Youth Work Advisor | Y Schools Queensland

Y Schools Queensland are recruiting a Youth Work Advisor on a Permanent Full-Time basis to join our team based in Fortitude Valley, with regular travel across Y Schools Queensland campuses.

As a Youth Work Advisor with Y Schools Queensland, you will provide practice leadership, coaching and capability development to Youth Workers across all Y Schools Queensland campuses.

This is a highly mobile role, with a significant proportion of your time spent visiting campuses, working alongside Youth Workers and campus teams, observing practice, providing coaching and supporting the consistent implementation of the Y Schools Youth Work Practice Framework.

You will work in close partnership with Senior Youth Workers, campus leadership teams and the Head of Wellbeing to strengthen high-quality, trauma-aware, relational and strengths-based youth work practice.

This role will help build the capability of our teams, strengthen positive culture and wellbeing practice, and ensure youth work contributes meaningfully to student engagement, belonging and wellbeing outcomes across Y Schools Queensland.

What will my time look like?

• Travel regularly across Y Schools Queensland campuses to provide on-site coaching, practice support, mentoring and capability development for Youth Workers and Senior Youth Workers.
• Provide youth work practice leadership across all campuses to support consistent, high-quality implementation of the Y Schools Youth Work Practice Framework within the broader Y Schools wellbeing model.
• Work alongside campus teams to observe practice, identify strengths and areas for development, and support continuous improvement in youth work practice.
• Coach, mentor and build the capability of Youth Workers and Senior Youth Workers, supporting reflective practice, professional growth and consistency across campuses.
• Support the consistent application of trauma-aware, strengths-based, relational and youth development approaches that strengthen student engagement, belonging and wellbeing.
• Foster a positive culture of wellbeing, relationships and collaborative practice across campuses, strengthening the capability of teams to respond effectively to the needs of young people.
• Strengthen culturally responsive and inclusive youth work practice, supporting teams to engage respectfully and effectively with young people, families and communities from diverse backgrounds.
• Support the development, delivery and consistency of the Body Mind Spirit (BMS) program and other student wellbeing and engagement initiatives across campuses.
• Contribute to whole-school wellbeing initiatives aligned with the Y Schools Youth Work Practice Framework, THRIVE Framework and broader Y Schools approach to wellbeing and belonging.
• Work collaboratively with the senior leadership team, campus leadership teams, wellbeing teams and school staff to strengthen integrated student support pathways and multidisciplinary practice.
• Support strong connections with families, community organisations and external services where these partnerships strengthen engagement, wellbeing and outcomes for young people.
• Advocate for youth voice and youth-informed approaches in wellbeing initiatives, service design and program development.
• Use evidence, feedback and student outcomes to identify areas for practice improvement and contribute to the ongoing development of youth work practice across Y Schools Queensland.

To know more about the position, click on the link below:

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Am I a good match?

• Minimum five years’ substantial experience in youth work practice, preferably within an education or school-based setting.
• Demonstrated expertise in trauma-informed practice, strengths-based engagement, relational practice and youth development frameworks.
• Proven ability to provide practice leadership, coaching and mentoring to youth workers and/or multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build the capability of others, influence practice across teams and contribute to positive organisational and team culture.
• Demonstrated experience supporting young people with complex needs, including engagement, wellbeing, de-escalation and co-regulation strategies.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and professional disciplines.
• Demonstrated commitment to culturally responsive, inclusive and youth-centred practice.
• Capacity and willingness to travel regularly between Y Schools Queensland campuses as a core requirement of the role.

Desirable:

• Experience working within a Special Assistance School or alternative education setting.
• Experience supporting young people who are disengaged or disenfranchised from education.
• Experience working across multiple sites or teams, supporting consistency of practice and service delivery.
• Experience building effective partnerships with families, community organisations, cultural organisations and external support services.

What’s in it for you?

• Join a supportive, inclusive and passionate team in an organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of young people.
• Work within multidisciplinary teams that collaborate to support students and each other, while challenging traditional approaches to education and wellbeing.
• Be part of a growing school network committed to strengthening youth work practice, student wellbeing, belonging and engagement.
• Work in a varied, mobile role where you will spend time alongside teams across multiple campuses and have the opportunity to influence practice across the broader Y Schools network.
• Work in an environment where professional learning, collaboration and capability development are valued.

Here’s what’s on offer

• Enjoy up to $15,900 per year salary packaged tax-free for everyday living expenses and up to $2,650 per year for meals and entertainment.
• Free YMCA gym membership which includes our fitness classes
• Employee Benefits Program
• Discounts for all Y OSHC Services and Day Care Facilities
• Discounted banking, loan rates and private health insurance

More about the role and Y Schools!

At Y Schools Queensland we have a vision where our young people leave school empowered to be independent, courageous and resilient to achieve lifelong wellbeing. 

Our mission is that Y Schools Queensland is where hope meets possibility, where everyone is seen, heard, and belongs. Our agile and responsive approach to education gives students not just knowledge, it empowers students to overcome challenges and embrace life-changing opportunities. At Y Schools Queensland, wellbeing is personal, pathways are unique, and every step leads toward a brighter future!

Central to realising this vision is our Thrive Model, a signature strength of our schools that guides everything we do.  Embedded in connection, care and capability, it shapes our approach to wellbeing, learning and belonging.

We are an inclusive workplace and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply. We all belong at the Y!

At the Y, we are committed to empowering all children and young people to feel safe and be safe. As a Child Safe organisation, all of our candidates who don’t have an exemption, must have or obtain a working with children check. 

To learn more about our screening processes, click here to view our Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy: https://ymca.org.au/about-us/safeguarding-children-young-people/safeguardingresources

Applicants are advised that it is an offence for a person disqualified or suspended from holding a blue card to commence or continue in regulated, child-related employment.