Youth Caseworker

**About the role**:
This is a full-time permanent opportunity, located in Campbelltown NSW. Starting base annual salary of $79,823 to $87,169 negotiable based on experience, plus super, plus access to generous salary packaging options.
**About Uniting**:
When you're part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you're part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.
We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.
Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia's First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders - past, present, and emerging - and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.
Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.
**About the opportunity**:
As a Youth Caseworker, you'll be part of a warm, supportive team that is deeply committed to young people and their families. Every day, you'll meet young people right where they are - whether that's through drop-in support, information and referral, crisis response, or casework.
Your work will focus on empowering young people to address key challenges such as accommodation, mental health, domestic violence, education, parenting, and more. In some cases, the goal will be to help young people remain safely with their families.
You'll bring empathy, initiative and collaboration to everything you do - offering support that is genuine, person-centred and driven by the strengths and goals of the young people themselves.
**Your work will include**:

- Offering information, advocacy, and crisis support to young people and their families
- Providing flexible, strengths-based casework that supports immediate and long-term needs
- Supporting young people to find and maintain safe accommodation options
- Helping young people build skills for independent living and community connection
- Working closely with other services across Macarthur and Wollondilly to create strong referral pathways
- Encouraging young people and their families to participate in service planning and feedback
- Contributing to the growth and refinement of our Specialist Homelessness Services model

Your Qualifications & Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Science and demonstrated relevant work experience with young people
- A strong understanding of the issues impacting homeless young people and their families.
- A natural ability to build honest, respectful and productive relationships.
- Solid experience in casework and support planning.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A current driver's licence & current NSW WWCC

Benefits and culture
Working to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice brings its own rewards, but there's more.
- Welcoming you exactly as you are
- Starting base annual salary of $79,823 to $87,169 negotiable based on experience plus super
- Access to generous salary packaging options as well as access to Uniting's URewards retail partner program.
- Wellbeing programs and access to fitness passport
- Career development opportunities such as training, education.
- Amazing workplace culture

**Closing date**: 11:55pm, Sunday 20th July 2025