Aboriginal Youth Mentor

4 weeks ago

Shire of Esperance, Australia Hope Community Services Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Aboriginal Youth Mentor to join our team at headspace Esperance. As a peer position, you will provide engagement to young people from a range of backgrounds, with a particular focus on Aboriginal young men.

Key Responsibilities
  • Raise awareness and engagement of headspace Esperance through events, groups, and individual mentoring support to young people via in-reach, outreach, and centre-based activities.
  • Advise on the development, implementation, and evaluation of a culturally and contextually appropriate Community Awareness Plan in which young people are the primary audience.
  • Support the planning, development, and delivery of mental health literacy education sessions for young people, parents, families, and friends, sector, and community.
  • Work with the Clinical Team to ensure that health promotion messages and activities relating to Aboriginal youth mental health are consistent, evidence-based, and speak to the community.
  • Participate in relevant community and centre-based events and activities, such as headspace training activities, community events, promotional days/weeks, and other activities within the Community Plan and on an ad hoc basis.
About You
  • Demonstrates experience working with and engaging young people with mental health, alcohol, and other drug, and other social issues.
  • Demonstrates experience coordinating and facilitating youth programs, events, or activities within a community setting.
  • Experience in the development of positive working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Ability to problem-solve and work creatively with young people.
  • Demonstrates ability to work effectively in a team.
  • Works to develop additional knowledge and skills.
  • Uses various styles of communication to ensure that information being delivered is tailored to the audience.
  • Ensures that communication is factual, accurate, and presented in a clear and concise manner.
  • Conversant with relevant community-based mental health terminology.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of organisational policies and processes and implements them appropriately.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the challenges and experiences of young people from diverse backgrounds, including young people who are culturally and linguistically diverse and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
  • Broad knowledge of the range of services available to young people in the local government, health, education, employment, and youth sectors.
  • Competence regarding information technology, software packages, and willingness to be trained and implement the headspace data collection tool.
Desirable Criteria
  • Experience in the Not for Profit and/or public health sector.
  • Experience in a Youth Organisation, coordinating programs, education sessions, and youth engagement and/or participation.

Appointments will be subject to Australian residency/visa, satisfactory National Police check (within 3 months), Working With Children card, Current C or A class driver's license, First Aid Certificate, and suitable work referee.

We strive to provide a safe workplace and promote progressive policies that prioritise the health, safety, and unique needs of our team. We invest in developing our people to sustain the workforce built on 'growing our own'.

Our benefits include not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax, discounts with a major health insurance provider, and access to a confidential and professional counselling service.

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