About the role:

• Full-time contract position to June 2027, located in Port Macquarie NSW 
• Base annual rate of $82,622 to $90,226 negotiable based on experience & qualifications  

• 12% super plus access to generous NFP salary packaging options

About the opportunity:

In this rewarding role, you’ll work alongside young people through engaging group programs, activities and evidence-based initiatives designed to strengthen mental wellbeing, communication skills, confidence and community connection.

You’ll create supportive and inclusive environments where young people can develop healthy coping strategies, build positive relationships, and access the right supports when they need them most.

Through your work, you’ll help reduce vulnerabilities linked to challenges such as poor mental health, school disengagement and domestic violence — making a real impact where it matters most.

No two days will look the same. One day you may be facilitating a youth group activity, the next supporting a young person to access local services, building partnerships with schools or community organisations, or helping create programs that foster confidence and belonging.

What you’ll be doing:

• Facilitate engaging youth-focused groups and activities across the Kempsey and Hastings LGAs
• Deliver evidence-based programs that strengthen wellbeing, resilience and life skills
• Support young people with advocacy, information, referrals and connections to local services
• Coach young people in areas such as communication, self-care and healthy coping strategies
• Build strong partnerships with schools, community organisations and local stakeholders
• Contribute to meaningful outcomes through quality record keeping, reporting and program evaluation

Your Qualifications & Experience

• A tertiary qualification in Youth Work or a related field
• At least 2 years’ experience working in the youth sector
• Experience planning and facilitating youth groups or programs
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A passion for social justice and supporting vulnerable young people to succeed
• Current NSW Drivers licence & NSW WWCC

Benefits and culture

Working to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice brings its own rewards, but there’s more.

• Welcoming you exactly as you are
• Access to generous NFP salary packaging options
• Wellbeing programs as well as access to Uniting’s URewards retail partner program.
• Career development opportunities such as training, education.
• Amazing workplace culture

Please contact Belinda Condon from Uniting’s Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or enquiries – [email protected] using the subject line: Groups Facilitator - Port Macquarie enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.  

Empowered by diversity:

At Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value – it’s how we work. Our culture and practice reflect the vibrant diversity of our colleagues, and the clients and communities we serve.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people. 

About Uniting:

When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.