Youth Coach

Youth Coach – Youth Development Services

Full-time | Permanent

Location: Lilydale

Salary: $88,100 - $94,790 (range) + super + salary packaging

Applications Close: Midday 27 October 2025

Make a difference in the lives of young people

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About Anchor

At Anchor, we believe that every young person deserves a safe, secure, and stable home. Our integrated Youth Development Services support young people at risk of or experiencing homelessness to build brighter futures through housing, advocacy, family reconciliation and skill development.

We're values-led, trauma-informed, and focused on empowering people through strengths-based, culturally safe practice. From crisis response to long-term support, our programs are about making change possible.

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About the Role

This is a hands-on, people-focused role for a skilled professional who is passionate about youth development and social justice. You'll work directly with young people living in Transitional Housing and our Lilydale Youth Foyer—supporting them to access accommodation, education, employment, and community connections.

Your work will be deeply relational and responsive, driven by the voices and needs of the young people we support.

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Key Responsibilities

• Provide case management and support to young people (16–25) in transitional or foyer accommodation.
• Support family reconciliation and independence-building.
• Assist with private rental and housing applications.
• Coordinate referrals, goal setting and care plans.
• Run group programs and after-hours activities essential to the Foyer model.
• Build strong networks with schools, services and community groups.
• Manage and distribute brokerage funds.
• Maintain high-quality case notes and records.

Hours of Work

2 days per week 9.00am to 5.06pm

3 days per week 12.00pm to 8.06pm

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About You

You'll thrive in this role if you are:

• A confident, culturally safe practitioner who listens and empowers.
• Experienced in youth services, housing, community development, or related fields.
• Skilled in case management and advocacy.
• Flexible and comfortable working some after-hours group sessions.
• Passionate about social justice and strengths-based approaches.
• A great communicator and collaborative team member.

Relevant tertiary qualifications and a valid driver's licence are essential.

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Why Anchor?

• Salary packaging of up to $15,900 to increase your take-home pay.
• Additional leave days including gifted days over Christmas.
• Supportive, purpose-driven culture.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.
• The chance to truly change lives.

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Ready to apply?

Please visit our website at to view the Position Description and submit your CV along with a cover letter outlining why you believe why this role is the right fit for you. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

Anchor reserves the right to commence recruitment immediately. Only applicants with legal working rights in Australia will be considered.

Successful candidates will be required to meet the following screening requirements:

• Criminal History Check
• Working with Children Check (employee)
• Proof of your eligibility to work in Australia

For further information contact People and Culture via email:

Our Child Safety, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

Anchor is a child safe organisation, committed to child safety and wellbeing. Anchor recruits' staff in accordance with the Child Safe Standards Victoria.

At Anchor, we aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality, or religion.  We welcome and strongly encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience to apply.

Anchor is committed to creating a culturally safe environment that values and supports Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people(s); where culture and heritage is acknowledged, and respected, as being core to their existence. We recognise and respect the unique culture and contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people bring to our communities.  We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.