Youth Support Worker

Yarra City Council

MelbournePosted 6 days agoDiscoveredMatch locked

Full Time - PermanentCommunity

Why You’ll Want to Join Us

• Supportive, friendly team culture focused on professional development, regular supervision, and meaningful community impact.

• Hybrid and flexible working options supporting genuine work-life balance.

• Award-winning health and wellbeing initiatives across Council, alongside clear internal career pathways.

Benefits Package

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Leave Entitlements

16 days personal leave, 18 weeks paid parental leave, plus cultural, ceremonial, and compassionate leave provisions. •

Health and Wellbeing

Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling, discounted memberships across Yarra Leisure centres (40% off), and salary sacrifice childcare options. •

Professional Development

Tailored training courses, practice workshops, and study support through our Education Assistance Program (including exam leave and up to 50% course fee reimbursement).

About the Role

Join the Youth Support & Pathways team within the Youth and Middle Years Unit at Yarra City Council. In this role, you will deliver practical short to medium-term case management and community outreach for young people aged 12 to 25 who live, work, study, or have ties to the City of Yarra. Using a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach, you will guide young people through intake, holistic assessment, secondary consultation, and targeted service referrals. A key part of the work involves meeting young people in their own spaces, delivering outreach in local schools, libraries, and neighbourhood hubs to build rapport and reduce barriers to support. This role suits a skilled, motivated youth or social worker keen to deliver high-quality casework within a collaborative local government team that values reflective practice and real community outcomes.

What We’re Looking For

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Youth Work, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical sector experience).

• Solid background in casework, intake, assessment, and care coordination alongside young people and their families.

• Grounded understanding of key youth work frameworks, including person-centred practice, intersectionality, trauma-informed care, and youth participation principles.

• Strong intercultural communication skills, with experience supporting young people from migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker backgrounds.

• Reliable administrative habits, particularly with keeping accurate case notes, maintaining client privacy, and completing routine reporting.

• Current Victorian Driver Licence, National Police Check, and Victorian Working with Children Check.

Need More Info?

For further details about the position, please review the Position Description or contact Annabel Darbyshire, Team Leader - Support & Pathways, at annabel.darbyshire@yarracity.vic.gov.au 702337,702336- Youth Support Worker- Position Description August 2025.pdf

Applications close on

Sunday 18 October 2026, at 11:55pm.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and a 1-2 page cover letter. In your cover letter, outline how your skills and background align with the Key Selection Criteria listed in the Position Description. A separate document addressing the KSC is not required.

Additional Information

This position is subject to a satisfactory Police Check and Working with Children Check to commencement. Pre-employment checks are never used to discourage applicants; every application is assessed on its merits.

At Yarra Every Job is a Climate Job!

Acting on the climate emergency requires that we change the way we think, make decisions, and prioritise action. We must embed proactive climate responses into how we govern, live, and work. Every choice we make today and into the future has an impact across Council and our broader community. Given the scale of this challenge, every role at Yarra contributes directly to shaping our collective climate response.

Yarra's Commitment to Diversity

Yarra City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and supports flexible, accessible working arrangements for all. We welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, young people, older people, women, and LGBTIQA+ community members. We take pride in our diversity, welcome fresh perspectives, and foster an inclusive workplace that values everyone's contribution.

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