Youth Development Officer

12 hours ago

Tusmore SA, Australia CIty of Burnside Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

Applications closing on 13 October 2025, 09:00 AM

Reference Number

24/25

Job Type

Full Time

Position Description

Youth-Development-Officer-PD-May-2024

Are you passionate about creating meaningful opportunities for young people through strategic community development?

The City of Burnside is proud to support a diverse and vibrant youth population, with young people aged 12–25 making up approximately 17.5% of our community. The area is home to several high-quality secondary schools, providing strong educational foundations and opportunities for young people to thrive.

This active youth presence highlights the importance of inclusive, engaging programs that foster connection, wellbeing, and a sense of belonging. At Burnside, we're committed to creating spaces where young people feel supported, heard, and empowered to contribute to their community.

Due to Parental Leave, we are seeking a proactive and community-focused Youth Development Officer to lead the implementation of our Youth Action Plan 2025, a bold and inclusive roadmap co-designed with young people to support their wellbeing, engagement and leadership in our community. This is a strategic position that champions youth voice, drives social impact and builds strong partnerships across schools, community groups and service providers using innovative marketing and engagement approaches.

Key Responsibilities

Continue to deliver key actions from the Youth Action Plan, including:

  • Coordinating inclusive, innovative programs and events for young people.
  • Strengthening youth participation through consultation, outreach, and engagement.
  • Building partnerships with schools, clubs, and organisations to support youth-led initiatives.
  • Promoting youth development through strategic planning, research, and evaluation.
  • Supporting the visibility and impact of youth voices across Council and the community.

What You'll Bring

  • Tertiary qualifications in community development, social sciences, or a related discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience in youth-focused community development.
  • Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • A collaborative, forward-thinking approach and a genuine passion for youth empowerment.

The role is offered as a 12-month fixed term, full-time contract commencing mid-November 2025, classified at Level 4 under the City of Burnside Administration Employees Enterprise Agreement 2023.

As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with an amazing, supportive team, a beautiful area to contribute to, flexibility, a great culture and the knowledge you are improving the quality of life for people who live, work and visit our Council area. A great place to work We strive to build a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects our community and encourage applications from any background and ability.

You will be required to undertake National Police and DHS Checks as part of the on-boarding process and must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.

For initial enquiries, please contact Jennifer Mann, Team Leader Community Development on A copy of the position description is available from Council's website

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss accessibility requirements, please email

If you're ready to join our team, have the skills and experience, please submit an application in PDF format including a cover letter and CV via e-mail to quoting reference no: 24/25.

Applications close 9am Monday 13 October 2025.

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Jennifer Mann

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