• CMY387

About CMY

The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) is a not-for-profit organisation based in Victoria, providing specialist knowledge and support to young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Our vision is that young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds are connected, empowered and influential Australians.

About the Role

The Standing Together Program is a Multicultural Multifaith Program for Adolescents using Family Violence within the Home (AFVITH). The program is led by Drummond Street Youth & Family Services, in partnership with CMY. The project will support young people from multicultural backgrounds who enact harm in a family setting, acknowledging that many of these young people are also victim survivors of family violence.

The Senior Multicultural Youth Worker (SMCYW) will collaborate with Drummond Street Youth & Family Service (DS) practitioners to implement the AFVITH response framework and provide expertise in engaging with multicultural young people who are using violence in the home and their families. The Standing Together program will provide an integrated service response, applying a whole of family practice lens to the work. The SMCYW will be responsible for providing intake, ongoing individual and family risk and safety assessments, case planning and coordination, referrals to local services and delivering relevant interventions for young people and their families.

• Hours: 30.4 hours per week (0.8 FTE), Part Time
• Fixed Term or Permanent: until June 2027
• Base Salary (SCHADS Level 5): $97,379.75 per annum plus Super and access to Salary Packaging (Salary Packaging is a great way to increase the value of your salary by allowing you to receive a portion of your income in the form of tax free or tax-deductible benefits.)
• Location: Carlton
• Interviews: to be held in the week beginning 24 March 2025

You will have

1. Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (ie social work, youth work, community development) and/or extensive work experience in the refugee and/or youth sector)
2. A demonstrated experience in delivering framework based, client centred, culturally responsive support to young people and families who are facing multiple and complex intersecting barriers
3. Demonstrated experience of working with young people from a refugee and migrant background, their families and communities.
4. In depth understanding of the definitions, impacts and complexity of family violence and AFVITH
5. Well-developed interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills with proven ability to collaborate and engage with a diverse range of people including colleagues, young people, families, communities and external organisations.

For more information

• On the role, please see the Position Description

• On CMY, visit https://www.cmy.net.au/about-us
• Contact person for the role: Sameera Fieldgrass – Practice Lead on: 0436 100 263

How to Apply

• Provide your updated resume / CV
• Provide a document outlining examples/a response addressing each of the key selection criteria outlined in the position description. This can be included in your cover letter or a separate document.
• Documents must be in MS Word or PDF format
• For guidelines on how to apply for a job at CMY please read here
• For tips on how to respond to Key Selection Criteria, please read here: Careers Vic Gov - Guide
• Click "Apply Now" to submit your application, job reference: CMY387 Senior Multicultural Youth Worker - Standing Together Program

CMY takes Child Safety seriously and short-listed candidates are subject to child safety screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

A position description is attached.