Youth Work Advisor | Y Schools Queensland
Core
Provide practice leadership, coaching, and capability development to Youth Workers across Y Schools Queensland campuses to strengthen trauma-aware, relational, and strengths-based youth work practice.
Role type
Senior Youth Work Advisor (Practice Leadership & Coaching)
Builds
High-quality youth work practice, student engagement, belonging, and wellbeing outcomes across the Y Schools network.
Domain
Education / Youth Development / Social Work
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed practice, strengths-based engagement, relational practice, youth development frameworks, practice leadership, coaching and mentoring, capability building, de-escalation and co-regulation strategies, culturally responsive practice, partnership building, advocacy for youth voice, data-driven practice improvement.
Preferred skills
Experience in Special Assistance Schools or alternative education, supporting disengaged youth, multi-site practice consistency, external service partnerships.
Technologies
Body Mind Spirit (BMS) program, THRIVE Framework, Y Schools Youth Work Practice Framework
Responsibilities
Travel across campuses to provide on-site coaching and mentoring; observe practice and support continuous improvement; coach Youth Workers on reflective practice; support implementation of wellbeing frameworks; foster collaborative team culture; strengthen connections with families and community organizations; advocate for youth-informed approaches; contribute to whole-school wellbeing initiatives.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership focus