Youth Worker

Job Category: Youth Services

Job Type: Permanent- Part Time

Job Location: Penshurst and Miranda (Sydney)

About the Role

Join 3Bridges as a Youth Worker within our Youth and Families team. Working within our Early Intervention Framework, you’ll support and engage young people through our Youth Drop-In Space and targeted school-based programs.

The role focuses on empowering young people and their families to make positive and informed life choices by providing practical support, information, and connections to community services and opportunities. You’ll help create a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment where young people feel respected, supported and encouraged to participate in programs that promote personal growth, wellbeing and life skills development.

This is a part-time role of 22.5 hours per week across 3 days — Tuesday, Friday, and either Wednesday or Thursday, with flexibility around the third day.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about youth work, culturally responsive, and committed to supporting young people from diverse backgrounds. You’ll bring a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach to your work and help create positive outcomes for young people and their families.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage respectfully with young people within the Youth Drop-In Space and provide additional support where required.

• Work within the Community and Family Support (CAFS) framework to support at-risk young people and their families.

• Provide information, referrals, and support to access services and opportunities available within the community.

• Facilitate targeted group activities, programs, games, and learning experiences for young people.

• Plan and deliver targeted school-based programs focused on personal, social, and emotional development.

• Create a safe and welcoming environment that celebrates diversity and supports inclusion.

• Empower young people through strengths-based practice and encourage participation in social and wellbeing programs.

• Maintain accurate reporting, statistics, incident documentation, and comply with Child Protection and WHS requirements.

About You

• Minimum Certificate IV in Youth Work or equivalent qualification.

• Experience engaging with young people from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

• Demonstrated understanding of trauma-informed practice and youth-centered frameworks.

• Experience facilitating targeted programs, activities, and learning experiences for young people.

• Strong communication, mentoring, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

• Experience working with complex needs, including mental health, AOD, housing, or juvenile justice highly regarded.

• Current Working with Children Check.

• Current First Aid Certificate.
  

About 3Bridges

3Bridges is a For Impact organisation supporting wellbeing across all life stages through Aged Care, Community Health, Education Programs and Services. We deliver practical, evidence-based programs that strengthen communities and create opportunity.

3Bridges is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable people. We expect all employees, volunteers, and contractors to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to demonstrate their commitment to child safety and safeguarding throughout the recruitment process. All appointments are subject to child-safe recruitment practices, including reference checks, Working with Children Checks (WWCC), National Police Checks, and other reasonable screening requirements.

3Bridges Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Salary packaging
• Wellbeing programs
• Paid parental leave
• Annual flu vaccination
• 3Bridges service discounts