Youth Workers

Youth Workers assist young people as individuals or groups to solve social, emotional and financial problems in an agency framework.

What the job involves

• Assists young people to solve social, emotional and financial problems

• Assesses clients' needs and plans, develops and implements educational, training and support programs

• Interviews clients and assesses the nature and extent of difficulties

• Monitors and reports on the progress of clients

• Refers clients to agencies that can provide additional help