YDAS is funded by the Victorian Government. At YDAS, we place the human rights and interests of disabled young people* at the centre of our work. YDAS undertakes individual and policy advocacy, working with disabled young people to ensure that their human rights are upheld so they can access services and participate as valued and respected members of their communities.
*In this document YDAS uses identity first language (disabled young people), as per the advice of the YDAS Steering Committee, which is comprised of disabled young people. However, we recognise that language and identity are personal choices, and that some people may prefer to use other terms including person first language (young people with disability).
Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic) is the peak body and leading policy advocate on young people's issues in Victoria. Our vision is that the rights of young people in Victoria are respected, and they are active, visible and valued in their communities. For over 60 years, YACVic has advocated for the best interests of young people (aged 12-25 years) and the sector that works with them. YACVic provides additional targeted advocacy and services through our key services, YACVic Rural and the Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS). YDAS is in the process of transitioning to independence in 2025.
The YDAS Programs Facilitator will be working within the YDAS Programs team to design and deliver programs. These programs support disabled young people to realise their rights and assist service providers to be more accessible and inclusive of disabled young people. The team runs a variety of programs that include training, workshops, lived experience consultations, and reviewing content, policies and procedures. You will receive training in how to facilitate YDAS programs. This includes YDAS’s three flagship programs; Together: Access and Inclusion training, YDAS Young Leaders program and Map Your Future self-advocacy workshops. You will work within a supportive team and bring your lived experience and expertise to your role. The Programs Facilitator will be given advance notice of opportunities to facilitate workshops, trainings and other events. When they confirm their availability, they will be allocated to sessions. They will also be offered larger projects from time to time that they can opt-in on. Once confirmed, a Facilitator then works with the team to prepare and deliver the session(s) and may sometimes write a report and meet with the client about the information gathered from the session. You may provide advice to the team or clients on how to work with and support disabled young people utilising your lived experience and skills such as helping update existing content or processes. For Together training and workshops with disabled young people, run sheets and content will be provided. For custom consultations, the Facilitator will work with the team to design run sheets and content based on existing templates and the client’s needs. Additional responsibilities will include monitoring the participants and adults involved for child safety concerns (training will be provided).
YACVic / YDAS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Disabled people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position. We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workplace.
YDAS promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people, including those with a disability, those who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or those from refugee or migrant backgrounds. We take child protection very seriously.
All employees are subject to screening and assessment against child safety standards, including rigorous background, identity and reference checks. The successful applicant will require a current Working with Children Check and a satisfactory National Police Check (costs reimbursed) and must agree to comply with YDAS’s Code of Conduct, Child Safe policy and procedures.
To be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Ace Thomson (they/them) at 0472 635 607 or [email protected] (phone call or text message preferred) or the recruitment team at [email protected] using the subject line: YDAS Programs Facilitator enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Please refer to the full Position Description attached to this job listing.