a genuine commitment to working with young people experiencing educational and social disadvantage.

ESSENTIAL:

• A Tasmanian Working with Children Clearance Notice or ability to obtain
• Current driver’s licence (essential) or Light Rigid license (highly desirable)
• Previous experience in the youth sector with knowledge and understanding of the local First Nations communities.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE:

• An understanding of and commitment to principles of social justice
• Understanding of current youth work practice, trends and issues in service provision to marginalised young people particularly within the alternate education sector
• Sound level of verbal and written communication skills, including participating in meeting processes, report writing and negotiation skills
• Skills in computing (especially word processing, Internet) and skills, or the ability to develop skills in database
• Proven ability to work autonomously and in an integrated manner as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Qualifications at Degree, Diploma or Certificate level with Social Work/Youth Work experience (or working towards a qualification) or equivalent life experience
• Energetic and willing to learn new skills.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Professional development opportunities
• Salary sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a Edmund Rice charism 12% Superannuation contribution

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Flexible Schools Ltd currently educates over 2,700 young people in 22 Flexible Learning Schools (12 based in Queensland and 10 other schools across Australia) and two Special Education Services Schools in NSW, with approximately 800 staff nationally. Flexi schools serve young people who experience complex educational, social or psychological situations which demand unique responses. They enable young people to engage in education in a supported learning environment through a methodology based on trauma informed practice, to co-create a Common Ground using Operation by Principles, in which the principles of Honesty, Respect, Participation, Safe & Legal are embedded. Our special schools serve young people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. The successful applicant must possess (or be eligible to obtain) and maintain a current Working With Children Check. All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures. These checks are consistent with EREA’s commitment to child protection policies and procedures. Edmund Rice Education Australia is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children and young people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Edmund Rice Education Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.