Community Awareness Officer

2 weeks ago

Glenroy, Victoria, Australia Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health Full time $88,190 - $94,788 per year

Primary Clinical Services Glenroy, VIC Contract

3/9/2025

  • Glenroy location | Onsite parking + close to public transport
  • Full time position | Contract until December 2027
  • Work directly with young people and the community | Join a passionate team

About Orygen

Orygen is Australia's Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged

About the job

The Community Awareness Officer – Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) will play a pivotal role in enhancing access to mental health services for young people from migrant, refugee, and ethnic minority backgrounds. This role is dedicated to addressing the unique cultural, linguistic, and systemic barriers that can prevent these communities from seeking and receiving appropriate mental health support.

Reporting to the Clinical Services Manager you will:

  • Program delivery & community engagement – Develop, deliver, and evaluate programs and workshops to increase mental health literacy, reduce stigma, and support CALD young people and their families.
  • Youth and community consultation – Work with the Youth Advisory Group, schools, and cultural-specific services to ensure programs reflect CALD youth voices and needs.
  • Outreach & visibility – Lead outreach activities, attend cultural community events, and provide culturally tailored information to support access to mental health services.
  • Stakeholder & partnership development – Build and sustain relationships with schools, CALD organisations, community groups, and agencies to enhance referral pathways, collaboration, and cultural responsiveness.
  • Promotion & other duties – Support online and social media presence for CALD engagement and undertake other activities as directed by the Clinical Services Manager.

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

  • Tertiary qualifications in the social or health sciences, community development or a related field, and/or substantial relevant experience in a similar field.
  • Deep understanding of cultural diversity and the ability to engage respectfully and effectively with people from migrant, refugee, and ethnic minority backgrounds.
  • Strong understanding of cultural diversity, youth mental health, and the challenges faced by CALD young people.
  • Experience in developing, delivering, and evaluating community engagement programs, workshops, and awareness initiatives.
  • Proven ability to build partnerships and collaborate with schools, community organisations, and service providers to achieve shared outcomes.
  • Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to engage respectfully with diverse audiences.

Benefits

  • $88,090 - $94,788 commensurate with skills and experience + 12% super + access to $15,900 NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
  • Enjoy a collaborative, inclusive environment that integrates research and clinical care.
  • Benefit from leadership development initiatives designed to fast-track your career in youth services.
  • Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
  • Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change.

How to apply

If you're ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, apply now.

For the full position description, visit

This is a full-time contract until December 2027.

Applications will close on 15th September (11am), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Before applying at Orygen, it's important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.

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