Youth Care Coordinator

Job Category: Community Services and Development

Centacare NENW is seeking a passionate and dedicated Youth Care Coordinator to join our team in Inverell. This full-time position offers an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people in our community. If you are committed to providing exceptional care and support to youth, we would love to hear from you.

Job Description

Your Role

In this role, you’ll walk alongside young people aged 12–25, guiding them from first contact through to tailored care planning, counselling, and connecting them with the services they need. You’ll play a key role in ensuring young people, their families, and carers feel empowered, understood, and never alone on their journey.

This is your chance to make a meaningful difference — one conversation, one connection, one life at a time.

Make a difference in your community every day

At Centacare, we believe that every day brings an opportunity to make a meaningful impact. Imagine the joy of seeing the difference your work can make in telling the stories of our clients, your colleagues and our community. The joy in strengthening the Centacare brand and bringing our key partnerships to life. That’s the joy and satisfaction you will achieve at Centacare.

Our Mission: Action for Impact

We are committed to helping each person we serve reach their fullest potential and experience a fulfilling life. As a key member of our team, you will have the opportunity to make an impact across our region and support the critical work of your colleagues and partners.

There are plenty of reasons to join us, but none compare to the unforgettable memories you'll make first hand.

Other benefits include:

· Tax-free salary packaging - up to $18,500 for general living and entertainment expenses increasing your take-home pay

· Professional development – we support our team with professional development opportunities

· Supportive team - working with a multidisciplinary team of passionate, supportive, and collaborative colleagues

· Relocation assistance – financial assistance towards your relocation costs (should you need to relocate)

Desired Skills and Experience

- Tertiary level degree in social work, psychology, nursing or other Allied Health profession or have completed relevant study in these fields and willing to be employed provisionally to seek registration

- Experience in the delivery or willingness to deliver of both individual and group counselling.

- Ability to effectively weigh and evaluate personal needs, client needs and the aims and policies of the agency and to respond and negotiate these competing needs as appropriate.

- Demonstrated experience in management of clinical risk or willingness to learn.Well-developed interpersonal skills to effectively develop and maintain positive relationships, networks and therapeutic relationships with young people.

How to apply

If you are ready to embark on a rewarding adventure and make a real difference in our community, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply for this position, please click on the below apply link.

Only applicants who submit the following will be considered:

- A covering letter

- A statement of claim addressing how you meet the above Essential Criteria and

- Your resume

For more information or role related queries, please contact the P&C Team at hr@centacarenenw.com.au. This is a rolling recruitment and therefore interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, so don’t wait—APPLY TODAY

Closing date for applications: 4pm, Wednesday 5th November 2025

Centacare has clear standards of conduct in place to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults. To uphold these standards, all individuals who will have direct and ongoing contact with children, young people, or adults-at-risk are required to undergo employment screening checks, inclusive of a Working with Children Check, National Criminal History Check and/or a National Disability Worker Screening Check.

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