Join our Family Services Team.

• 1 X Full Time Max Term Position until 30 June 2028
• 1 x Part Time (0.4 EFT /2 days per week) Max Term Position until 30 June 2028
• SCHADS Level 5 + salary packaging benefits.
• Make a real impact by empowering Afghan youth to achieve meaningful employment and long-term career success.

Your new role

As a Youth Employment Support Officer, you will design and deliver culturally responsive programs that support Afghan young people to access employment, education, and training pathways. You will provide career guidance, job readiness support, and mentoring, while building partnerships with community groups, employers, and training providers. This role focuses on empowering youth, addressing barriers to employment, and promoting inclusive workforce participation and long-term career success.

Benefits of working at Uniting

At Uniting, you’ll enjoy:

• Working in a large values-led organisation with real community impact.
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 weeks for secondary).
• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

You will bring with you a relevant tertiary qualification in Community Development, Social Work, Youth Work, Employment Services, or a related field.

You will also have:

• Experience delivering employment, youth engagement, or community development programs.
• Demonstrated experience supporting young people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, preferably Afghan communities.
• Experience in employment pathway development, job readiness training, or case management support.
• Experience collecting and analysing program data and contributing to reporting and evaluation.
• A current driver's licence valid in Victoria.

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest, and we’ll get in touch shortly. If this role sounds like a good fit for you, apply soon. We'll be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advert early.

For any questions about this opportunity, please reach out to Abdul Bashir on 03 8792 8999.

About Uniting

We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.

We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.

For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are an inclusive, values-led organisation and proudly welcome people of all identities, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with lived and living experience relevant to our work.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices. You are welcome to share your pronouns and let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process. We are here to support you.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and young people. We embed child safety in everything we do. Employment with Uniting is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.