Vacancies

YACWA advertises position vacancies on Ethical Jobs and Seek, with promotion via our social media.

We encourage you to keep an eye on our Facebook, Instagram and eNews for open recruitment processes.

Apply for our current vacancies

Aboriginal Educator/Content Developer: Family and Intimate Partner Violence (FIPV) Primary Prevention Project

Closing: Sunday 6th October at 11.29pm.

Description: YACWA is looking to hire a Peer Educator/Content Developer for its new Family and Intimate Partner Violence Primary Prevention Project. Level 2, 6.5 hours per week.

For more information, download the position description here

Apply now via Seek

Youth Homelessness Advisory Council (YHAC) Casual Committee Member

Closing: Monday 28th October 2024 at 9am.

Description: YACWA is looking for 2 young people to join the Youth Homelessness Advisory Council. This is a paid opportunity until May 2025, where you will be paid as a casual YACWA staff member for attendance at monthly meetings and for your work on project activities. One of the positions is a designated 50D role, open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.

For more information and to apply

Practicum Placements

YACWA accepts a limited number of students on a practicum placement through a relevant field of study. A placement with us is dependent on a variety of factors which include the field of study you are pursuing, as well as our own capacity to support and facilitate a placement which varies throughout the year.

If you are seeking a placement in your pursuit of a youth work, community services or client-facing qualification, it is important for you to be aware that YACWA’s work is focused on systemic advocacy and project delivery.

YACWA does not engage in direct service delivery or client-facing work. If your placement requires direct engagement with young people in a client-focused capacity, we recommend exploring the WA Youth Services Directory for organisations better suited to your placement needs.

If you’re still interested in pursuing a placement with us, our annual reports and website can offer an overview of YACWA’s core work.

Then if you have a request for a placement, please email us with your request, and we will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible. Our email address is yacwa@yacwa.org.au.

Internships & Volunteering

YACWA has a strategic partnerships with the McCusker Centre for Citizenship UWA, which arranges structured internship placements for UWA students with relevant organisations. UWA students seeking placements with YACWA or other organisations in the youth sector are encouraged to read about McCusker student stories and contact the McCusker Centre for Citizenship directly via internships@mccuskercentre.uwa.edu.au for more information.

For students at other educational institutions or interested in working with us, we encourage you to review our annual reports and website to gain offer an overview of YACWA’s core work and contact us directly about at yacwa@yacwa.org.au about a placement.

Keeping In Touch

The best way for young people to keep in touch with YACWA and find out about practicum placements, work experience, internship, volunteering or paid opportunities is via our Facebook & Instagram or joining up as a YACWA member (free for young people aged 25 and under).