* Fixed term contract, parental leave cover - ending 13/02/2026
* Full-Time position offering 76 hours per fortnight Monday-Friday
* SCHADS Level 4, ordinary rate of pay : $43.08 p/hr + super + $1.01 p/hr regional allowance
* Access to salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay).
* Discounts with a major health insurance provider.
* Employees and their family members will have access to a confidential, and professional counselling service.
About The Opportunity
The Community Engagement Officer is based at headspace Esperance and provides service to young people and the community via an asset-based community development approach and through the collaborative work with local consortium members, young people, communities and stakeholders via Community Awareness and Engagement and the Youth Advisory Group.
The Community Engagement Officer reporting to the headspace centre manager will lead the increase of community awareness mental health through psychoeducation on issues among young people, and family and friends facilitate youth and, where relevant, family participation, organise and deliver health promotion activities, projects, and community events to engage identified target populations.
Requirements Of The Role
* Raise awareness and engagement of headspace Esperance through events, workshops, trainings, marketing, and ad hoc activities, via in-reach, outreach, and centre-based activities.
* Guide and support the Youth Advisory Group and ensure the voice of young people is always present in every area of headspace Esperance.
* Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of a culturally and contextually appropriate Community Awareness Plan in which young people are the primary audience.
* Engage in regular liaison with local consortium members and other stakeholders in the delivery and coordination of youth and community activities.
* Design and coordinate events for target groups to increase the profile of headspace Esperance and in collaboration with key stakeholders and deliver key messages around mental health literacy, reducing stigma, anti-discrimination, and early help seeking.
* Work closely with other headspace staff to ensure that the impact of any campaign/ event is addressed at the planning stages so that clinical staff are available to manage increased referrals.
* Manage and maintain the headspace Esperance website and social media platforms to develop opportunities for youth engagement and service promotion.
* Produce documents and promotional material of a professional standard that comply with branding policy, suitable for external communication to a variety of target audiences.
* Build relationships with external service providers and report on opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships that progress headspace Esperance toward its objectives.
About You
* Demonstrates experience working with and engaging young people with mental health, alcohol and other drug, and other social issues.
* Experience in the Not for Profit and/or public health sector
* Experience in a Youth Organisation, coordinating programs, education sessions and youth participation
* Demonstrates experience coordinating and facilitating youth programs, events, or activities within a community setting.
* Experience in the development of strong, positive working collaborations with stakeholders
* Current C or A class driver's license
* Working with Children's Card
* Police Certificate (within 3 months)
* Current First Aid Certificate
Our Culture
Hope strives to provide a safe workplace and promotes progressive policies that prioritise the health, safety and unique needs of our team. Hope's ambition is to be an employer of choice by supporting staff to grow, learn, innovate and achieve their potential. We invest in developing our people to sustain the workforce built on 'growing our own'.
Your Benefits
Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay).
Discounts with a major health insurance provider.
We offer employees and their family members access to a confidential, and professional counselling service.
What To Expect Next
If your application is shortlisted, you will receive a phone call to discuss your skill further and may be invited to attend an interview either online or in person at our local office/Hub.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply
HOPE acknowledges and welcomes diversity in all its forms amongst staff and clients, including culture, language, race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex variations, religion, and socio-economic and relationship status
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