Job Summary
- Salary: $118,000-$123,000 (pro rata)
- 0.8 - 1.0 FTE (2 year initial contract)
- Work with a diverse team at the forefront of transformative education
About Youth Inc. Youth Inc. is a special assistance school for 17-24 year olds choosing to re-engage with their education. We exist to provide transformative learning experiences for young people who have been disconnected from education, employment and community.
Youth
Inc. works on the premise that each young person is a unique individual with their own physical, social, emotional and cultural dimension. Our vision is to create a safe, dynamic and supportive learning community where young people can develop their unique strengths and talents, and build the wellbeing, mindsets and capabilities they need to live a life that matters to them.
Position Overview:
The Wellbeing Leader provides strategic and relational leadership to the Wellbeing Team across all campuses, working closely alongside the Learning Team and young people to ensure students are active participants in decisions that affect their learning, wellbeing, and lives. This role intentionally supports the development of personal identity, agency and direction, focusing on positive health and wellbeing.
The Wellbeing Team, known as Life Navigators, focus on connecting students with the services, resources, and professional support they need to engage meaningfully in learning and community life. This includes addressing barriers created by previous socio-cultural experiences and systemic inequities, with the aim of improving students’ access, opportunity, and life outcomes.
What we are looking for
- A strong commitment to working alongside young people who have experienced disconnection from education, systems, or opportunity, with a belief in their capacity for growth, agency, and success
- Demonstrated leadership capability and highly developed relational skills
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
- Strong personal resilience and reflective capacity, with the ability to lead calmly and ethically in emotionally demanding and high-stakes situations
- Ability to manage administrative and compliance requirements with care and accuracy, including case notes, records, data systems, and reporting obligations
- Cultural awareness and sensitivity to working with students, families, and communities from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Essential
- Tertiary qualification in a related field or equivalent experience in psychology, positive psychology, social work or youth work
- Police Check
- Working with Children Check
- RRHAN - EC Mandatory Notification Training (Fundamentals and Masterclass)
Employee Benefits
- Salary packaging
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Competitive remuneration package
Application requirements Please submit a current CV and Cover Letter addressing the below criteria in no more than 500 words each:
Criterion 1: Leading others in complex, relational environments
Describe your experience leading, guiding or coordinating a team or group of colleagues in a complex, relational or trauma-aware setting.
Criterion 2: Professional learning
Describe your experience leading, designing or contributing to professional learning that builds the capacity of colleagues to support young people.
Criterion 3: Contextual wellbeing and Advantaged Thinking in an applied setting
Youth Inc. works with young people who have experienced disconnection from education, systems or prospect. We look at the context around a young person, not just the individual, and we start from their talents, aspirations and potential rather than from what is missing. Describe how you have applied Contextual Wellbeing and Advantaged Thinking approaches (or closely related ones) in a school, youth or community setting.
Applications close 5pm Monday 30th November 2026
For any confidential enquires please contact Laura Geraghty, Governance and Executive Assistant on [0450 334 230](tel:0450 334 230) or email
[email protected]
📌 Wellbeing Leader (Adelaide)
🏢 Youth
📍 Adelaide