Youth Development

**Multiple Casual Positions**

**Hourly Rate $45.09 + 10.5% Super**

**About Melton City Council**

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality—one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

**The Opportunity**

Melton City Council acknowledges the fundamental role that Young Communities play in the development and support of young people aged 12 to 25 in the municipality. Reporting to the Team Leader Development and Support, the role of a casual Youth Development & Support Officer is key to engaging with young people developing, delivering and evaluating a range of educational, recreational and youth consultation programs targeted at young people, in response to identified needs withing the municipality. This includes
- Develop, deliver, and evaluate a range of programs and services targeted at young people aged 12 -25 years in response to identified needs across the municipality consistent with Councils strategic priorities.
- Engage and build relationships with young people and partners to maximise young peoples participation in the development of programs and services.

You will have a passion for working and engaging with young people from diverse backgrounds and differing abilities and socioeconomic circumstances.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Engage and work with young people that may require further short-term assistance and support.
- Plan, develop, implement and evaluate a range of youth programs, services and events that address the needs of young people within the municipality.
- Provide information, resources, and where appropriate referral, to young people and their families to enable them to make informed decisions and make full use of resources and services available within the community.
- Contribute toward the development of policy, procedures and strategies to ensure the needs of young people are reflected.
- Develop promotional strategies ensuring that programs, services and events are well publicised across the municipality.

**About you**

**_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_**
- Completed or working towards a Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Youth Work, Community Development and Welfare or a related discipline with some experience.
- Experience in working with young people and their families within a broader community context, that is inclusive of all community members.
- A strong understanding of current issues in provision of services to young people is desirable.
- Working with Children’s Check and Drivers Licence.

**Culture and Values**

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

- Motivate
- Empower
- Lead
- Trust
- Open
- Nurture

**Benefits**

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:

- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms

**How To Apply**

If you require further information about the position, please contact Nicole Martin, Team Leader Development & Support Young Communities on 9747 5321.

To view the Position Description, click here.

Applications **must** include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role.

We encourage you to use the STAR approach when writing your responses to the selection criteria.
- Situation (Task) - provide a brief outline of the situation or task?_
- Action - what did you do in response to the situation or task?_
- Result - what was the result of your action?_

To address the Key Selection Criteria you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.
- Successful applicants must comply with COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council’s COVID-19 va