Certificate IV in Youth Work

A rewarding career working with youth

This is the qualification you need to set yourself up for a rewarding a career as a youth worker, youth support worker, or caseworker. You'll gain the knowledge and skills to communicate and work effectively in the youth sector; promoting social, emotional and physical wellbeing. You will gain the knowledge and skills to communicate and work effectively in the youth sector; promoting social, emotional and physical wellbeing.

You will also learn how to respond to critical situations; work with youth at risk; assist collective action; and work with cultural diversity, and gain an understanding of ethical behaviour and legal responsibilities for working in youth services. 

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Create brighter futures for young people

Complete this qualification and you'll have what it takes to help young people in need. You may find employment in community, government and welfare agencies.

You 'll learn how to create programs designed to address the social, behavioural, health, welfare, developmental and protection needs of young people while working to legal and ethical requirements.

During this course you will undertake a supervised or simulated work placement where you will be able to apply the skills and knowledge you have learned.

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Do you have the drive to make a difference in the lives of young people and a passion for helping others? This course will give you job ready skills to become a youth worker and play a key role in developing and supporting children and teens in our community, leading to better and brighter futures.

Be guided by our team of expert lecturers who are professionals in the field with extensive industry experience. Learn how to connect with a young person in need and gain insight into the problems they are facing by facilitating programs that assess behavioural, developmental, welfare and protection issues.

In this course you will gain extensive knowledge that will help you to recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence, as well as identifying and reporting children and young people at risk. You will build the skills to work with youth at risk and people with mental health issues. Helping them with potential solutions by offering emotional support or practical support such as arranging food and shelter. You’ll also grow your communication skills to liaise with teachers, social workers and parents and refer clients to specialists that can help further with specific issues.

Youth Work can be a rewarding career where you will need patience, sensitivity and a resilient and strong character, due to the nature of the work. Your role will focus on keeping young people safe and assisting them to develop social and emotional skills to encourage positive change.

Youth workers are in high demand and can be employed by community, government and welfare agencies in settings where children may need help such as hospitals, schools, corrective institutions, youth refuges, community centres, or drug and alcohol centres.

Study in specialised facilities 

SM TAFE campuses have training settings which represent real-life workplace situations and environments, allowing students to develop practical skills for workforce readiness. This course requires you to undertake a work placement of approximately 120 hours where you’ll be able to apply the skills and knowledge you have learned.

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This qualification reflects the role of workers who develop and facilitate programs for young people through a range of community-based programs designed to address the social, behavioural, health, welfare, developmental and protection needs of young people. 

This work may be undertaken through employment in community, government, and youth sector agencies. Workers will be responsible for implementing policies and guidelines of the employing organization. They will also be largely self-directed with fairly autonomous decision-making capacity under the indirect supervision of a manager.

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