Youth Worker and Employment Coach

**Job no**: 496035
**Work type**: Permanent (Full-Time)
**Location**: Penrith, St Marys
**Categories**: Youth Work

**yourtown** is a trusted provider of services for young people, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing, long-term unemployment, prevention of youth suicide, child protection, as well as support for those experiencing domestic and family violence.

**yourtown** helps children and young people realise they have the ability to tackle whatever life throws at them. We help them to believe in their unique strengths, tenacity and self-determination. We recognise the courage and determination of children and young people when they reach out to **yourtown** for support.

Realise your potential at **yourtown**

**your opportunity**

As the Youth Worker and Employment Coach, you will provide comprehensive support and guidance to young people on their journey to employment. The role bridges the gap between crisis assistance and employment assistance programs such as Employment Services Australia. Participants may have barriers such as homelessness, mental health issues, drug or gambling problems or suffer social isolation.

Your role will include:

- Youth Welfare Support, ensuring Enterprise Trainees and Clients receive a comprehensive induction into the Enterprise Employment Program.
- Case Management - Developing individual action/case plans outlining key goals
- Employment Support to perform client assessments of needs/barriers and development of a goal plan to address these while in Enterprise employment
- Participate in and meet the requirements for Practice Supervision and Core Skills Training
- Demonstrate an understanding of, and meet the requirements of the position and all performance expectations including

what we are looking for:
You are passionate about what you do. To you this is not just a job, it is your career - a choice that you make every day Your practice is client-focused, our young people are at the heart of it, and you understand that they are the experts in their own lives.

**In addition, you also possess**;
- Certificate level qualification in Youth Work or relevant discipline with 2 -3 years’ experience, or four to six years’ experience working within case management frameworks with marginalised young people and/or families.
- Demonstrate a high degree of emotional intelligence: self-awareness. self-management, social awareness, and relationship management
- An innovative and strategic mindset focused on supporting young people to achieve their journey to employment
- Experience using a client centred, strengths-based approach to helping young people work through their barriers to employment
- Understanding of the local labour market, barriers to employment, and underlying issues faced by disadvantaged young people.
- Demonstrated skills in the effective delivery of workshops and facilitation processes with groups of young people.

When you join **yourtown** you will be welcomed into a safe, inclusive, and diverse community and an established and reputable national organisation. We are a resilient, resourceful, and dedicated team who strive to make a difference and not accept the status quo.

**Your employment experience will include**:

- salary sacrifice options to increase your take home pay
- monthly RDOs
- access to Paylab to help you save on everyday items like groceries, pharmaceutical, automotive services, as well as things like clothing, books, electricals, furniture, and even holidays
- opportunities for internal and external professional development
- free access to LinkedIn Learning including over 16,000 learning modules
- a genuine focus on employee health and wellbeing
- yourWellness program includes free access to Calm & Centr Apps
- access to free and confidential counselling sessions for you and members of your immediate family
- access to discounted private health insurance, banking and finance, insurance, and superannuation through our partner organisations
- an environment that genuinely values diversity and cultural capability and is an equal opportunity employer

**how to apply**

If you believe in the power of young people and in yourself, join team **yourtown** and have an amazing impact on the lives of young people, their families, neighbourhoods and the wider community in Australia.

**yourtown** has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and we believe that Safeguarding is a shared responsibility of all, for all.

At **yourtown,** everybody belongs. We welcome, celebrate, and support a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents the communities in which we work.

**Advertised**: 01 Jul 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time