About the Role

Altone Youth Centre Team Leader

Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Work pattern: Mon/Fri: 8:30-4:30 Tue/Wed/Thurs: 9:30-5:30

Location: Beechboro

SCHADS Level 5

Lead Youth Work That Creates Real Impact |

About the Role

Youth Futures is seeking an experienced, passionate youth work professional to join Altone Youth Centre, a long-standing and highly respected youth space in Beechboro, as Team Leader / Case Worker. You’ll report to the Homelessness and Support Services Coordinator and provide direct line supervision to our Youth Workers and Youth Project Officer.

This is more than a drop-in role. As the senior presence in the centre, you'll supervise, support and develop our Youth Workers and Youth Project Officer, keep the space safe, welcoming and culturally responsive, and provide outreach-based case management to a small caseload of young people. You’ll build trusted relationships with young people, families, schools and the wider community, influence local responses to emerging youth issues, and become a recognised point of connection and advocacy.

We’re looking for strong youth work practice, case management experience and calm, relational leadership.

You will

- Lead safe, inclusive and engaging drop-in sessions, giving staff practice advice on risk, behaviour, crisis and trauma-informed responses

- Supervise the Youth Project Officer and casual youth workers, including rosters, timesheets, supervision sessions and probation reviews

- Work with the Coordinator to recruit and induct new casual youth workers

- Support day-to-day planning and priorities for the team

- Support a culture of reflective practice, accountability and high-quality youth work

- Provide outreach case management to a small caseload of young people at risk, working with their families where appropriate

- Build relationships with schools, local services, City of Swan stakeholders and community networks

- Advocate for young people and contribute to community conversations around emerging youth issues

- Help shape and improve programs, procedures and responses to meet the changing needs of young people

- Keep accurate records, follow organisational policy and meet WHS and child safety requirements





This role suits someone who can balance leadership with direct practice, someone who can guide a team while keeping the voices, experiences, and needs of young people at the centre of service delivery.

About You

You are a confident and experienced youth work qualified who values authentic engagement, community connection, and relationship-based practice.

You will bring

- Degree or minimum Diploma in Community Services, Youth Work, or a related field, with demonstrated experience in youth work, or community services. A Youth Worker Degree is highly favourable.

- Experience in outreach case management and early intervention support, with an understanding of case work frameworks, risk assessments, and safety planning

- Strong understanding of, and experience providing, trauma-informed and recovery-focused support to young people

- Experience responding to challenging behaviours, risk, and safety incidents

- Strong communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills

- Knowledge of issues impacting vulnerable and at-risk young people

- Experience working collaboratively with schools, families, and external services

- Cultural competency and ability to work respectfully with Aboriginal and First Nations young people, culturally diverse (CaLD) communities, and LGBTIQA young people

- Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team workplace

- Knowledge of, and ability to work within, the Youth Work Code of Ethics for Western Australia

Mandatory requirements

- Current Working With Children Check

- National Police Clearance (within 6 months of issue date)

- Valid Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting (HLTAID012)

- Current WA Driver’s Licence

Benefits In addition to your remuneration package, you will receive:

- Generous salary packaging,



including up to $15,900 per annum for general living expenses and an additional $2,650 per annum for meal and entertainment expenses

- 4 weeks annual leave, plus leave loading

- 3 additional days leave allocated over the Christmas period

- Access to our staff EAP program

- Working with a supportive, multidisciplinary team, and work that genuinely changes lives

About Altone Youth Centre

Altone Youth Centre is a community-based youth service located in Beechboro and operated by Youth Futures Ltd.

The Centre provides

- Drop-in support for high school aged young people during school terms

- Holiday programs and community activities

- Outreach case management and early intervention support
- A safe and inclusive space for young people experiencing a range of challenges

Young people who engage with Altone are diverse, local, and deeply connected to the space. The service operates from a strengths-based, trauma-informed, and youth-centred framework that celebrates young people’s individuality, resilience and potential.

Why Join Us

This is an exciting time to join Youth Futures! We are strengthening our structure, investing in our people, and building a culture where:

- Our team is connected and supportive

- Staff receive strong leadership and layered practice support

- Staff are supported through qualified supervision and reflective practice

- Staff have ongoing training and professional development opportunities

- Staff have opportunities to shape innovative youth work responses within the community

- Young people feel valued

- Leadership is accessible, present, and involved

- Your wellbeing truly matters

How to Apply

If you're ready for a rewarding role, contributing to a service that genuinely changes lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Please submit your application, including a current resume and a cover letter detailing your suitability for the role and why you want to work for Youth Futures.

We encourage early applications, as shortlisting may commence before the closing of the advert.

For more information about the role, contact:

Helaina Dunn

0488 655 ***

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

📌 Altone Youth Centre Team Leader (Beechboro)
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