H4H Youth Coach

Not all heroes wear capes … but they sure do love a good coffee!

A bit about the Role

As the dedicated Here4Hospitality Youth Coach, you’ll engage, mentor, and empower young people to develop both employability and technical hospitality skills. You’ll design and deliver tailored coaching, practical training, and real-world work experiences in collaboration with our social enterprise café, The Little Social, and industry partners.

This is more than just a coaching role - you’ll be driving social change by building inclusive employment pathways, forging industry partnerships, and using innovative tools like Virtual Reality to accelerate learning.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the Here4Hospitality Program.
• Coach and mentor young people to build resilience, confidence, and workplace readiness.
• Deliver hands-on hospitality and barista training, both one-on-one and in group settings.
• Engage with families, carers, community organisations, and employers to provide holistic support.
• Place at least 30 young people into meaningful hospitality employment annually.
• Design accessible, engaging, and innovative training solutions.
• Build strong partnerships with employers and industry to create job opportunities.
• Use data to track impact, meet KPIs, and continuously improve the program.
• Represent Youth Projects at networking events and promote inclusive employment practices.

Key Requirements

• Qualifications or current study in Youth Work, Social Work, Community Services, or related fields.
• Experience using or are excited to learn tech-based learning tools (e.g., VR for training).
• A knack for building commercial relationships that support social impact programs.

Want to challenge yourself and see what real change looks like? Come join The Little Social Team.

A bit about You

☕Experience working with young people, particularly those living with disabilities.

☕Background in community services, employment services, training, or youth work.

☕Hands-on hospitality and barista experience.

☕Strong program management and innovation skills.

☕Ability to design accessible, engaging programs that drive real outcomes.

☕Excellent communication, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement skills

☕Passion for social justice, community development, and empowering young people.

☕Resilience, proactivity, and a solutions-focused mindset.

☕Lived experience in youth unemployment, mental health, homelessness, or AOD challenges

A little bit about us

At The Little Social you’re serving more than just a hot drink on a cold morning, you’re giving the community the power to contribute to a wider cause, one that they believe in! We are looking beyond the cup of coffee in front of us and using our platform as a tool to empower young people to lead meaningful lives. Each young person has a platform at The Little Social to build self-confidence, gain key employability skills and genuine work experience in a supportive and judgement free environment.

The Little Social is powered by Youth Projects - an independent, registered charity who provides front line support vulnerable and at-risk individuals across Melbourne experiencing disadvantage, homelessness, unemployment and AOD issues through a range of holistic and wrap around support services. Youth Projects is on a mission to provide high impact support, without judgement, full stop. 

Why should you work with us?

At Youth Projects we are very lucky to have a highly passionate and big energy team across our portfolio. We love what we do and we have fun doing it, all the while keeping things professional! We are dedicated to providing a flexible environment to help you get on top of your work-life balance and we prioritise personal development every step of the way by providing regular training and internal development opportunities! Most importantly, every day you get to see the way your work impacts real people in your community. But wait, there’s more!

• A workplace driven by purpose, people, and impact.
• A supportive environment where leadership is valued and developed.
• A supportive team with opportunities to grow and learn.
• Full-time stability with work-life balance in mind.
• Salary packaging benefits to boost your take-home pay.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives like the Employee Assistance Program 
• And of course, endless locally roasted coffee.

Have you made it this far?

If you’re still reading, we think there’s a strong chance you might be our kind of person.

👉 Send through your resume + a cover letter by clicking "Apply for the Job. 👈

Recruitment for this position will be undertaken as applications are received, and only successful applicants will be notified. Please note that it is a requirement of all Youth Projects positions that the successful applicant holds a valid Working Children’s Check or Police Check. 

Our commitment to diversity: At Youth Projects, we value diversity and believe that people from a range of backgrounds bring a variety of ideas, perspectives, and experiences that will enhance our effectiveness. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome, and value unique contributions and encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and Indigenous candidates. 

Safety screening: Youth Projects is committed to being a child-safe organisation, providing an environment where children who come into contact with the organisation feel safe. Youth Projects has zero tolerance.