Community Engagement Coordinator
Community Engagement Coordinator
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Job Description
About Us:
We are leaders in mental health service delivery specialising in working with adults and young people and in early childhood intervention.
Stride is a name that expresses our ambition its a name thats purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery journey.
As we embark on our next stage join us to make a difference. Were here to Stride.
About headspace:
headspace Centresact as a onestopshop for young people who need help with mental health physical health alcohol and other and/orwork and study support.
On offer:
- Based in Beaudesert QLD
- Fixedterm parttime 0.8 FTE) contract until 30/06/2026
- Paying on SCHADS Level 3 plus Super
- Salary Packaging options (up to $15899 tax free!
- Meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2650!
- Leave loading at 17.5
- Stride Rewards access to discounts from 100s of retailers (fashion food and fitness)
- One paid wellbeing leave day per year (only for 6 month contracts)
- Purchase up to 5 additional leave days in a 12month period (pro rata entitlement if parttime) (only for contracts of 12 months
- Supportive team environment
- Excellent training and career development
Role Overview:
The Community Engagement Coordinator seeks opportunities to reach out to young people and the communities that support them to provide health education raise mental health literacy and community awareness and link people to appropriate services.
You will develop facilitate and evaluate a range of community events and health and education programs designed to improve mental health literacy and community awareness of challenges faced by young people in order to increase early identification and help them to get early access to appropriate services.
You will work closely with our clinical team to understand the services thatheadspaceprovides to advocate our services to both young people and the wider community.
Requirements:
- Minimum of a Diploma qualification in youth work mental health or other relevant discipline
- Experience in a similar role working with young people
- Experience in planning developing and delivering of highquality education training and community awareness programs and activities
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills showing an ability and sensitivity to work with and engage a variety of different people and stakeholders
- Proven ability to work creatively collaboratively and effectively as a member of a team
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Confidence in use of IT including social media applications (e.g. Facebook) as well as website maintenance
- Excellent verbal communication and written skills including the ability to identify potential funding sources and write the appropriate grant submissions
- Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a Blue Card
- Must hold/be willing to apply for NDIS worker screening clearance
- Current Drivers License
Stride is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Stride must undergo required screening processes prior to their successful appointment.
Stride is an inclusive workplace and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds in order to enhance the depth of cultural diversity and insight within our workforce.
This includes but is not limited to people with a livedexperience of mental healthrecoveryAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds LGBTQIA and people with disabilities.
Apply now!
To apply complete the online application form attach a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the available role.
Applications will be viewed and actioned upon receipt with a finalclosing datefor applications of 07 May 2025.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
