Bachelor
Youth workers provide guidance, support, and resources to assist young people aged 12-26 to navigate the challenges they face, while fostering personal growth and empowerment.
In this course you will learn interpersonal and helping skills, inclusive practice and how to create social change with and for young people.
You'll study specialist youth work units and choose from complementary areas that will support your career as a Youth Worker such as psychology, human services, community development, counselling, and criminology.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level
This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree Award.
Youth workers provide guidance, support, and resources to assist young people aged 12-26 to navigate the challenges they face, while fostering personal growth and empowerment.
In this course you will learn interpersonal and helping skills, inclusive practice and how to create social change with and for young people.
You'll study specialist youth work units and choose from complementary areas that will support your career as a Youth Worker such as psychology, human services, community development, counselling, and criminology.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level
This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree Award.
Admission requirements you'll need to meet for this course.
All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
* Further information can be found on the Study course entry page.
For international students, requirements include your secondary school results.
English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
* Further information can be found on the Study course entry page.
This course prepares graduates for various positions in youth work. Entry level positions may be in youth welfare services including homeless support services, youth health, youth advocacy and support programs, in youth centres, the education sector or with local government. This course can also lead to careers in youth addiction, youth justice, child protection or youth mental health services. Or you may wish to pursue careers with a special focus on recreation, sport, adventure programs, youth arts, youth counselling, addiction services, youth mental health services, or youth justice.
Possible future job titlesYouth Worker, Youth Support Worker, Youth Development Officer, Youth Activities Officer, Youth Welfare Worker, Youth and Family Mediation, Youth Health Educator, Youth Policy Officer, Youth Outreach Worker, Youth Engagement Worker, Youth Mental Health Worker, School Chaplain, Youth Mental Health Care Coordinator, Youth and Community Worker, Community Education Worker (Youth), Youth Officer, Youth Liaison Worker, School Retention and Participation Officer.