Urgent: Program Worker Children Youth and Families

4 weeks ago

Lismore City Council, Australia Northern Rivers Social Development Council Full time

Program Worker Children Youth and Families

Posted: 24/09/2025

Closing Date: 08/10/2025

Job Type: Contract

Location: Lismore

Job Category: Community Services & Development

Social Futures is a voice for social change in regional Australia, helping to create connected, resilient communities. With more than 49 years’ industry experience, we are a community service leader, striving to create change through our work across homelessness and housing supports, youth and family services, sector advocacy and programs that promote genuine participation for people with disability.

Job Description

We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced practitioner to join our Mijung Jarjums Kids in Mind program. Mijung Jarjums Kids in Mind is an early intervention service, developed to improving wellbeing and resilience of children and young people, their families and carers, so they can thrive. This position requires a practitioner who is passionate about delivering positive outcomes for children and young people, by providing flexible, responsive, practical support using creativity, play and the young person’s own interests.

This is a part time position, 4 days per week, currently funded until 30 June 2026.

We are looking for candidates that:

- Have experience delivering one on one sessions with children, young people and their families.
- Have experience providing high quality, client-centred, therapeutic interventions to individuals, couples, families, and children.
- Have experience delivering child and youth focused groups to meet the needs of the community
- Understands the importance of building strong relationships with key stakeholders, communities and other services providers, to promote best outcomes for young people.
- Are highly organised individuals who are flexible and able to manage a high case load, while ensuring KPI's are met.
- Can work with integrity when delivering support and interventions in alignment with the programs objectives.

About Social Futures:

We are proud to announce that we have received recognition as an accredited Great Workplace by WRK+. Our amazing team makes our workplace special.

Social Futures is a Rainbow tick accredited organisation and an equal opportunity employer and actively recruit from key communities; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQSB+, people living with a disability, people with lived experience and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Working with Children and a National Police Check are mandatory requirements for all staff.

- Generous Salary packaging options
- Flexible working options
- Opportunity to bank additional days leave per year
- Access to ongoing Learning and Development
- Staff Recognition Program and Organisational Celebration Events
- Organisational paid Parental leave
- Access to Pool Vehicles

How to Apply:

A cover letter demonstrating how your skills, education and professional experience meet the requirements of the role as outlined in the position description, should be submitted with your application.

To access a position description please click apply or clickhere

Applications close Wednesday 8 October.

For more information about Social Futures please visit our website:

For further information, please contact Josie Evanson 0436 418 694

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