Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 14th Sep 2021
The Queensland Youth Housing Coalition Inc. (QYHC) was established in 1984. We have evolved since that time to become a significant voice for the issues impacting marginalised young people with a focus on addressing the underlying causes of youth homelessness, including poverty and social disadvantage. The vision of the Queensland Youth Housing Coalition is: All Young People Safely Housed. We accept the plethora of life issues that lead young people to homelessness but reject any notion that such issues need negatively impact their life trajectory. The experience of homelessness for young people can be short lived and rapidly resolved. There is no reason for young people to experience chronic homelessness and the associated myriad of problematic life outcomes. QYHC acknowledges that social connection and relationships are key for all young people and underpin our collective work. QYHC is a not-for-profit state-wide coalition of organisations and individuals engaged across projects and campaigns. QYHC is intent on conducting projects, engaging in advocacy, informing policy and enhancing community education as well as working on workforce development activities to ensure a robust sector and community able to address homelessness and the associated issues that impact young people.
QYHC is committed to improving the life opportunities and wellbeing of young people impacted by homelessness by working collaboratively across government and non-government organisations to address homelessness, through the provision of appropriate housing solutions as well as addressing the multitude of associated issues. We further recognise that access to safety, education, health and income is key in responding to young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. QYHC is proud to partner with Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy (DCHDE) in realising the intent and actions particularised within the Queensland Housing Strategy 2017-2027.
The purpose of the position is to lead or provide support to QYHC’s work and projects as per the operational plan.
The Project Officer reports to the Executive Director.
As Queensland’s Youth housing and homelessness peak body, QYHC leads or engages in various campaigns, advocacy, projects, forums, sector and stakeholder engagement and development and a range of meetings with the vision that all young people are safely housed. The Project Officer will contribute to this work.
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