Youth Development Officer
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Job Description
Youth Development Officer
Reference number: 10592
Closing date: 11pm 6 May 2025
- Temporary part time until 2027 working 3 days per week
- Salary commencing at $41.81 per hour plus 11.5 superannuation (commensurate with experience)
- Work in a supportive team and provide youth participation and engagement opportunities for young people within the municipality
The Opportunity
Build capacity resilience strengthen civic participation and community connections for young people aged 1225 in Moonee Valley through creating opportunities to participate connect influence local youth programs. Work directly with young people within a strength based and youth empowerment approach to develop implement and evaluate youthled events and programs.
Responsibilities
- Plan implement evaluate and report on programs projects and events for young people utilising best practice youth work including youth participation models and frameworks.
- Implement project management practices as well as effective time management and organisation abilities.
- Use a range of participatory engagement processes with young people that provide genuine opportunities to influence and be involved in decisionmaking processes.
- Provide shortterm individual support including referral and advocacy with and for young people.
- Increase awareness of Valley Youth programs events and services by using marketing communications and promotional strategies and activities.
- Maintain accurate records and statistical information for Council and funding reports.
- Actively support and participate in the broader Young Communities team and wider Council to ensure best outcomes for young people are achieved.
Skills & Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in related fields such as Youth Work or similar or substantial relevant experience working with young people.
- Demonstrated experience working within adolescent development group work youth participation and community development frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience in planning implementing and evaluating youth programs and events using participatory approaches.
- Demonstrated experience in youth leadership civic participation and advocacy programs and events.
- Demonstrated experience in working alongside specific cohorts including but not limited to young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds LGBTIAQ young people young people with disabilities etc.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through our online system and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City CouncilApplication Guide. Responses to the key selection criteria are required and applicants that do not meet these requirements may not be considered.
For further information including the key selection criteria please view thePosition Descriptionorcontact Nicole NealeTeam Leader Young Communities Young Inclusive & Ageing Communities on.
In line with the Council policy Council positions require you to be vaccinated against COVID19. If you are successful in our recruitment and selection process you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Hourly
