Job Description
This role is a key mentoring position for young people, focusing on their health and wellbeing in the Wonthaggi region. As a First Nations Youth Support Specialist, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide strength-based and culturally safe services to young people with a focus on First Nations young people.
You will support young people and their families / friends to access wellbeing support, therapeutic interventions, and care coordination. Your role will also involve increasing community awareness of mental health challenges amongst First Nations young people and communities through facilitation, organisation and delivery of health promotion activities and community events.
Key Responsibilities
* Work collaboratively with the headspace Wonthaggi team to deliver strength-based and culturally safe services to young people.
* Support young people and their families / friends to access wellbeing support, therapeutic interventions, and care coordination.
* Develop and implement health promotion activities and community events to increase community awareness of mental health challenges amongst First Nations young people and communities.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will have:
* Diploma or Certificate IV in youth work, community services, alcohol and drug, mental health support or social welfare and/or relevant and equivalent experience working within a health, education, or youth setting.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a diverse range of people, engage with young people and advocate on their behalf.
* A high level of professionalism, confidentiality, and discretion.