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In this role, you will be responsible for delivering all aspects of the Youth Council portfolio. This includes the Youth Council Advisory Committee and other youth voice programs across the Geelong municipality.
You will be driving and monitoring the delivery of key milestones that relate to the Youth Council Advisory Committee, facilitating good communication between youth council participants and the City, and providing extensive support and guidance to young people engaged in The City's leadership programs.
The role requires experience in youth development combined with significant experience in project management, planning, development and implementation of community development and/or youth programs.
Additionally, you should have an understanding of research principles and methodologies particularly in the youth and community development areas.
Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Youth Work, Public Relations, Governance, Health Promotion or Project Management are essential.
We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us.
This is a permanent full-time position with a classification of Band 6 ($90,263 - $97,365 pa) plus super.
About the Role
* Drive, monitor and review the key milestones and tasks relating to the Youth Council Advisory Committee and the Councillor Connect Mentoring Program.
* Provide administrative and project support to the Youth Council Steering Committee, ensuring all aspects of Youth Council operations are complete within required timeframes and to a high standard.
* Deliver, review and evaluate Youth Council portfolio and other Youth Voice programs.
* Recruit, support, retain and educate young people in programs aimed at increasing skills and opportunities to participate in Civic life.
* Facilitate new and innovative processes and activities with young people that strengthen networks and opportunities to participate in Civic life.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Essential:
* Experience in the area of youth development combined with significant experience in project management, planning, development and implementation of community development and/or youth programs.
* Experience in providing quality assurance for a range of formal communications including correspondence, briefings, speeches, media releases, submissions and reports.
* Extensive experience in facilitating and working with groups of young people using a youth participatory framework.
* An understanding of research principles and methodologies particularly in the youth and community development areas.
* Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Youth Work, Public Relations, Governance, Health Promotion or Project Management.
Benefits
We offer flexible work arrangements, salary sacrificing and novated lease options, cultural and ceremonial leave, study leave, paid parental leave and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave.
We also provide IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave, training and career development opportunities, and a commitment to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people.
We're going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better.
Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it's important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.
About Us
We are committed to working together for a thriving community. We deliver over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and work hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung country such a great place to live, work and study.
We're a workplace where all people can thrive.