Youth Development Officer

**Youth Development Officer**:
**Job no**: 498604

**Work type**: Temporary Full Time

**Classification**: Band 6 ($90,263 - $97,365 pa)

**Categories**: Community Development, Youth Development

**About the role**
In this role, you will work collaboratively with staff and stakeholders to deliver a range of evidence based and youth informed programs that help to address the needs of young people and the community. Liaising with schools, youth organisations, government and departments you will work to enrich the lives of the young people in our community through the services and programs we deliver.

**Work type: Temporary Full Time (12 months)**
**Classification: Band 6 $90,263 - $97,365 (pa plus super)**

Key responsibilities include:

- Facilitate the delivery of programs, trainings and initiatives that help to create supportive communities and wellbeing programs for young people and/or key stakeholders, including but not limited to: Teen & Youth Mental Health First Aid, LoveBites& the CelebrateYouProject.
- Effectively engage stakeholders and young people in the design of key initiatives that strengthen networks and opportunities that better equip the City in responding to the needs of young people.
- Research, analyse, prepare and present comprehensive written materials including solutions focused reports, briefings and presentations on youth issues and YDU projects/activities for internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate the development of the Schools and Community Youth Network newsletter and distribute twice per school term.

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will have experience delivering high-quality programs and initiatives that focus on the needs of young people and the broader community. You will have experience in using community development principals to plan, implement and evaluate youth development programs that respond to community needs and youth priorities.
- Significant experience in planning, implementing/facilitating and evaluating youth development programs.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to build relationships with people from all backgrounds, with understanding of culturally sensitive and informed practice with youth communities.
- Tertiary qualifications in Community Development, Social Work, Youth Work, Education, Health Promotion or a related field, or, extensive related experience.
- Working with Children Check
- Current training and registrations to deliver LoveBites or Teen and Youth Mental Health highly desirable.

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
At the City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung Country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit **apply** - we’d love to meet you

**A career with us**
Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.

We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

We offer:

- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and ceremonial leave
- study leave
- paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
- IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
- training and career development opportunities
- a healthy and safe environment
- our employee wellbeing program
- corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
- unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

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