Senior Community Engagement Officer (Stakeholder Specialist), Sonder. Adelaide SA. Community Development (Community Services & Development). Full time. $85,000 + $95,000 + Super + PD Allowance.

Who are we? headspace is Australia’s leading youth mental health organisation, providing a range of comprehensive services for young people aged 12–25 years. headspace centres act as a one-stop-shop for young people who are seeking support with mental health, physical and sexual health, work and study, or alcohol and/or other drug use.

Sonder is the lead agency of headspace Adelaide, headspace Edinburgh North, headspace Marion and headspace Onkaparinga.

What benefits can we offer? When you work with Sonder, you become part of the Sonder family and that provides you with a number of benefits, such as: Salary (excluding super) paid above award and reviewed annually. Flexible working arrangements. professional development allowance provided annually. Generous salary packaging options: increase your take-home pay by 6–12%. 17.5% Leave Loading. Modern and welcoming office spaces. Christmas Closure Bonus Leave (above annual leave entitlements).

Training opportunities: Meal & entertainment allowances. Paid parental leave, and much more! Sonder are open to negotiating further benefits with the successful applicant to ensure an excellent working environment for you.

Hours: This role is part-time, 0.4 FTE

Location: This role is based at headspace Adelaide (CBD); however, it will involve regular visits to our other headspace locations as required (Onkaparinga, Marion and Edinburgh North).

About the Role: The Senior Community Engagement Officer works as a conduit and capacity builder within a multidisciplinary mental health team to assist with the planning, organisation and implementation of community education activities across Sonder-led headspace centres. While this role has a focus on Early Psychosis, it supports all headspace programs in ensuring stakeholder awareness of our services and referral pathways. These stakeholder education activities are done in partnership with program, leads and key clinical team members across the headspace programs.

A key component of the Senior Community Engagement Officer role is to develop and maintain resources required to deliver service overviews and centre tours to key stakeholders; this includes linking program leads and clinical staff in with stakeholders to facilitate the overviews and tours for each program. In addition, there is an expectation for specific Early Psychosis service overviews to be co-facilitated by the Senior Community Engagement Officer.

Experience Requirements: Experience in the planning and delivery of community engagement and youth participation strategies and programs. Experience with working with young people living with or who have experienced a mental health issue. Experience and expertise with social media as a communication tool, including podcast experience. Experience in public speaking and facilitating educational workshops and groups. Demonstrated experience working within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications and Other Requirements: Drivers License (Preferred), Knowledge and experience in using the Microsoft suite of software and databases.

Relevant tertiary qualifications include the following: Youth Work, Community Development, Social Planning, and social and behavioral science. Occupational therapy and social work. Health Sciences (Health Promotion). Or another relevant field.

Or demonstrated substantial and extensive experience in the youth sector. Current or willing to obtain a Working with Children's Check (WWCC). Some out-of-hours work is required.

Applications Close: 26/08/2024

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Feel free to send any enquiries to sondercareers@sonder.net.au