Love creating welcoming spaces, event planning, and empowering local youth? Join us in Kingaroy as a vibrant Youth Guide! An exciting opportunity awaits you!

yourtown is a trusted provider of services for young people, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing, long-term unemployment, prevention of youth suicide, child protection, as well as support for those experiencing domestic and family violence.

yourtown helps children and young people realise they have the ability to tackle whatever life throws at them. We help them to believe in their unique strengths, tenacity and self-determination. We recognise the courage and determination of children and young people when they reach out to yourtown for support.

Realise your potential at yourtown.

your opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly proactive, creative, and innovative Youth Guide to join our Kingaroy Transition to Work team to curate a positive and welcoming experience for anyone who walks through our doors!

As the first point of engagement, you will be required to provide a high level of customer service to greet our young clients and their families, and seamlessly direct them to relevant expert team members for further assistance. 

As the Youth Guide, you will:

• Be the heart and face of yourtown and warmly greet all staff, members, and visitors to our site.
• Craft, plan, and deliver fantastic weekly events, bringing our young people & the community together with the perfect blend of hospitality and energy.
• Provide relevant information and support regarding, transport, amenities, and areas of interest around the site.
• Proactively find opportunities to provide positive and friendly service to staff and clients. 
• Provide administration and office support to the wider team and organise office supplies and catering as required.

This is a full-time role, Monday to Friday, 38 hours per week. Normal business hours are 8:30AM to 5PM. However, on Thursdays, this role will start at 10:30AM with a 7PM finish.

what we are looking for

You believe that optimism is infectious, and that with energy & dedication – anything is possible. You strive to do things well and take pride in your work. You embrace fresh ideas and ways of working, and never rest in growing, learning, and leaning into the ‘new’.

If you are looking for an opportunity to kickstart your customer service career, then this is the opportunity for you!

• Be a natural problem solver and have the ability to connect with young people.
• You enjoy being busy and are proactive.
• You love to entertain & enjoy planning and executing weekly events.
• You have well-developed written and verbal communication skills including the ability to successfully engage and deliver information to clients and staff.
• You are a friendly and self-aware team player with the ability to build strong relationships.
• You are tech savvy and enjoy learning.

your benefits

When you join yourtown you will be welcomed into a safe, inclusive, and diverse community and an established and reputable national organisation.  We are a resilient, resourceful, and dedicated team who strive to make a difference and not accept the status quo. 

Your employment experience will include:

• salary sacrifice options to increase your take home pay
• monthly RDOs
• access to Paylab to help you save on everyday items like groceries, pharmaceutical, automotive services, as well as things like clothing, books, electricals, furniture, and even holidays!
• opportunities for internal and external professional development
• free access to LinkedIn Learning including over 16,000 learning modules
• a genuine focus on employee health and wellbeing
• yourWellness program includes free access to Calm & Centr Apps
• access to free and confidential counselling sessions for you and members of your immediate family
• access to discounted private health insurance, banking and finance, insurance, and superannuation through our partner organisations
  an environment that genuinely values diversity and cultural capability and is an equal opportunity employer

how to apply

If you believe in the power of young people and in yourself, join team yourtown and have an amazing impact on the lives of young people, their families, neighbourhoods and the wider community in Australia. 

Click "Apply Now" to submit your application and take the next step in your career

View the full Position Description here: 
https://glykcf.files.cmp.optimizely.com/YouthGuideKingaroy

Contact: Lauren Singleton | Talent Acquisition Specialist | [email protected] using the subject line: Youth Guide - Kingaroy enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received, so please submit applications as soon as possible.

yourtown has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and we believe that Safeguarding is a shared responsibility of all, for all. 

yourtown is committed to providing services that protect and keep children, young people and adults at risk free from harm. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory screening for child-related employment including the completion of a National Criminal History Check and retention of a valid Working with Children Check.

At yourtown, everybody belongs. We welcome, celebrate, and support a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents the communities in which we work.