Youth Worker

Join Lifestyle Solutions as a casual Therapeutic Youth Worker in Gladstone .

Earn $50.61 per hour PLUS applicable penalty rates while supporting young people in out of home care.

With shifts that work around your lifestyle while gaining valuable experience, paid training and access to career pathways within our national organisation!

Currently, we are looking for candidates available to work rotating rosters including weekends and overnights shifts as below:

0600-1400

1400-2200/passive sleepover shift

✨ Why You'll Love Working With Us

• $50.61 per hour + super and penalty rates
• Flexible casual shifts, pick up the shifts that work for you!
• Not the traditional 9–5
• Passive overnight sleepovers
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free, entertainment benefits up to $2,650 AND dining, travel and retail discounts
• Paid face-to-face and online training
• Career development and pathways within a national organisation
• Supportive and passionate team

🌴 Love Where You Live Make the most of where you work! Gladstone puts the Great Barrier Reef, beautiful beaches and island escapes right on your doorstop.

Spend your days off exploring Yeppoon and the Capricorn Coast, or get your life admin done! It's a great place to build your career while enjoying everything this part of Queensland has to offer!

🫶 What You'll Be Doing

• Support young people with daily routines, activities and life skills
• Build positive relationships based on trust and respect
• Create safe, structured and therapeutic environments
• Respond calmly to challenges and behavioural needs
• Work collaboratively with the wider care team
• Help young people build confidence and independence

💼 What You'll Bring

• Certificate IV in Youth Work, Child & Family, Community Services or similar, or willingness to enrol
• Current QLD driver's licence and required probity clearances
• Empathy, resilience and a calm, solutions-focused approach
• Availability across a range of shifts, including weekends and sleepovers
• A genuine interest in supporting children and young people

Don't have your qualification yet? We can connect suitable candidates with government-funded training options.

Our organisation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All applicants are required to undergo an extensive screening and clearance process prior to appointment. ✨ Ready to Change Lives? Apply online today! Shortlisting is ongoing, so get in early!

All applications must be lodged online via the apply now link.

If you have any additional questions, please email Casey: [email protected]

🌈 We Celebrate Diversity Lifestyle Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We champion inclusion and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTI communities, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. IAG Talent Referrals Program applies