Join a progressive organisation delivering community-led programs with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.

Support & Engagement - Alice Springs, NT

We are looking for a Youth Worker to join our organisation.

Casual Contract

Starting Hourly Rate: $39.84 (exclusive of casual loading)

Base Salary (FTE): $77,688 p.a. (pro rata) 

About the role

The youth worker at headspace designs and delivers youth-friendly engagement and wellbeing activities from the Youth Hub and across Alice Springs (including schools and community settings). The role builds trusted relationships with young people (12–25), fosters participation and leadership (e.g. Youth Reference Group), and ensures safe, welcoming spaces grounded in culturally responsive, trauma-informed practice. The position also holds a small, non-clinical caseload focused on engagement, brief support and psychosocial needs— coordinating practical supports, linking to appropriate services, and escalating to clinicians when required. After-hours and outreach work will be required.

Who are we looking for?

Someone to complement our dynamic team with the following essential requirements as per the job description attached.

Why Central Australian Aboriginal Congress?
Congress is the largest Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation in the Northern Territory and are one of the most experienced Aboriginal primary health care services in the country.

Congress provides a comprehensive, holistic and culturally responsive primary health care service to Aboriginal people living in and nearby Alice Springs, including eight remote communities, it is a strong political advocate of closing the gap on Aboriginal health disadvantage and a national leader in improving health outcomes for all Aboriginal people.

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress not only offers rewarding career options, but a wide range of employee benefits including;

• Competitive salaries, weekly pays
• Generous salary packaging
• A strong commitment to Professional Development
• Access to the Congress health services for you and your immediate family at no cost
• District allowance 
• Relocation assistance (where applicable)

Got you interested?

Don't meet all the role requirements, but think you'd be a great asset to our team? We'll never know unless you hit the Apply Now button.

For more information on the position please contact our headspace Centre Manager

on 0491 092 068 or [email protected]

Being a culturally responsive organisation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants that meet all essential criteria will be given priority consideration.

Applications close when a suitable applicant is found