Summary

• Ongoing full-time position available, with flexible working hours
• Melbourne CBD location
• Competitive remuneration package with salary packaging benefits available

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

We are a leading community support organisation working alongside people to live the life they aspire to, their way, providing a broad range of support in Homelessness, Disability, Palliative Care, Early Childhood Intervention Services (ECIS), and Early Years and Education service areas. A career with us means you are part of an organisation making a real difference. Find out more about us!

About the program

Frontyard Youth Services is a specialist youth service providing a range of multidisciplinary programs to disrupt disadvantage and meet the holistic needs of young people aged between 12 and 25 years experiencing homelessness. Frontyard aims to support young people to meet their physical, emotional and social needs and to develop pathways out of homelessness. This role sits within a new team – Community Development and Youth Participation. This team is going to be leading the disruption of disadvantage that young people experience in connecting and participating within their communities. If you are passionate about creating sustainable and supportive opportunities for young people and want to leave your mark on changing the status quo, then this is the role for you.

About the role

This role will create, source, facilitate and review a suite of programs within Frontyard, principally in the accommodation program, providing a variety of experiences and learning opportunities for young people.

The role will oversee programs that aim to:

• Improve overall health and wellbeing
• Create new opportunities and learning
• Build communication and social skills
• Identify and build on personal strengths, preferences and aspirations
• Identify and build community and social connections
• Making choices about learning opportunities
• Promoting self-care, mutual support and responsibility

Skills and experience

Essential:

• Tertiary qualifications in youth work, community development or social work or related qualification or extensive community sector experience.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in the development and delivery of group work programs with young people
• Demonstrated ability to create, source and implement innovative programs to disrupt the cycle of disadvantage by young people experiencing homelessness.
• Strong passion for working with young people and ability to actively and assertively engage young people with complex needs to ensure their participation in programs.

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For more details or assistance with application submission please email: [email protected], using the subject line: Program Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment safety screening process as part of the MCM selection process. Appointments to MCM roles will be subject to the following safety screening checks (as applicable to the role): National (and International if applicable) Police Check (which includes Proof of Identity Check), Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, Right to Work in Australia and current and valid driver licence. All costs associated with safety checks (except National Police Check) will be at applicants’ expense.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

At MCM, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion helps us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people. If you require specific support to apply for this position, please email [email protected].