Youth Workers

Youth workers' information links

Youthbeyondblue aims to raise awareness of the sighs and symptoms of depression and anxiety in young people and where to get help.
CHD Partners has produced a series of Young People and Crime Fact Sheets including information on the role of the youth sector in crime prevention.
Youth Action & Policy Association NSW (YAPA) is the state's peak community group working in the interests of young people and youth services in NSW. Youth work related info on the site includes model policies for non-residential youth services.
The Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC) is Australia's non-government youth affairs peak body. The AYAC has been operating since May 2002, and was formed following the wind-up of the previous peak body AYPAC in 1999.
The NSW Commission for Children and Young People deals with Working with Children Checks.
Office of Industrial Relations' guide to employing staff, the SACS Award and Check Your Pay calculator.
The Council of Social Service of New South Wales (NCOSS) is the peak body for the social and community services sector in NSW.
Social and community services workers are covered by the Social and Community Services Union.
The Shopfront's website has legal information for youth workers, including fact sheets on the Young Offenders Act, attending police interviews with an under-18 year old, common offences and much more.