Youth Worker

Here at Churches of Christ, we help more than 2,200 Queensland families to become happier, safer, healthier, and stronger through our intervention and support services. This is a new Youth Worker role in our BRIDGeS Program, where you will offer practical, trauma-informed support to children, young people, and their foster and kinship carers. The focus is on building strong personal connections and delivering consistent, compassionate care to ensure the best outcomes.

Through relationship-based support, BRIDGeS offer:

• Home Support – Tailored assistance within the home environment.
• Education Support – Supervision and academic assistance during school hours.
• Social Skills Development – Opportunities for engagement in recreational and extracurricular activities.
• Transport Assistance – Help with transportation to essential appointments and activities.
• Facilitated Family Contact – Support for meaningful and positive family interactions.

You’ll have a daily impact in their lives, promote stability and encourage personal growth and learning for young people. You will join a collaborative team of youth workers across our locations dedicated to supporting young people, carers, and families.

About you

You will be enthusiastic about the welfare of children and achieving the absolute best outcomes for them. You are known for offering patience, trust, resilience, flexibility, and humour, and can easily build rapport with people. You will thrive on the day-to-day life of your people and bring a caring, positive confidence to the lives of young people. You will need to be organised and able to communicate with carers and solve problems, including potential crisis management as they arise.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• A Certificate 3 in a relevant youth work or child welfare course or enrolled and working towards completion.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge working in residential care; and/or working with young people in a child protection or community service context.
• Solid experience working with young people who have significant emotional and psychological support needs.
• Current Driver’s Licence.

Essential for the role:

Child Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Our robust screening and recruitment processes help ensure we engage the right people to support children and young people. This role will require the following to be obtained before commencing:

• Possess a National Police Check, Working with Children (Blue Card), Licensed Care Service (Child Protection) or the ability to acquire.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Integrity, Compassion, Excellence and Courage.

Who we are – Churches of Christ

Churches of Christ is one of Australia’s largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations, delivering a range of care and community services across Residential Aged Care, Home Care and Retirement Living, Foster and Kinship Care, and Housing Support for over 140 years. We are guided by our values of Integrity, Compassion, Excellence and Courage, and we welcome everyone, of all backgrounds and faiths, as we foster a diverse and inclusive community for our people.

Why Join Our Team

• Transformative leadership and a high performing team culture.
• Opportunities for career development, stretch assignments and progression.
• A growing national not-for-profit organisation with purpose and community impact.
• Work in an inclusive, down to earth & welcoming culture.
• 5 weeks annual leave.
• Hybrid / flexible working arrangements to support your work-life balance.
• Free on-site parking + on-site café with staff discount (at the Kenmore head office).
• Not for profit salary packaging up to $18,549 which could be used for up to $15,900 (for common living expenses like rent, mortgage, school fees and many more) and up to $2,650 for meals and entertainment.