Name: Jeremiah Soetan YFCC Service Area:  Youth Alcohol and other Drugs (YADS) Location:  Burnie What you like about your role: One of the most fulfilling aspects of my role is the opportunity it provides to support young people in making positive life choices. Walking alongside them on their journey towards personal development is incredibly rewarding. Also, [...]

Premier’s Youth Advisory Council Call for members Do you know a young person aged 12-24, living in Tasmania and passionate about Tasmania’s future? If so, you can encourage them to express interest in becoming a member of the Premier’s Youth Advisory Council (PYAC) in 2025. There are 12 positions available. The PYAC is an opportunity for [...]

‘Every 6 months, YFCC conducts an independent survey of approximately 10% of our clients to help us understand from a client’s perspective – what worked well, and what could we do better. We take this feedback seriously, particularly when it comes from people under 18 years of age, as we know they don’t often feel listened [...]

Summary The six-monthly Client Evaluation was conducted in November 2024 with a randomised sample of 80 (10%) formal clients from across all YFCC service areas. It is acknowledged that whilst the data and results drawn from this sample accurately represents the individuals who took part, it may not be indicative of all clients. Overall, feedback on [...]

Name: Yu Chen (Victor) YFCC Service Area: Crisis Accommodation Support Services Youth Coach Location: Devonport and Burnie What you like about your role: As a Youth Coach in a Crisis Accommodation Service, I am passionate about creating a safe and supportive environment for young people during challenging times. I enjoy building meaningful connections, helping them navigate [...]

Name: Brendan Glann YFCC Service Area: Crisis Accommodation Support Services Location: Devonport and Burnie What you like about your role: I enjoy the opportunity to work with young people at such a formative and important stage of their lives. A bit about you: I am an emerging Social Work Practitioner, with a keen interest in Mental [...]

            Do you work in or support Tasmania's youth sector? Are you looking for inspiration and connections to colleagues with an added helping of wellbeing? Join us for the one-day 2025 Tasmanian Youth Sector Symposium on 18th March 2025. Early Bird registration is open until mid-January 2025. We have an amazing [...]

Mission Australia - Disability Employment Services At Mission Australia we provide various services from Disability Employment Services to Family Support, NDIS, Grandparents/Kinship Program and Parenting Programs. We understand that the world of Employment Services can be daunting and stressful, so we endeavour to support our participants every step of the way. We value all of our [...]

Name: Lindsay Hodgkinson YFCC Service Area: Family Support Location: Devonport/Burnie What you like about your role: I like the diversity of my role. It provides me the ability to work with my colleagues to support families, while also being in the leadership role for the team. I enjoy the close relationships we have created within the [...]

Name: Damian Collins aka ‘Damo’ YFCC Service Area: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Service Location: Mostly Burnie and Devonport What you like about your role: The variety of tasks I deal with in any given day/week/month. Also, I get to do a lot of the boring tasks (reports, planning, strategy) so the team can do the [...]