Youth Support Worker

**Passionate about supporting youth?**

Are you ready to embark on a journey that’s all about supporting your community and promoting personal growth, that will then ultimately support school leavers in finding the job they want?

We hire people with great talents, potential and passion. We look for people who are excited to go above and beyond for their customers, thrive on working through challenges and have a high degree of accountability.

**The Role**

We are looking for 2 new team members due to growth. we are looking to hire a Youth Support Worker to be be based in our Batemans Bay and Ulladulla offices.

Both positions could be a great fit for a graduate, a parent or anyone looking for flexibility. The role will commence on a part time basis (3 days weekly) and you will have the option for it to quickly develop into a full time, if you wish.

You won’t be desk bound in this role. You need to love networking as you will initially focus on building relationships with local schools, career advisors and other community organisations. Then your focus will turn to servicing your clients.
- Building great relationships with participants to better support them
- Building relationships with community organisations to attract new participant referrals
- Assessing the needs and ambitions of the participants
- Identifying barriers to employment and providing solutions focussed approaches
- Provide support young people to achieve ongoing education and/or employment.
- Working hours - Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

**Opportunity & Your Career**

We will take you through a 13-week induction program, giving you all the knowledge, you need. Covering everything from government administration compliance, how to best have effective conversations, how to help someone compile their CV, communicating and presenting at an interview and navigating our systems and CRM’s.

**To be considered, you will have...**
- Eligibility to work in Australia
- A current driver’s licence and a comprehensively insured vehicle
- Willing to complete a Criminal History Check and able to pass a Working with Children Check
- Ideally you will hold a Cert IV Youth Work, Cert IV Employment Services or Cert IV Community Services or higher or equivalent (if you don’t hold formal qualifications, you must be happy to obtain).

**Why Choose APM Group**
- **The Best You & Opportunities**: We encourage our people to be their best selves and you can elevate your skills with our tailored training and mentorship programs. We have genuine career opportunities across Australia, and we're committed to your growth
- **Your Leave**: Purchase additional annual leave, inclusive paid parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers, paid Cultural & Ceremonial leave
- **Momentous Rewards**: Be part of our Momentous Rewards program, celebrating everyday moments that create positive change. Enjoy fantastic benefits that reflect your impact
- **Support, Wellbeing & Travel**: We have partnered with wellbeing market leader, Sonder, providing our staff and family with free human centric wellbeing and care support 24/7. We also provide discounted gym memberships, discounted health insurance and discounted travel for when you are booking your next holiday
- **Fleet Car Salary Packaging**: Drive your dream car with our staff salary packaging options
- **Celebrate** - Active Reward and Recognition Program for peer-to-peer shout outs.

We’re a diverse team of over 9,000 people across 11 countries with a shared purpose - to enable better lives. Our work enables the people we serve to realise their ambitions and aspirations through sustainable employment, independence, better health and wellbeing, and increased social participation.

When you join APM, there’s an opportunity to grow your career in Human Services, across multiple global brands and geographies. You can expect a great work-life balance, extensive learning opportunities, networking programs and employee benefits.