Empower Young People. Create Safe Futures. Grow With Us.
At IDSS (Integrated Disability Support Services), we know that safe, stable outcomes for young people start with a team that feels supported themselves. If you're looking for meaningful work, real flexibility, and a genuine pathway to grow your career in youth work, we want to hear from you.
We're currently hiring Youth Workers across two areas:
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Residential Youth Support / Sleepovers / Active Overnight
- Community-Based Youth Support
We invest in the people who show up for young people every day. When you join IDSS, you get:
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Competitive pay packages and penalty rates, reflecting the skill and responsibility of the role
- Salary packaging through Eziway, including novated leasing options — increase your take-home pay by reducing taxable income
- Genuine flexibility, with afternoon, sleepover, weekend, and active overnight shifts to suit your lifestyle
- Real career growth, with pathways and support toward a Cert IV in Child, Youth & Family Intervention, Youth Work, or Community Services
- A supportive, inclusive team culture that values your strengths and backs you in
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), because your wellbeing matters as much as the wellbeing of the young people you support
- Collaborative multidisciplinary support, working alongside qualified therapists rather than carrying complex cases alone
Support children and young people in out-of-home care and Child Safety placements, helping create stable, nurturing, trauma-informed homes. In this role, you'll:
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Provide overnight and sleepover support, responding calmly to needs as they arise
- Deliver trauma-informed, person-centred care tailored to each young person's development and wellbeing
- Support young people who may present with complex needs, including ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), language disorders, and reactive attachment disorder
- Assist with daily living routines, meal preparation, hygiene, and medication administration and recording
- Use communication supports such as audio devices, pictorial aids, and PODD communication books where needed
- Maintain accurate case notes and records in line with Child Safety requirements
Ideal for: youth workers who are calm and consistent under pressure, confident supporting young people overnight, and experienced (or eager to build experience) in trauma-informed, complex-needs care.
Help young people build the skills and connections to engage safely and confidently with their community. In this role, you'll:
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Support young people to navigate education, employment, housing, and support services
- Build life skills including budgeting, cooking, personal care, emotional regulation, and socialisation
- Assist with transport to school, appointments, family contact, and community or recreational activities
- Encourage engagement in cultural connections, healthy routines, and community-based programs
- Strengthen emotional wellbeing through positive coping strategies and supportive relationships
- Work collaboratively with therapists and multidisciplinary teams to ensure consistent, high-quality support
Ideal for: youth workers who enjoy being out in the community, are confident supporting young people through everyday challenges, and are passionate about building long-term independence rather than just day-to-day tasks.
Required:
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Blue Card (Working with Children Check)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check (or willingness to obtain)
- Current driver's licence
- First Aid & CPR Certificate (or willingness to obtain)
- Ability to complete mandatory Child Safety and Youth Support training
Preferred (not essential):
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Cert IV in Child, Youth & Family Intervention, Community Services, Youth Work, or equivalent
- Experience working with Child Safety participants or young people with complex behaviours
- Experience in trauma-informed care, mental health, or youth support
Apply now or learn more at www.integratedsupport.org.au
Call us on 1300 4377 669 for more information.
Let's create opportunity, empower young people, and thrive — together.
IDSS is a disability support provider with Community Hubs in Bundaberg, Childers and the Sunshine Coast. We deliver a range of supports to people with a disability including: Supported Independent Living Community Access (both individual and group support) Respite We’re five years old now, and we wouldn’t have made it to where we are without the participants we support and the commitment and hard yakka of our extraordinary staff. We are looking for Lifestyle Mentors to work across our communities.
