Fixed-Term (6-Month Maternity Leave Cover)

Are you passionate about supporting young people to build brighter futures?
Do you bring strong experience in engaging and empowering youth facing barriers to education and employment?
Are you motivated by creating pathways to meaningful, sustainable jobs and training opportunities?

Can you build trust, inspire confidence, and connect young people to opportunities that change lives?

We are looking for aLink Worker to join our Transition to Work (TtW) team. This is a full‐time fixed‐term opportunity for approximately six months to provide maternity leave cover. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on working with young people who are disengaged, at risk of long‐term unemployment, or facing multiple barriers.

You will walk alongside them as they develop the skills, confidence and connections needed to transition into work, apprenticeships, traineeships or further education.

This is a role for someone who makes an impact through empathy, motivation, and action.

Our ideal candidate will have:

- Experience working with youth, unemployed, or disadvantaged people in a supportive role
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and motivate young people
- Confidence in connecting participants to education, training and employment pathways
- A collaborative, team‐oriented mindset as well as the ability to work independently
- Organisational skills and digital literacy to manage caseloads and deliver outcomes
- An outcome‐focused approach with the resilience to thrive in a fast‐paced environment
- Qualifications in Employment Services, Youth Work, Training, Human Resource Management or Behavioural Sciences (advantageous, not essential)




- Relevant experience in Employment Services or a similar industry (highly desirable)

What you will bring:

- A passion for working with young people and helping them overcome barriers
- The ability to deliver tailored, person‐centred support that leads to real outcomes
- A proactive, solutions‐focused mindset with a can‐do attitude
- Commitment to continuous improvement, teamwork, and professional integrity

We value our people and offer a range of benefits designed to support personal and professional growth, recognise your achievements, and make the work we undertake meaningful. Key benefits include:

- Generous above‐award salaries
- Tax‐free salary packaging benefits of up to $15,900, plus an additional $2,650 for Meals and Entertainment
- Accrued monthly day off for eligible employee
- A Perkbox Subscription with a wide range of discounts, wellbeing resources, and lifestyle perks
- A performance reward system that provides additional paid leave benefits
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- A well‐structured, fully supported induction program, with further development and training provided
- Professional team setting with support from an internal team of dedicated specialists

All final applicants for this position will be asked to provide a current National Police Clearance and Working with Children Check. Please note that people with a criminal record are not automatically barred from applying for this position; rather the relevance will be considered as it applies to our industry.

Eighty9 Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and people from non‐English speaking backgrounds to apply.

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📌 Link Worker: Transition to Work (TtW) (Bunbury)
🏢 Eighty9
📍 Bunbury