BENEFITS

• Improve your take-home pay by using salary packaging options – up to $18,500 can be packaged every year (details via AccessPay)!
• Career development opportunities
• Leave loading of 17.5%
• Flexible working arrangements including a hybrid work arrangement.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted health insurance and free flu shots each year

We’re looking for a professional Youth Involvement Coordinator with relevant experience who wants to join our team on a part-time basis, working 22.8 hours per week based in Fitzroy.

THE ROLE

The Youth Involvement Coordinator will be responsible for the establishment, coordination, and development of the Youth Advisory Board of the National Youth Employment Body. This role will involve working directly with Youth Advisors and support the Practice and Service Development Lead to develop a strategy for the Youth Advisory Board so that young people are involved in the co-design and decision making of efforts across the National Youth Employment Body.

This will include leading the recruitment, onboarding, training and ongoing investment in a group of Youth Advisors from across Australia.

The role will also share responsibility for building the capabilities of partners across the country in their youth involvement efforts.

• Provide support and coordination to NYEB Youth Advisors as their main point of contact, working collaboratively with them and with the Practice and Service Development Lead to ensure young people’s leadership is embedded into NYEB practice at a local and national level.
• Assist in the development of the design, strategy, and model for the Youth Advisory Board as an established governance group of the National Youth Employment Body.
• Lead the recruitment, onboarding, and on-the-job support of NYEB Senior Youth Advisors, relationship-building with them and across the Youth Team to ensure each individual’s interests, needs, and aspirations are attended to.
• Facilitate a range of capability-building activities for NYEB Youth Advisors to meaningfully contribute to the Youth Advisory Board and other NYEB activities, ensuring alignment with young people’s interests and goals.
• Support the training and capability-building of NYEB community partners, national partners and others to ensure that young people can participate, co-design and thrive in NYEB activities and as leaders in their organisations.

Salary will be in the range of $84,506.61 to $90,928.23 pro rata per annum, based on skills and experience plus superannuation.

ABOUT THE BROTHERHOOD OF ST LAURENCE

We are passionate about the work we do. We strive to create change that lasts for a more compassionate and just society - a society in which we can all fully participate in social, civic and economic life with the dignity and respect we all deserve.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) has a clear vision – an Australia free of poverty. For over 90 years, we have worked with policy makers and the community for systemic change that will prevent and alleviate poverty in Australia. We are made up of 1500+ employees and 1000+ volunteers to make a difference in our communities.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Passion for supporting the mission of BSL, and delivering excellence in your role, are just the start.

To be considered for the role and be successful in it, we’re looking for someone who has the following key skills and experiences:

• Lived experience in employment services or skills and training systems.
• Ability to develop creative content for activities such as trainings, workshops, advocacy groups.
• Willingness to co-facilitate workshops and consultations.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to liaise and build relationships with a broad range of people at all levels and from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to effectively draw on personal strengths/skills as well as willing to learn new skills and adapt to different environments.
• Ability to listen to a range of views/opinions and identify their most important message.

CULTURE

BSL employees enjoy a range of flexible work options and other attractive benefits. Recognising that there is no ‘one size fits all’ pattern of work–life balance, the organisation endeavours to provide options to suit the needs of all staff.

APPLY NOW

If you have any questions about the role or want more clarification, please contact Mari De Liseo at 0482167519 or [email protected] using the subject line: Youth Involvement Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs for a confidential discussion.

To view the Position Description to address the Key Selection Criteria, please click here.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence adheres to Government vaccination mandates. 

We are an EEO and understand the importance of diversity and inclusion. We recognise that everyone has the right to an equitable, safe and productive environment and to be treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from all people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, disability or sexual orientation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal history and working with children. Recruitment decisions are based on the key inherent needs and requirements of each role, and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and characteristics.  Applicants must have proof of working rights in Australia.