• Full-time, 12-month contract (with the potential to extend)
• Join a passionate team, dedicated to supporting young people & their families
• $47.60 - $50.53 p/Hr + Super + Salary Packaging benefits of up to $18,550

Job Description

Are you passionate about promoting mental health awareness, engaging with youth, and making a difference in the community? Join headspace as a Community Engagement Coordinator and play a key role in developing impactful strategies and programs to support young people's mental health needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the centre management team to create and implement a Community Awareness Strategy for headspace Narre Warren and headspace Pakenham
• Design and coordinate events to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and promote early help-seeking behaviours
• Work closely with staff to ensure seamless planning and execution of campaigns, allowing clinical staff to manage increased referrals effectively
• Utilize social media and maintain websites to engage youth and promote headspace services
• Build partnerships with external service providers to advance headspace's objectives and represent headspace in various settings
• Supervise the peer support workforce at headspace Casey Cardinia

To view a copy of the full Position Description, click here.

Alternatively, for more information please contact Marty Leahy, headspace Services Manager – Casey Cardinia, at [email protected], using the subject line: Community Engagement Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

What’s in it for you?

EACH is the lead agency for headspace. At EACH you'll be supported to be your best.
We provide:

• Internal professional development calendar
• Flexible work arrangements to support a positive work-life balance
• Competitive remuneration and conditions including generous leave options
• Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging of up to $15,900 free income tax per year
• $2,650 additional tax-free money towards meals and entertainment
• A variety of opportunities for career progression and professional development via formal and informal training, our leadership pipeline and discipline-specific learning
• Access to large, well-resourced working facilities including on-site parking
• Support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
• 4 weeks paid annual leave, sick/carers leave, family & domestic violence leave, public holiday substitution policy, and more…

About you

To excel in this position, you will demonstrate the following qualifications, skills & experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in Health Promotion, Public Health, Community Development, Social/Behavioural Science, Social work/Planning, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience working with young people with mental health, AOD, and other social issues
• Ability to tailor communication to diverse audiences and engage with different groups effectively
• Strong expertise in coordinating youth programs and utilising social media for communication
• Broad knowledge of services available to young people and the ability to organise community engagement activities within budget constraints
• Advanced computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications
• Creative problem-solving skills and the ability to think innovatively

Join us at headspace

headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation with EACH being one of the lead agencies. Each year, we help thousands of young people, and their family and friends, access vital support through our headspace services in over 145 communities across Australia, our online and phone counselling services, our vocational services, and our presence in schools.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received. Interviews may take place during the advertising period - so don't miss out and apply today!

A position description is attached.