Explore career options in Child youth and family practice
Here you can find information on the types of careers and employment roles a child youth and family practice degree may land you.
You can also discover where to look for job vacancies, as well as professional associations, mentoring and international opportunities.
Opportunities
Upon completion of the Bachelor of Child, Youth and Family Practice, you will be qualified to lead child, youth and family programs in the community, education, disability, and health sectors. Graduates from this degree may also be eligible for entry into the Master of Primary Teaching, Master of Human Services and the Master of Social Work.
Career fields
(* denotes further study at postgraduate level likely to be required)
- Child, youth and family welfare
- Education and care
- Community development
- Community planning
- Indigenous people’s health
- Disability
- Corrections and juvenile justice
- Mental health
- Federal and State government
- Career counselling* and employment
Employment roles
- Child protection practitioner
- Family intervention practitioner
- Case worker – Youth support services
- Youth worker
- Foster care case worker
- Residential youth worker
- Children’s program coordinator
- Family services program coordinator
- Supported playgroup coordinator
- Community development coordinator
- Intake and administrative officer
- Supported living facilitator
- Domestic violence worker
- Crisis support accommodation officer
- Alcohol and other drug clinicians
- Family day care coordinator
- Student advisor
- Policy and research officer
- Family liaison officer
- Wellbeing coordinator
- Intergenerational program coordinator
- Play therapists
Occupation snapshot
Employed
34,300
Future demand
Very strong
Weekly earnings
$1,163
Part-time share
40%
This data is based on the occupation profile for welfare workers, retrieved from the Government's Labour Markets Insights and YourCareer websites July 2024.
Your employability
In addition to knowledge and skills directly related to your program of study, you will also develop a range of other skills such as teamwork, analytical, communication through academic study, employment, voluntary work, sporting and recreational activities and life experience.
Recognising the value employers place on these skills is an important factor in your graduate job search. You can further develop your employability with these resources:
Vacancies
Information on relevant vacancies can be found in a wide range of sources:
- CareerHub
- Prosple (formerly Grad Australia)
- GradConnection
- Department of Home Affairs careers
- Australian Federal Police vacancies
- Australian Public Service Jobs
- Brisbane City Council vacancies
- Australian Local Government Directory
- Queensland Government jobs
- Queensland Government Graduate Portal
- Queensland Police careers
- Seek
- Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors
- Ethical Jobs
- Seek community Services jobs
- CareCareers
- Department of Social Services Job Vacancies
- Horizons Career Centre
- Queensland Council of Social Services Jobs
- Adzuna – community services jobs
- ProBono Australia
- ProCare Australia
- Services Australia
- Australian Public Services
Job application resources
Craft a stand-out resume and cover letter, and learn how to prepare for job interviews.
Approach potential employers
Many work opportunities are not advertised, so we recommend approaching potential employers with the aim of researching their needs and how your skills, experience, interests and qualifications could match theirs.
This is called informational interviewing and will benefit you by:
- clarifying your specific career direction
- enhancing your professional network
- increasing your chances of being offered a job.
Industry outlook
The Your Career website includes helpful information such as job descriptions, employment prospects, average weekly earnings and skills requirements. Every job title in the database has a skills section to help you identify and describe essential skills for your future career.
The My Future website also has job descriptions and a useful career insight section.
The Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching website has up-to-date information on graduate salaries, especially the Graduate Outlook Survey (GOS) National Report, which contains undergraduate salary figures.
More detailed information is available at the Labour Market Insights portal.
Professional associations
Joining a professional association is a great way to interact with people in your field who can assist you to explore your career options and potentially find employment opportunities. These associations hold regular professional development and networking events:
- Australian Community Workers Association – Student member fee $20
- Early Childhood Australia
- Families Australia
- International Association for Public Participation (Australasia) – Student membership is free
Students are welcome to join and often receive a discount on their membership.
Mentoring
The award-winning Industry Mentoring Program provides an excellent opportunity to further develop your employability and build professional networks.
The program is available to students with more than 80CP as well as recent graduates.
Sustainable Development Goals
Griffith University is aligned to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) and is committed to promoting decent work and economic growth, advancing the principles of responsible and sustainable consumption and production, and advocating for peace, justice, and resilient institutional frameworks.
Further careers information
Careers counselling
Individual career counselling sessions are available to all current students and recent graduates.
You can book an initial appointment via CareerHub.
Career planning
Our website has an array of career planning resources you can explore at any stage of your student journey.
Career Readiness
Check out our Career Readiness site in Learning@Griffith for additional information and resources for your career development learning:
Similar career outcomes
Please note: The content on this webpage is a guide only. Please refer to degree-specific information and accreditation requirements of your profession on the Degree and Course Finder website and with the relevant professional accreditation body for your degree.