Live4life Partnerships Coordinator

Enjoy a hybrid working model and great organisational culture
- Have a positive impact to the mental health of Young People in Baw Baw
- $87,825.89 - $95,730.88 plus 10.5% Super

**About Baw Baw Shire Council**

A Baw Baw Shire Council career goes beyond business as usual. You'll find exciting development pathways rich in opportunity. Our thriving and engaged culture-first workplace is built on the passion and talent of people who proudly deliver vital services and exciting projects to a community they care about.

Our organisation comprises of a multicultural workplace of around 400 full-time, part-time and casual employees, all benefiting from great flexibility, work/life sway, study support, health and wellbeing initiatives and ongoing learning and development programs.

At Baw Baw Shire Council, we invite our people to tackle projects that keep them inspired. We encourage the exploration of new ideas. We support the enhancement of building on current skills and developing new ones.

Located adjacent to Melbourne, Baw Baw Shire is one of Victoria's fastest growing municipalities with freeway and V/Line access into Melbourne's CBD and suburbs. This allows easy access to training, seminars and conferences in the city, without diminishing the direct impact that comes from working within a close-knit rural community.

**About the Role**

Live4Life is the only mental health education and youth suicide prevention model designed specifically for rural and regional communities.

Live4Life communities deliver Teen and accredited Youth Mental Health First Aid training in schools and the wider community, create local partnerships to lead conversations about mental health that reduce stigma, and promote young leaders as mental health ambassadors.

The Live4Life Model has four key components:
1) Support, coordination and mentoring from Youth Live4Life’s staff

2) School and community partnerships

3) Mental health training

4) “The Crew” - Live4Life’s youth leadership and participation program

The role is varied, we’re looking for someone who can go from facilitating a partnerships meeting, to organising Mental Health First Aid Training, or event planning and delivery, then sourcing funding to ensure the program can grow sustainably into the future with our community need.

The Partnerships Coordinator is the glue which binds the local Live4Life partnership together and drives progress and success.

They’ll be a well-rounded communicator with exceptional partnership skills, who can use or learn a range of internal and external programs while working as part of a close-knit team. They’ll have attention to detail, be organised and interested in leading the Baw Baw Live4Life partnership and program adding to its ongoing sustainability for Baw Baw’s current and future Young People. Loving a varied day and being excited to learn and grow is a huge advantage.

**Further Information and How To Apply**
- Baw Baw Shire Council is an equal opportunity employer and works in the interest of the safety of children and young people. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment._