About Maribyrnong Youth Services

The City of Maribyrnong is a culturally, socially and economically diverse inner-city community. Maribyrnong City Council Youth Services deliver a variety of programs, activities and events for young people aged 12 -25 years from the Phoenix Youth Centre and around the Maribyrnong region.

The Opportunity

Maribyrnong Youth Services is seeking an innovative and passionate Young Communities Advocate wanting to make a positive difference in our community. In this role, and under the guidance and support of the Youth Development Lead, you will develop a project/program/activity to support the broader aims of the Children, Young People and Families Strategy 2020-2030.

Key Responsibilities

Work alongside Youth Workers towards enabling and ensuring:

• the engagement and inclusion of all young people
• the voice of young people to be heard
• the safety of young people
• respect for young people's human dignity and worth
• young people's connectedness to important people in their lives, such as family and community
• positive health and wellbeing outcomes for young people
• positive transitions and healthy development of young people
• social justice for young people

About You

• Passionate about young people and making a positive difference in your community
• Innovative and creative, with big ideas and motivation to follow through on proposed ideas
• A team player, good at building relationships
• Knows how and when to lead and when to support
• Strong and open communicator
• Open to new experiences, learnings and on-going improvement
• Able to pick yourself up and try a something different when things don't work out as you planned
• Strong connection with underrepresented communities; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, Disabled young people, Newly arrived or refugee young people, Multicultural and multi-faith young people, LGBTQIA+ young people

So, if you are looking for a role where you can make a difference and you enjoy working in a diverse community focused environment,

Apply Now!

To submit your application, please click 'Apply Now' by the closing date.

Enquiries: Please contact Maribyrnong Youth Services on 9091 4700 for a confidential discussion.

Maribyrnong City Council (Council) is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and to operating in a manner that complies with its obligations under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 and the Victorian Child Safe Standards. Council promotes an organisational culture that embeds within it child safe practices and expects its staff to perform their roles and engage with the community in a manner that is consistent with its child safe practices. To guide expected standards of child safe behaviours of all staff, Council has a Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy.

As part of the appointment process, Council may undertake appropriate child safety pre-screening checks of candidates in accordance with Council Child Safety policies and procedures where appropriate. This may include asking child safety-related questions during interview, conducting relevant checks of the candidate's prior contact with children in employment and/or requiring proof of a valid Working With Children Check prior to commencement.

Council welcomes applications from all interested candidates including from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. Council's recruitment process will be reasonably adapted to ensure all candidates have equitable access to Council's recruitment process and job opportunities.

A position description is attached.