Youth Worker - Banksia Hill Detention Centre

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About Centrecare

Centrecare is a not-for-profit organisation with over 300 employees and is committed to delivering quality professional counselling, support, accommodation, mediation and training services in over 11 locations across the Perth metropolitan, Goldfields and South West regions.

About Wungening Aboriginal Corporation

Wungening is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation delivering counselling, education, advocacy and support services including drug and alcohol, family violence support and accommodation, adult justice services and earlier intervention family support services.

About the Service

BeyondYJS Banksia Hill is a youth justice service delivered by Centrecare within Banksia Hill Detention Centre (BHDC). The service provides counselling, mentoring, and throughcare support to young people in custody through both individual and group-based interventions. It focuses on building positive relationships, strengthening wellbeing, supporting rehabilitation, and preparing young people for successful reintegration into the community. Youth Workers work collaboratively with young people, Department of Justice staff and the BeyondYJS community team to promote positive outcomes and ensure continuity of support throughout a young person's custodial experience and transition back into the community.

Youth Worker provides individualised, trauma-informed support to young people in detention through engagement, mentoring, counselling, and skill development activities. The role focuses on building trusting relationships, supporting emotional wellbeing, encouraging pro-social behaviours, and assisting young people to identify and work towards personal goals. The role requires a strengths-based, culturally safe approach and a commitment to supporting young people with complex needs in a challenging but rewarding environment. Strong interpersonal and group facilitation skills are required. 

About You

• Minimum bachelor's degree qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Youth Work and related disciplines or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to provide culturally secure work practices when working with Aboriginal people and with people of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in providing rehabilitation and emotional wellbeing services in youth work, youth diversion, general counselling, group facilitation, family support and/or youth counselling.
• Understanding of criminogenic factors of youth offending.
• Working with Children Check.
• WA Driver's licence and access to reliable vehicle.
• Ability to obtain Youth Justice Screening clearance (candidates unable to obtain clearance will not be eligible for employment).

Benefits

• Salary packaging options up to $15,900, increases your take home pay and reduces tax income
• Annual leave loading at 17.5%
• Extra 5 days leave per year pro rata
• Professional development and training
• Discounted corporate health cover provided for by Bupa and Medibank
• Study leave of five hours per week after two years of service
• Personal Injury Insurance cover to and from work
• Clinical and Management Supervision
• Employee Assistance Program

How to Apply
Click apply and you will be directed to our online job board to view further details on the vacancy description and complete your application.
Position Closes: 11 September 2026
Shortlisting will commence upon receipt of applications, Centrecare reserves the right to close the position early if needed.
Should you have any queries, please contact Caroline Jusman - Human Resources on (************
At Centrecare:

Children feel Valued, Heard, and Safe: Safeguarding children and young people is everyone’s responsibility. Centrecare embeds child safety in all organisational practices with zero tolerance for child abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

We are Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart: We are committed to walking alongside First Nations people to support a more inclusive Australia and Closing the Gap.

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