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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Research Assistant

ReachOut Australia

About the organisation

ReachOut is the most accessed online mental health service for young people and their parents in Australia. Our trusted self-help information, peer-support program and referral tools save lives by helping young people be well and stay well. The information we offer parents makes it easier for them to help their teenagers, too.
We’ve been championing wider access to mental health support since we launched our online service more than 20 years ago. Everything we create is based on the latest evidence and is designed with experts, and young people or their parents. This is why our service is trusted, relevant and so easy to use.

Accessed by more than 2 million people in Australia each year, ReachOut is a free service that’s available anytime and pretty much anywhere.

About the role

The Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Research Assistant will support the design and implementation of a research project on improving social and emotional wellbeing (SWEB) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in NSW and QLD.

The project is a partnership between ReachOut Australia and the Department of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University. The research insights from this project will inform the development of a social media campaign and supporting online resources to promote the SEWB of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.

The Research Coordinator will work closely with the Research and Evaluation Manager to conduct desk research, design research materials, coordinate fieldwork, analyse findings, and manage stakeholder relationships.

Please note this is a part time, 18-month contract.

About you

You'll have these qualifications and experiences:

  • Qualifications in public health, psychology, or social/behavioural sciences
  • Experience in qualitative research, ideally within the health, education or social sectors
  • Experience in building and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships, ideally within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander context
  • Strong communication skills, including a proven ability to communicate with diverse audiences
  • To be self-directed, organised and able to prioritise work effectively
  • Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Have a commitment to ReachOut Australia’s values and behaviours including working in partnership with young people

To perform this role it is essential that the person is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. It is, therefore, a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.

You can read the full position description here.

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