• This role reports to The Trust’s Head of Programmes
• Employment Type: Part-time (0.6 FTE)
• Location: Melbourne-based with significant travel across Australia.

This role is for someone passionate about helping young people transform their lives.

ABOUT THE KING’S TRUST AUSTRALIA

Young Australians today are navigating incredible systemic complexity. These complex and interconnected challenges include the rapidly changing world of work, climate change, technology shifts, and economic uncertainty.

Over the next three years, The King’s Trust Australia will support 5,000 young people to discover who they are, what they’re living for, and how to make a living through future-focused, strengths-based education, employment and enterprise activities.

Our values

Empowering – We believe in young people’s potential. We will help young people take charge, make their own choices and find their purposes.

Inclusive – We strive for equity and belonging. Everyone deserves to feel seen, heard and valued. We embrace diversity and recognise the unique stories, experiences and needs of the community.

Harmony – We recognise the interconnectedness of people and planet and the complex social and economic systems we live, work and play within.

Our work is underpinned by nine research-backed enterprise skills. They are:

• Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Innovation
• Teamwork, Communication, Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy
• Professional Ethics, Self-Management, and Emotional Judgement

These skills are supported by nine key ethics that guide our work. They are:

• Agency, Safety and Unity
• Youth-Led, Equity, and Play
• Strengths-based, Future-focused, and Best Practice

We strive for reflective practice that centres the diverse experiences and needs of young people. This includes addressing systemic and structural barriers to participation where possible, collaborative delivery, a robust safeguarding framework, and embedding youth development frameworks into the design of services.

Job Description

As The Trust’s Facilitator, you will deliver evidence-based education, employment, and enterprise programmes to young people aged 12 – 35 years old from diverse cultural, social, and economic backgrounds across Australia.

The Facilitator will ensure programmes are engaging, inclusive and aligned with best practice youth development principles, empowering participants to build the confidence, skills, and networks they need for their future.

Facilitators participate in ongoing training and embody The Trust’s values and ethical framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Delivery: Facilitate workshops and programmes in schools and community settings, ensuring sessions are interactive, culturally responsive, and outcomes focused.
• Youth Engagement: Create safe, inclusive spaces for young people to explore education and career pathways, fostering agency, confidence and resilience.
• Programme & Event Coordination: Assist with scheduling, logistics, and preparation for programme delivery. This may include coordinating venue bookings, materials, and resources required for workshops and events as well as communicating with schools, community partners, and stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with schools, community organisations, and employers to support programme delivery and participant outcomes.
• Reporting: Maintain accurate attendance records, feedback forms, and contribute to programme impact, evaluation and continuous improvement.
• Professional Development: Participate in ongoing training and reflective practice to maintain high standards of facilitation.

Qualifications, Experience & Competencies

Essential:

• Demonstrated experience facilitating group programmes for young people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Cultural competency and understanding of issues impacting young people from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in dynamic environments.
• Sound organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to role model The Trust’s values, ethical framework and contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture.

Desirable:

• Certificate IV in Youth Work, Community Services, Education Support, or equivalent experience, or associate diploma level with substantial experience in the relevant service stream, or less formal qualifications with specialised skills sufficient to perform at this level.
• Knowledge of education, employment, and enterprise pathways for young people.
• Experience helping young people build skills, prepare for work, or improve their social and emotional wellbeing.
• Experience working in school or community-based settings.
• Familiarity with Group Work practices, trauma-informed, emotional safety and/or strengths-based approaches.
• Event coordination or programme administration experience.

The Trust will support the Facilitator will ongoing training, including child safety, cultural competency, and inclusion. The Facilitator is also supported in the delivery of workshops, including collaborating on workshop content, interpersonal support, safeguarding, and debriefing.

Additional Requirements

Successful applicants must have a right to work in Australia and will be required to complete a Working With Children Check (WWCC) and police record check.

Flexibility to travel across Australia and occasional out-of-hours work.

Our Commitment to Diversity

The Trust is an employer of equal opportunity and encourages and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Our Safeguarding Commitment

We are committed to the safety of our community, this includes all people that interact with, or are affected by, King’s Trust Australia, such as participants, contractors, staff, and mentors.

King’s Trust Australia recognises that all people we interact with and, in particular, vulnerable people, have equal rights to protection from abuse, neglect, or exploitation regardless of their age, gender, race, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, or family or social background.

Employee Benefits

This position will be based in Melbourne CBD at The Commons, a co-working space with an onsite café, end-of-commute facilitates and networking events.

The Trust believes in being a non-discriminatory, equal opportunity and equal access organisation and will provide and promote equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery. The Trust strives to be a great place to work, and we encourage people who want to be part of our dedicated and growing team to apply. Our staff benefits include:

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to not-for-profit salary packaging
• Paid Parental Leave for qualifying employees
• Flexible hours and workspaces
• Learning and development support

This will be a hybrid role, with a minimum of one day a week in the office and one or two days working remotely or offsite.

If there are ‘work from home’ restrictions, this will be a remote role.

Application Process

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Applications will be open from Friday, 12 December 2025 until the advertised closing date.

Shortlisted applicants will be notified in January.