Youth Worker (Life Without Barriers Education). Permanent Full Time - Logan

• Permanent full time (Monday - Friday), supporting students to engage in learning
• Mentor and guide students to build confidence, resilience, and life skills
• Generous salary packaging benefits - up to $18,550 per year, tax free!

Durithunga Gunya – Life Without Barriers Education provides inclusive and flexible learning options for high school aged students who need support to re-engage with education.

Our schools support young people to navigate their educational, social, and wellbeing needs, helping remove barriers so they can participate, learn, and thrive.

At Durithunga Gunya – Life Without Barriers Education, young people are at the heart of their learning journey, empowered to explore their potential, build skills, and create meaningful pathways for their future.

• →Support student learning and engagement through in-class assistance, wellbeing programs, and individual learning plans.
• →Foster a safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed environment, supporting cultural identity and diversity.
• →Build positive relationships with young people and families to promote wellbeing and life skills.
• →Collaborate with teachers, teams, and community agencies to provide integrated support.
• →Participate in school routines, activities, and professional development.
• →Maintain records and comply with child safety, organisational policies, and legal requirements.

Advertised: 17 Aug 2026 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 30 Aug 2026 23:55 E. Australia Standard Time

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• Relevant qualifications in Education Support, Youth Work or similar and/or equivalent experience e.g. cultural and community knowledge and experience
• Demonstrated experience engaging and supporting young people with complex needs, their families and communities, to foster young people’s engagement in learning
• High level communication skills including the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with young people, families and communities
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to provide and support a range of wellbeing and engagement programs and activities.
• Current First Aid certification
• Current unrestricted Australian Driver’s Licence and ability to drive 12 seat vehicles.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and QLD Working with Children Check (Blue Card)

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts.

• For role enquiries contact the LWB Education team via lwbe@lwb.org.au
• For general enquiries contact Kristy Crowe via recruitment@lwb.org.au

 Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We strongly encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply.