• Australian Red Cross considers that being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational qualification of this role under s 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
• Permanent position
• Full time hours
• Narooma, NSW location

About us

Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. Our aim is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people in Australia and across our region.

About the role

The Youth Community Development Officer (CDO) is a key member of the Red Cross Place-Based community development team. This team works in partnership with Wallaga Lake and surrounding Aboriginal communities to support them to realise their aspirations. The Youth CDO works to support young people in the community to express and pursue their goals and to have their voice heard. They work with young people, and the broader community, to deliver programs which support young people to overcome the challenges and barriers they face, to grow and develop their confidence and skills, and build their capacity.

On a day-to-day basis, the Youth CDO is working directly with young people delivering culturally safe and enabling youth focused and directed activities, mentoring, and training. The CDO will also work with partners, internal and external stakeholders, building collaborative and respectful partnerships that directly contribute to supporting the focus of our work and building capacity across the community.

The CDO will recruit, develop, support and work with volunteers to engage with and support the delivery of initiatives.

What you will bring

• Proven experience in the delivery of youth programs or initiatives, especially for those with complex needs
• Demonstrated ability to deliver training workshops, mentoring and other educational approaches for young people
• Demonstrated capacity to work in a trauma informed and strengths based way, articulate the impacts of intergenerational trauma on development and adapt approaches and engagement accordingly
• Demonstrated understanding of the need for, and demonstrated capacity to build cultural safety and inclusivity in all operational environments
• Experience working with volunteers is desirable

A current Australian Drivers licence and a Working with Children Check are mandatory requirements for this role.

We utilise Covid-19 safe practices

We encourage all of our employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and a number of states have mandated that Australian Red Cross employees must be vaccinated to perform work for us. Please make sure that you are able to comply with these government requirements or have the appropriate medical exemption information available.

Why work with us

Be part of one of the largest humanitarian organisations and know that the work contributes to improving outcomes for vulnerable people.

You can access flexible working arrangements and generous salary packaging options that can increase your take home pay by paying certain expenses using pre-tax dollars up to $15,900 a year.

Further information

For further information about this role, please refer to the position description attached below or contact Megan Chisholm on 0408 205 869.

A position description is attached.