Student Placements 2025

Brisbane Youth Service is a well-respected not-for-profit supporting vulnerable young people and young families who are at risk or experiencing homelessness. Every year, BYS engages several students to undertake fully supervised placements at our various sites. Please see our student placement opportunities below.

 

Student Placements

Please see the programs actively seeking students below. If you are studying Human Services, Social Work, or a similar field, are motivated to learn, and have a passion for supporting vulnerable young people, please consider applying via HR@brisyouth.org.

Fortitude Valley & Greenslopes

1. Sustaining Young Tenancies (SYT) + Housing and Tenancy Support (HATS) Programs

The Sustaining Young Tenancies and Housing and Tenancy Support Programs are located at the Youth Support Centre and supervised by the Housing and Sustaining Young Tenancies and Transitions Manager. BYS maintains formal partnerships with the Department of Housing and Public Works (DHPW – Housing Service Centres – Fortitude Valley, Buranda and Chermside), BRIC Housing and Brisbane Housing Company (BHC). This partnership allows these housing providers to refer young tenants directly to the SYT and HATS teams for support to sustain their social housing tenancy.

 

We are looking are looking for someone interested in the following areas:

  • Direct face to face work with vulnerable young people who are housed by the DHPW (Housing Service Centres – Fortitude Valley, Buranda and Chermside), BRIC Housing and Brisbane Housing Company (BHC) properties
  • Supporting young people (and accompanying children) in these properties to sustain their tenancies
  • Building relationships with the housing officers responsible for the young person’s tenancy
  • Supporting young people to build relationships with their housing provider so they can learn to feel more confident to navigate any tenancy concerns or challenges as they arise
  • Holistic planned support and case coordination
  • Crisis stabilisation and intervention
  • Ongoing planned support

 

Other Information:

  • Available 3-4 days per week
  • Must have a drivers licence
  • Student will need to possess a high level of autonomy and preferably on their final social work placement due to capacity

 

2. Safe Relationships Program

This placement is based at our Youth Support Centre, located in Fortitude Valley.  The Safe Relationships team is looking for students interested in the following areas:

 

  • Direct face to face work aimed at reducing violence with vulnerable young people
  • A desire to challenge the drivers of gendered violence
  • Good self-care plan/ awareness of possible exposure to vicarious trauma
  • Crisis stabilisation and intervention
  • Ongoing planned support

 

Other information:

  • Available 3 days per week
  • Divers licence desirable
  • Students in their final placement/year of study
  • will need to possess a high level of autonomy

 

3. Young Women and Young Families Program

This placement is based at our Young Women and Young Families team office, located in Greenslopes.  The Young Women and Young Families team is looking for students interested in the following areas:

 

  • Direct face to face work with vulnerable young women and/or young families experiencing mental health, social isolation, complex and challenging behaviours
  • Crisis stabilisation and intervention
  • Ongoing planned support
  • There is a possibility of working in both families and women’s groups, as well as individually with young people

 

Other Information:

  • Available 3 days per week
  • Divers licence desirable
  • Students in their final placement/year of study
  • will need to possess a high level of autonomy