• Salary: $66,025.96 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Location: Sydney & Brisbane - Flexible Hybrid Working
• Start: ASAP

WORKING WITH US

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

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 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
• Flexible working arrangements
• A bring your own device policy, with reimbursements for using your own phone and computer
• 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

batyr is committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, inclusive environment for all people, regardless of 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 this position

The Being Herd program at batyr trains and supports young people to build the skills and confidence to share lived experiences of mental ill-health and their journey reaching out for support.

The Lived Experience Coordinator will be responsible for the recruitment, coordination and delivery of batyr’s lived experience training. This role will involve community and youth engagement to promote the Being Herd program alongside batyr’s other activities.

The Lived Experience Coordinator will report directly to the Lived Experience Training Manager based in Melbourne.

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.

ABOUT BATYR

We are a preventative youth mental health charity created and driven by young people for young people. We empower young people with the confidence and skills to overcome tough times and look out for each other. We work to create stigma-free communities that champion young people’s mental health and well-being. Our vision is a world where all young people lead mentally healthy and fulfilling lives.

We are an energetic, fun and dynamic team passionate about creating meaningful change for youth 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 your full, weird and wonderful self to the office daily, this is the place.

ABOUT YOU

You are someone who cares deeply about smashing the stigma around mental health, and wants to work as part of a team that is fuelled by a passion to make a meaningful difference. Your friends say you’re an empath, oozing emotional intelligence and creating healthy emotional boundaries. You love to build meaningful connections with people. You’re organised, hard-working, innovative and are not afraid to get in the trenches alongside your team to get things done and achieve big strategic and operational goals. You can’t wait to work in an organisation that shares your values of empathy, inclusivity, balance, positivity, and boldness. You enjoy looking at the big picture to discover how you can move the work of your organisation forward through considered actions, new opportunities and relationships.

As with all of our employees, you will have an active interest in tackling the stigma in young people around mental health and are aligned with batyr’s five values; empathy, inclusivity, balance, positivity and boldness.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate and facilitate batyr’s lived experience and advocacy training workshops
• Establish and maintain relationships with external stakeholders and key community partners
• Support the development and implementation of community engagement and youth engagement strategies to promote batyr’s activities
• Support the ongoing development, implementation and evaluation of batyr’s lived experience and advocacy training
• Develop and improve lived experience team processes to improve reach, impact and efficiency
• Track and report on operational and strategic targets related to batyr’s lived experience program
• Support the lived experience team with projects and activities as required
• Work closely with the programs team to support activities, including programs and events
• Contribute to, or extend on, the broader culture, mission and strategy at batyr, including supporting other teams with their objectives where required

ESSENTIAL QUALITIES

• High level of empathy, with the ability to maintain emotional boundaries and support young people to explore their stories
• 1+ year working in the mental health sector
• Experience conducting psychosocial and risk assessments
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both orally and written
• An ability to connect with young people and stakeholders in an engaging, connected, and authentic way
• Experience developing and implementing community engagement and youth engagement strategies
• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to juggle different priorities and work well under pressure
• Experience coordinating and working with groups of young people
• Ability to travel interstate when required and deliver workshops on weekends as required

Desirable Qualities:

• 2 + years working experience in the mental health sector
• Proven experience coordinating workshops or programs
• Proven experience in group facilitation
• Experience or knowledge in lived experience storytelling and/or engagement
• Certified Mental Health First Aid practitioner

A position description is attached.

batyr prides itself on being 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 illness, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities.