• Permanent, full-time 38 hours per week
• Involves working intermittently out of hours, including weekends and evening events
• Base location is in Auburn, will travel to locations within Metropolitan Sydney
• Current NSW Driver Licence, or must have the capacity to travel via public transport within Metro Sydney if required
• Team car is available but with limited access; mileage will be paid if using own motor vehicle
• SCHCADS Award, Level 4, hourly rates range from $35.03 to $37.90 depending on qualifications and experience
• Generous salary packaging benefits
• Opportunity to utilise your skills in engaging with the youth and creating initiatives to grow the membership of Vinnies Youth program

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 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 Youth Engagement Officer will contribute to implementation of the state-wide youth engagement strategy (up to 35 years old) within the region.The Youth Engagement Officer will:

• Plan and implement specific projects, events and initiatives to strengthen youth engagement in the region, aligned to the state-wide youth engagement strategy, working collaboratively with the Central Council Youth representative(s).
• Contribute to the effective implementation of social justice & advocacy initiatives for youth in the region.
• Contribute to the implementation of local fundraising initiatives and appeals, as determined by Regional Director.
• Support the delivery of timely and relevant communications to young people utilising technology and social media as required.
• Collate information, analyse data, prepare documentation and correspondence in line with quality and organisational requirements, to support information flow and inform decision making.

This role will report to the Manager, Schools and Youth Engagement - Metropolitan. Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Experience working with and effectively engaging young people.
• Proven project coordination skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience using social media and other digital platforms to deliver engagement strategies to young people.
• Demonstrated experience providing operational and administrative support in teams working remotely and across various regions.
• Proven communication and interpersonal skills across a range of mediums.
• Proven ability to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders including 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 programs, as a large purpose driven organisation we provide opportunities 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 Mary Musolino (Manager, Schools and Youth Engagement - Metro) [email protected] quoting: Youth Engagement Officer - Metro /VIN1832 enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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.