Youth Worker

Respect, Excellence, Celebration, Compassion, Acceptance, Professionalism.

Join an organisation that makes a real difference within the community.

About Centrecare

Centrecare is a not-for-profit organisation with over 300 employees and is committed to delivering quality professional counselling, support, accommodation, mediation and training services in over 11 locations across the Perth metropolitan, Goldfields and South West regions.

The Role

This role aims to provide short term support to young people aged 12-18 years, who are at risk of poor life outcomes living in the service area of Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie and Kambalda and is responsible for engaging and building relationships within the community to enable increased youth engagement with Centrecare services. A passion to work with young people taking on a case management approach of 10-12 clients at a time to engage them in, but not limited to, community events, schooling, family, recreation, art, sports and music.

To be successfully shortlisted you must be able to work flexible hours Monday to Friday as negotiated up to 8:30pm and have the ability to stay a maximum of 4 nights in the outreach community as required.

A few specifics:

• Ability to communicate effectively with young male and female clients.
• Facilitate, coordinate and deliver a range of outreach and community/youth events: sport, recreation, art, music, dance and on-country excursions/camps.
• Link young people and their families with internal Centrecare programs and other external agencies.
• Able to lead and be a positive role model to youth who reside in Goldfields communities.

About You

• Recognised qualifications in Community Development, Social Work, Social Sciences, Youth Work and related disciplines or equivalent OR relevant experience in the area of general counselling, family support and/or youth counselling.
• Experience in Outreach work – e.g. community settings, home settings, detention centres and at other agency locations.
• Demonstrated ability to work across cultures.
• Able to work flexible hours Monday to Friday as negotiated up to 8:30pm Monday to Friday.
• Ability to stay a maximum of 4 nights in the outreach community as required.
• Possession of a current 'C' class driver's license.
• Working with Children's Check.
• National Police Certificate.

Benefits

• Regional zone allowance included in annual salary
• Professional development and training
• Annual leave loading at 17.5%
• Extra 5 days leave pro rata per year
• Twelve weeks paid maternity leave
• Access to corporate health cover provided for by Bupa and Medibank
• Study leave of five hours per week after two years of service
• Insurance cover to and from work
• Employee Assistance Program

How to apply

Click Apply to be directed to our job board for further details on the vacancy description. Please note successful applicants must address the selection criteria.

Position closes 4 October 2025

Should you have any queries, please contact Human Resources on

At Centrecare:

Children feel Valued, Heard, and Safe: Centrecare is fully committed to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, child safe cultures and practices. harm. Centrecare also believes that all children are valuable and worthy of respect. It strongly supports the rights of the child and is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children who are in contact with or receive its services.

We are Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart: We are committed to walking alongside First Nations people to support a more inclusive Australia and Closing the Gap