This role is a Working for Victoria initiative position and must be applied for via Sidekicker. To be eligible for the initiative, only people who are unemployed or have lost significant work hours during COVID-19 can apply.

About CMY

The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) is a not-for-profit organisation based in Victoria, providing specialist knowledge and support to young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Our vision is that young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds are connected, empowered and influential Australians.

About the Role

The Multicultural Youth Worker role plays an important role in supporting the participation of young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds in local communities. The position will be responsible for planning and delivering a variety of face to face and online programs and group work activities developed in response to local needs and delivered in community, sporting and school-based settings, as well as providing information, brief intervention and supported referral into CMY and external programs.

• Hours: 38 hours per week (1.0 FTE), Full Time
• Fixed Term: until November 2021
• Base Salary (SCHADS Level 4) : $71,175 per annum plus Super and access to Salary Packaging
• Location: CMY Carlton/Sunshine (Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this role will require you to initially work from home)
• Interviews: to be held 4 November 2020
• Under the Special Measures provision section 12 (1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic), only people from a migrant and refugee background and aged between 18-30 years of age are eligible to apply for this role.

You will have

• An understanding of and sensitivity to issues affecting young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds; and experience in providing one on one support to this cohort;
• Demonstrated experience in delivering programs to young people in sport, school and community settings and an understanding of positive group facilitation and training practices
• And understanding of youth participation and community development principles;
• Experience in delivering programs in partnership with other organisations and an ability to collaborate with a diverse range of people and communities;
• Well-developed IT and written communication skills including the ability to produce reports; deliver online programs; and maintain records and documentation

For more information

• On the role, download the attached Position Description

• On CMY, visit http://www.cmy.net.au/about-us
• Contact person for the role: Bec Lean – Program Manager, SE Region on 0431 729 752

How to Apply

1. Eligible applicants should register on Sidekicker, create a profile and apply for jobs: https://www.getsidekicker.com/profile
2. Apply for work for this position by clicking Apply Now

CMY takes Child Safety seriously and short listed candidates are subject to child safety screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.