Senior Community Engagement Officer

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