YAMBI case managers work with young people who are disengaged from school, home or their community—empowering them to face their challenges and achieve their goals. Through YAMBI, young people can access intensive support and also explore pathways to the right services to meet their needs.

Helping you access, understand and use health resources and services—and make empowered and informed decisions about your health and wellbeing.

Connect with other parents in Moreton Bay at our young parent's playgroup, Dads and kids playgroup or local coffee and chat. Or join one of our online or in-person parenting courses to strengthen your parenting skills, confidence and capabilities.

Access our onsite and online programs that support young LGBTQIAP+ people and their allies to access resources and programs, build a connected community, and live healthy, safe and magnificent lives in Moreton Bay.

Get the Gen offers young people a space to develop your skills, gain valuable experience, explore rewarding training and work opportunities and build your professional network with Get the Gen. Delivered with flexibility and online access, you’ll be empowered to take charge of your life and find work where your talents and ideas are needed, heard and valued.

Explore our enterprise ventures and activities designed to help vulnerable young people channel their skills and abilities to improve their lives and impact positive social change.

Get career coaching and personal development tailored to your career journey. During weekly face-to-face and online sessions, our LPW team will help you set goals, take action, complete learning assessments and move towards meaningful employment.

A self-development module using evidence-based positive psychology and strengths-based approaches to help you build your resilience and positivity—and feel confident, capable and ready to navigate your career journey. 

Complete our practical workshops online or in-person and learn essential, transferable skills including searching for the right job for you, how to write your resume and how to conduct a successful job interview.

DiSC Pathways is a simple, powerful tool to develop your self-knowledge and awareness—and help you better understand others. Through DiSC Pathways you will discover what truly motivates you, how you prefer to work, and what you prefer to do—so you can search for meaningful work that aligns with your strengths and preferences.

Choose from a range of accredited training, courses and certifications and gain transferable knowledge, skills and qualifications that are in demand with local employers. 

Our Local Pathways to Work accredited training, courses and certifications are delivered through the Skilling Queenslanders for Work state government initiative and come with wrap-around support from Younity to ensure you can successfully complete your learning.

Access inspiring and supported paid work experience opportunities that will make you a valuable and sought-after hire for local employers.

Our Local Pathways to Work traineeships are delivered through the Skilling Queenslanders for Work state government initiative and come with wrap-around support from Younity to ensure you can successfully complete your work experience.

Women into Work recognises that women face unique barriers to work, often resulting from parenting, caring or mental health. Designed BY women, FOR women, our Women into Work courses focus as much on overcoming these barriers as on qualifications and training. Each course covers four vital components—confidence, skills and knowledge and community.

Whether it may be a job, training or even self-employment, with Women into Work you’ll find a safe and supportive space to set your goals and navigate your pathways to success.

And you will graduate with renewed belief in yourself and a great network of people to support on your journey!

First Course 2024

Our first course course for 2024 starts on Jan 29th and has an elective module on training as a Teacher Aide. This is a new focus for us, and a direct response to employer and job seeker demand!

Working with children as a teacher's aide is an incredibly rewarding experience. It's a career where you have the opportunity to support the development of children during their education journey. You'll be making a significant difference to your students as you help them through their school experience.

The course runs for 10 weeks, 3 days a week (Tues/Wed/Thurs) and within school hours (9.30 - 2.00)

You will graduate with a FSK Teacher Aide (FSK20119)

Employment Opportunities

Very excitingly, for those interested in following a career as a Teacher Aide, Younity will be offering three Teacher Aide traineeships at our new special assistance school - The Younity School

‍We can't wait to hear from you!!!

Get the Gen offers young people a space to develop your skills, gain valuable experience, explore rewarding training and work opportunities and build your professional network with Get the Gen. Delivered with flexibility and online access, you’ll be empowered to take charge of your life and find work where your talents and ideas are needed, heard and valued.

Get support and stay connected with your peers, other local job seekers and the Younity team as you search for work, submit applications for jobs and attend interviews. Our team will continue to work with you and support you as you look for the right work and opportunities.

Our Local Pathways to Work team will continue to support you through the first 6 months of your employment, providing practical support including transport, food, clothing, counselling and more to ensure you don’t just find meaningful work but keep it.

We work collaboratively with our local employer partners to help you fill your vacancies with the right job seekers. But the support doesn’t stop there. We can also help you identify employer incentives you may be eligible for and we provide in-work support for any Younity referred hires for their first 6 months on the job, ensuring that if any problems pop up, we’re there to help!

Not currently enrolled in school and looking for work in a warehouse or loading depot environment?

Want to work in a dynamic, high employment sector?

Complete a 12-week course and gain your Certificate II in Supply Chain Operations as well as your white card, first aid certificate and forklift and/or scissor lift licence.

Learning Together is a community based literacy program that supports parents to develop their own reading skills, so they can promote reading and learning together with their children.

Learning Together also tackles skills in other key literacies, including finance, health, digital and numeracy.

Learning Together runs over 8 weeks, and is held during school hours at DBay North and Moreton Downs State Schools.

The program uses fun scenarios such as cooking, craft and scrapbooking as backdrops to teach these valuable skills

GROW Peer Support Group

The GROW TOGETHER peer support group is specially designed for children aged 8-12 years. The program focuses on enhancing peer relationships and understanding emotions, all while having fun and making friends. Join us at the GROW TOGETHER peer support group and get ready to thrive

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• Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
• Monday's during term 1, commencing 12th February 2024
• At Deception Bay State School, King St Deception Bay
• REGISTRATIONS ESSENTIAL!

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An application is required for each child in the family, places are limited to 12 per class. A Younity team member will contact you to confirm your place in the class.

PUSH! R&R is a bike maintenance and restoration service that runs out of our workshop at 420 Deception Bay Rd.

The workshop is open 3 afternoons e days a week and runs both structured and drop-in sessions for young people to learn about bike mechanics and maintenance.

For current times and programs, get in touch!

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CREATE & GROW Peer Support Group

The CREATE & GROW peer support group provides creative opportunities for children aged 8-12 years to work on fun and artistic projects to take home. During the session, children can engage in activities that help to build self-esteem, increase social skills, and discover more about themselves. Delivered over 5 session, children can enjoy a pressure-free space to safely explore thoughts and feelings.

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• Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
• Tuesdays during term 1, commencing 13th February 2024
• At Younity Community Services, 420 Deception Bay rd, Deception Bay.
• REGISTRATIONS ESSENTIAL!

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An application is required for each child in the family, places are limited to 12 per class. A Younity team member will contact you to confirm your place in the class.

PUSH! Enterprise is a social enterprise with a mission to help at-risk youth by providing them with their first real job opportunities. We understand the power of employment in transforming lives, especially when it comes to getting a strong start in the workforce. Our focus is on sectors like garden maintenance, commercial cleaning, property maintenance, and catering—areas where we can offer meaningful, hands-on employment.

The initiative is about more than just work; it's about building a foundation for a better future. For the young people involved, PUSH! Enterprise is their entrance into the workforce, offering them a chance to work alongside our staff, learn valuable skills, and gain the confidence needed to succeed in their careers.

Younity sees PUSH! Enterprise as an opportunity to extend our support system, offering mentoring and support to more young people, including graduates from our other PUSH! programs. It's a practical, effective way for businesses to get the services they need while making a real difference in the lives of young people who need an opportunity the most.

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COGS is one of Younity's award-winning Local Pathways to Work programs, funded by Skilling Queenslanders for Work.

Developed as a formal next step for PUSH! participants (15-19 years) to take their mechanical skills further, COGS will deliver a positive destination employability program supporting young people to move closer to and into sustainable work.

Through COGS, Participants will complete a Certificate II in Skills for Work in Small Machinery. COGS will provide a tailored, inspiring, flexible & learning program to assist young people to understand and tackle their psychosocial and structural barriers to work.

Participants will benefit from extensive wrap-around support modules delivered face-to-face and & online within a modular and flexible program structure.

After graduation, participants will join our Stay Connected program, offering ongoing support to find and start work.

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TOP GEAR is a nine-week course where you'll learn to build your own bike from scratch. In our kitted-out mobile or onsite workshop, our youth mentors will teach you not just how to assemble and customise your bike but also important skills like working as a team, leading, setting goals, and managing yourself.

This program isn't just about the mechanics—it's about coming together, achieving something great, and getting ready for bigger challenges in life.  The program will be full of opportunities to discover your strengths while developing practical, teamwork and leadership skills essential for learning and life.

At the end, celebrate your hard work with a special lunch and take home the bike you built, along with a certificate to show what you've accomplished. If you're ready to learn, create, and grow, TOP GEAR is for you.

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First Gear is a practical, one-session introductory program focused on bike maintenance and road safety that will give young people a taste of personal and social development.

On the day, youth mentors will offer support and guidance, facilitating discussions and activities that aim to build basic life skills like teamwork and problem-solving. This aspect of the program is about starting to build the participants' confidence and helping them see the value of community and personal growth.

We understand that one day is just the beginning, so while First Gear introduces bike maintenance and safety, it also lays the groundwork for further development. It's an entry point into our broader range of programs or those offered by schools, aimed at deepening these skills and exploring new ones.

First Gear sets the stage for ongoing growth and learning.

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