Casual Youth Worker

1 day ago

Blue Mountains Municipality, Australia Veritas House Full time $104,000 - $130,878 per year

About Veritas House

Veritas House is a vibrant, not-for-profit, community-based organisation with a specific focus on supporting vulnerable children, young people and their families.

About the role

We are seeking dedicated and adaptable Casual Youth Workers to provide care and support to children, young people and families across a range of our programs, including Interim care, Homelessness and Early Intervention, and our Case work support service.

This role offers a variety of hours across Orange, Bathurst, and surrounding areas, including weekdays, evenings, weekends, and occasional sleepovers. It's ideal for those starting out in community services, as well as experienced professionals. You'll gain hands-on experience across multiple programs, develop practical skills, and grow your career while working alongside supportive teams. Every shift is an opportunity to empower children and young people, build your expertise, and make a meaningful impact in our local community.

Some of your responsibilities may include

  • Provide supervision and support to vulnerable children and young people through their daily routines in a residential setting. This could include preparing meals and helping with laundry to working alongside young people to develop practical life skills such as budgeting, cooking, time management, and independent living.
  • Facilitate and supervise family time visits between children, young people and their family members, ensuring a comfortable and supportive environment.
  • Provide safe and reliable transport to school, appointments, community activities, or social events to help our young people stay connected to their essential services, supports and the community.
  • Respond calmly and effectively to challenging situations, providing reassurance, guidance, and problem-solving support when children and young people are distressed or in crisis.

Why work for us?

As an organisation we value collaboration, authenticity, compassion and relationships and together, we work towards achieving a world where every person feels safe, secure and valued. We do work we're proud of, but we offer more than just the chance to feel good:

  • Access to Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training - a compassionate, trauma-informed training program that helps staff support children through challenging moments, focusing on de-escalation, safety, and building trusting caring relationships.
  • An attractive hourly rate, from $48.31ph plus shift, weekend, and overtime loadings and super.
  • Generous discounts platform
  • Use a work vehicle for all work travel
  • Working for a passionate, locally-based community organisation

What we need from you

You do need to be qualified to do this work, or to be at least halfway through your studies and committed to continuing until you are finished. You might be doing Certificate IV or a Diploma in Youth Work or Community Services, or studying at Uni.

You must also have a driver's license, current first aid certificate, a clear Working with Children Check, and be prepared to have us do a Police Check before you start.

To apply, please send us your resume via seek, or email us directly at and include a brief cover letter outlining;

  • what your qualifications are (or how far you are through your studies)
  • why you want to work for Veritas
  • your general availability (including if you can do sleepovers)
  • if you can do shifts in Bathurst, Orange or both.

Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted as we receive them, so don't delay

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