Youth Specialist - Bail Response Program (Mount Isa)

Youth Specialist
- Bail Response Program A place to make a difference: In this full-time, maximum term opportunity (through to end of December 2026, with strong potential for extension), you’ll work with young people in the youth justice system who have bail conditions that must be met and require support to meet their bail conditions. Based in Mount Isa, you’ll be part of our Bail Response Program team and report to the Team Leader. You will make a difference by:
- Providing support to young people involved in the youth justice system through intensive case work, follow-up and referrals to other specialist services
- Providing a culturally responsive service by embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into the design, delivery and evaluation of your programs and services
- Providing young people with case management support that is cooperative, coordinated and client-centred
- Supporting young people to meet their individual needs and to increase their self-reliance and independence
- Monitoring and evaluation of program outcomes A place to feel valued: You have a passion for assisting young people on bail to reach their full potential, and for redirecting them from the Youth Justice system, by ensuring their voice is central to goal setting. You’re resilient, not afraid of a challenge, and importantly you’re comfortable working in remote and rural settings. This role requires:
- Demonstrated skills and experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, particularly young people in contact with the justice system
- Demonstrated experience in youth work / case management roles
- An understanding of complex intergenerational trauma
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- An understanding of child protection concerns and commitment to responding safely and effectively
- Sound time management and organisational skills, and ability to manage and plan own workload A place to belong: At 54 reasons, we invest in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 600 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs. It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:
- Generous award rate salary (Level 4.1 – currently $44.58 per hour) plus full salary packaging benefits
- Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum
- Supportive Managers – we provide professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions so you can feel supported and build a career
- Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
- Internal deployment and secondment opportunities, and opportunities to progress within one of Australia’s largest non‑profits Does this sound like the place for you? We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it is straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment
- so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs. Save the Children Australia is a child‑safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter‑Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S; legislation. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rptot