About Women’s Health West

Women’s Health West provides specialist family violence services to women and their children. We also run prevention programs that promote equity and justice for women and girls in Melbourne’s west.

Our work has actively contributed to improving the health, safety and wellbeing of women and their children in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne since 1988.

About the role

The Youth Resource Officer role has been designed to create resources to improve health, wellbeing, and access to support for young women and LGBTQIA+ people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Youth Resource Officers will collaborate with WHW health promotion coordinators to engage in community consultation, development of resources, and communication of resources to young people. Officers will use well-developed interpersonal and communication skills to access and develop strong networks with young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds, particularly in the western region of Melbourne.

WHW is currently recruiting for 2 x Youth Resource Officers. These positions are available on a fixed term basis of 5 months at 38 hours per fortnight (FTE 0.5). The role is paid at WHW EA 2017 Level 3, pay point negotiable dependent on experience (62K – 67K per annum at FTE 1.0). Officers will be part of WHW’s Strategy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement stream, be primarily supported by the Team Leader – Action for Equity.

Why join Women’s Health West?

Women’s Health West is a feminist organisation and culturally aligns to feminist values and practices. Women’s Health West’s staff enjoy numerous benefits, including working with a professional and dedicated team of women, ongoing professional development and training, flexible working conditions, and access to an Employee Assistance Program. We also offer considerable benefits through our Enterprise Agreement.

Women’s Health West has a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we work with. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion. Women’s Health West has a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which is endorsed by Reconciliation Australia.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTI.

For further information, please contact Gracie (Coordinator - People & Culture) on either [email protected], using the subject line: Youth Resource Officer - Mental Health and Wellbeing enquiry via EthicalJobs or 03 9689 9588 ext. 303.

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by the Victoria Police and a working with children check. You also need to provide international police check if you have worked overseas within the last ten years for a minimum of twelve months.

Women’s Health West is an equal opportunity employer with VCAT Exemption No. H119-2017, to employ only women, and to employ women from specified culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.