• Permanent, full-time 38 hours per week
• Involves working intermittently out of hours, including weekends and evening events
• Base location: flexible to work in offices in Armidale or Orange, NSW
• Current NSW Driver Licence
• SCHCADS Award, Level 4, hourly rates range from $36.62 to $39.52 depending on qualifications and experience
• Generous salary packaging benefits
• Opportunity to positively impact youth and children development; be directly involved in community development projects.

What we do

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services and has been assisting people experiencing disadvantage in NSW for more than 130 years. Our people reach out to the most vulnerable in our community through our Conferences, Special Works and Vinnies shops. The Society's mission is to shape a more just and compassionate society by offering a 'hands up' approach to people in need respecting their dignity, sharing our hope and encouraging them to take control of their own destiny.

About the Regional Operations Team

The Schools and Youth Engagement Officer role is in the Membership, Volunteers and Regional Operations directorate and is part of the Regional Operations team. This team is responsible for local implementation of conference engagement; member engagement; volunteer engagement; WE CARE process; regional leadership; community engagement; community needs analysis; and enabling functions coordination.

The Role

The Schools and Youth Engagement Coordinator is vital to the implementation and delivery of activities targeted to grow the participation of schools and youth in the good works of the Society across the North West region. This role is a good fit for someone with a keen interest in engaging with the youth/young people and local communities, and implementation of relevant projects.

The Schools and Youth Engagement Officer will:

• Implement specific projects and initiatives aligned to the state-wide strategies to strengthen schools and youth engagement in the region.
• Contribute to the effective implementation of social justice & advocacy initiatives for schools and youth in the region.
• Engage with members, volunteers and the local community to ensure that activities developed are responsive to local youth needs.
• Work collaboratively with the Fundraising and Communications team to support and implement local fundraising activities and initiatives.
• Ensure active and regular communications to schools and youth utilising technology and social media as required.

This role will report to the Regional Director, North West. Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Demonstrated passion and experience in working with children and young people in an empowering capacity.
• Proven project coordination skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Proven ability to effectively engage with local schools, including primary and secondary schools.
• Experience working with and effectively engaging young people.
• Proven communication and interpersonal skills across a range of mediums.
• Proven ability to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders , including teachers, members, volunteers and staff delivering a variety of services.
• NSW driver licence and capacity to travel within the region.
• Capacity to work intermittently out of hours, including weekends and evening events.

Come and join our team!

We believe our employees are key to our success and in return we offer:

• Job satisfaction working as part of a team making a difference to people's lives in an organisation that cares about people.
• Generous salary packaging benefits to employees where a portion of take-home pay is tax-free.
• In addition to excellent learning and development opportunities, as a large purpose driven organisation we provide potential to grow your career across a range of teams and services.
• Supportive, friendly and values driven team environment and culture.

Prior to an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including reference checks, a Police check, Working with Children check, Health Declaration and/or a medical check, Right to work in Australia check. The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society's commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People.

If you have questions about this role, please email to Phil Donnan (Regional Director - North West) [email protected], quoting: Schools and Youth Engagement Officer /VIN2143 and using the subject line: Schools and Youth Engagement Coordinator - Armidale / Orange enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please click here for Information on how to apply.

Please submit your application online, attach your Resume and your responses to the Role-specific criteria outlined under the Essential Criteria on the attached Position Description.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. The Society strongly encourages applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature aged applicants.