Youth Worker

Position: Youth Worker
Status: Full-time fixed-term until 18th December 2026
Hourly rate: $50.25 – 52.71(inclusive of allowances/loadings),plus super
Qualifications: Certificate/Diploma in Community Services, Youth Work, Social Work or relevant degree
Service name: Wadeye Kardu Darrikardu Numida Hostel
Location: Wadeye, Northern Territory 0822One Tree is a national not for profit offering early childhood education, out of school hours care, community services, registered early childhood training, and professional support. Our remote services are in some of Australia’s most hard to reach, underserviced locations. It takes a special kind of person to work in these services, the kind of person who wants to make a difference.

Located in the small coastal community of Wadeye, the Kardu Darrikardu Numida Hostel is a 24/7 operating service. Living in Wadeye truly gives you the opportunity to experience and understand the benefit and challenges of living and working in remote Australia. Working alongside locally employed staff, you can learn from the local Aboriginal people. All while being supported by a small team, where your ideas and input can have genuine impact on the service and community.

The Youth Worker role is to supervise the physical, emotional and spiritual development of the students under their care, providing a link between the boarding school and the day school, maintaining contact with the parents and assisting in the planning and coordinating of various outside of school activities that promote wellbeing and safety. 

Benefits on offer

• Above award salary
• Remote allowance
• Free staff housing available
• Quarterly flights to Darwin
• 4 weeks leave, plus 2 weeks over the festive season
• Mobile + laptop provided
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program
• Length of service incentives
• Online inductions and PD sessions
• Uniforms provided

What you’ll do

• Support young people to maintain strong connections to their culture, families and Elders
• Maintain the care, safety and supervision of young people in a Boarding School Environment
• Build the self-esteem and self-confidence of young people
• Empowering young people and supporting their social and emotional growth
• Support school attendance
• Develop programs for young people to be engaged in
• Create learning opportunities for young people to develop new skills

Selection criteria

• Min. 2 years' experience in adolescent residential care or related discipline
• Demonstrate sound interpersonal and communication skills
• Establish a sound rapport with adolescents and demonstrate sound judgement
• Apply strength-based support to adolescents
• Engage, support and mentor adolescents from a therapeutic approach
• Experience working with Indigenous people, and in a remote Aboriginal community is desirable
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
• Effective administration, time management and organisation skills
• Proven ability to work as part of a team

Requirements

• Be eligible to work in Australia and willing to move to Wadeye, NT
• A clear NT Working with Children Check
• Satisfactory National Police Clearance
• Northern Land Council permit
• First Aid & CPR certificates
• A valid driver’s licence

What you need to do

• Update your resume
• Click on the “Apply” button
• Join http://edutribe.com.aufor a free resume template

For more information or to request a copy of the position description, call or email us on (08) 6250 4103 6250 4103) or [email protected]

One Tree, the place to be

To view our website, visit: www.onetree.org.au

One Tree Community Services is unwavering in its commitment to child safety and wellbeing. We have zero tolerance for child abuse or harm of any kind. All applicants must be willing to undergo rigorous screening, including background and reference checks, and demonstrate a genuine commitment to safeguarding children. We are dedicated to maintaining environments where children are safe, respected, and protected at all times, and we actively deter and will not engage individuals who do not share these values.
One Tree Community Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer supporting diversity in the workplace and Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply