ABOUT BATYR

batyr is a ‘for purpose’ preventative mental health organisation, created and driven by young people, for young people. We run programs that help smash the stigma surrounding mental health and empower young people to reach out for support. We help create supportive communities.

We are an energetic, fun and dynamic team who are passionate about changing the way we speak about mental health. Excitingly, we are on the hunt to build our team with even more passionate, skilled and driven people to continue to develop our high-performance culture and expand the reach and impact of batyr. If you want a workplace where you can bring all of your full, weird and wonderful self to the office each day, this is the place.

working with us

At batyr, we care deeply about those we welcome into our work-family and do our best to support our team. We do this by:

• Providing all permanent staff with a wellbeing budget that you can use on a gym membership, a new surfboard, pottery classes, music lessons, a spa treatment, a new book… almost whatever you need to help keep you feeling good
• Providing wellbeing sessions and ongoing professional development, including Mental Health First Aid accreditation
• Wellbeing leave - your personal leave doesn’t just have to be for sick days, at batyr you can also use this leave to support your mental health and wellbeing
• Start-of-year retreats
• Flexible working arrangements
• 3 weeks paid parental leave + other entitlements
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 pa - because we’re a not for profit, you can choose to receive a proportion of your wage as a reimbursement of personal expenses, with no income tax payable on this money
• A bring your own device policy, with reimbursements for using your own phone and computer

batyr is committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, inclusive environment for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity. We believe that everyone’s voice is valid and worthy of being heard and because of this we strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those from minority or marginalised communities.

about you

You relate to Morpheus, Yoda, Master Splinter the racoon sensei from Kung Fu Panda, because these characters are masters in training and development. You are also a master of Facilitation and engaging with young people. You have your ear to the ground on everything pop culture and youth-related, and love driving conversations and orchestrating group dynamics by bringing all the energy and getting people excited and passionate.

You're pretty much a chameleon, because you are just as comfortable chatting to a group of one hundred Year 9 girls as you are engaging with a group of corporate uni graduates. Your emotional intelligence is next level and you're super confident reading a room.

You strive for best practice and ensure that your team are well equipped to achieve their full potential, motivated to smash the stigma around mental health and deliver safe and relatable programs to young people. Your organisational skills are admired by many. You are motivated, hard working and flexible in your approach to work and engaging with people.

position summary

The Program and Facilitator Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring the smooth organisation and delivering of batyr programs in Queensland. They will work with the team to drive the recruitment, training and development of our casual team of Facilitators and Coordinators to deliver our suite of batyr programs.

batyr prides itself on the quality of our programs and this role will be pivotal to ensuring that our programs are delivered in the safest and most engaging way possible. This role will also be responsible for creating program plans to ensure that content and program flow best meet the diverse needs of communities we serve.

This role will report to and work closely with the State Manager QLD to ensure the quality delivery and evaluation of all programs in your region. Supporting the delivery of our existing programs and upskilling the casual team will be your main priority, however, you will also support the roll out of new programs.

Meticulous recording and tracking of casual employee development will be crucial to the success of the batyr programs in your region. This role will be working closely with a creative team to ensure batyr’s programs continue to be of high quality and align to the core of what batyr does.

The Program and Facilitator Coordinator will report directly to the Program, Content & Delivery Manager based in Sydney.

All candidates will need to hold a current Working with Children Check and Police Check, or be willing to obtain these within one (1) month of starting the role.

key responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of batyr programs including organising logistics, staffing of program facilitators, coordinators and speakers, and creation of program plan and notes for the on day delivery team
• Coordinate the ongoing recruitment of a casual workforce in Queensland, including program facilitators and coordinators
• Provide support to the casual team in Queensland, maintaining high levels of engagement, and coordinating their ongoing training and development to ensure high quality of batyr program delivery
• Work closely with the Program and Facilitator Coordinators in other regions to develop and maintain processes and resources for training and developing casuals
• Facilitate and coordinate batyr programs as required, maintaining your own exceptional facilitation and coordination skills for all batyr programs
• Co-facilitate weekend Being Herd workshops where required; workshops that require small group work facilitation skills, empowering young people to safely share their stories of lived experience
• Track and report on program impact as indicated within our evaluation framework
• Assist the State Manager and QLD team in ad hoc tasks as required

essential selection criteria

• Active interest in tackling mental health stigma in young people
• Experience in facilitation with tertiary and high school students, ideally with large audiences
• Excellent ability to take on and implement feedback
• Ability to support the training and ongoing development of casual program delivery staff
• Ability to oversee and support a pool of casual staff
• Exceptional organisation skills including time management and ability to manage competing priorities
• Great attention to detail and ability to adjust and solve problems efficiently
• Outstanding oral and written communicator

desirable selection criteria

• Full driver’s licence
• Certificate IV in Training and Development
• An ability to travel interstate if required

A full position description is attached including details on how to apply.

batyr is a safe and inclusive workplace. Those from minority or marginalised communities are particularly encouraged to apply. This includes, but is definitely not limited to, people with a lived-experience of mental ill health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities.