• CMY341 Youth Advocate

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 Reverb

REVERB 2.0 will support the mental health and wellbeing of culturally diverse young people by implementing activities that promote mental health awareness and culturally responsive care through a partnership between multicultural young people, the CMY and headspace National. Reverb uniquely places multicultural young people at the centre as experts in lived experience and advocates for change, who will co-design and co-deliver the program. The idea of Reverb came from CMY’s Youth Advisory Group initially as a Youth Led project, and we are continuing to hear that mental health is a priority area for young people in CMY’s networks.

About the Role

This is a great opportunity to get involved in project design that will directly impact young people and communities. The Youth Advocate position will primarily be responsible for co-designing mental health workshops for school aged students, and capacity building workshops for headspace centres. The Youth Advocate will also co-deliver the workshops alongside CMY and headspace staff, as well as undertake training to build their knowledge and capacity in the mental health area. The role may also assist the Project Lead with the planning, and evaluation of the workshops delivered.

The Youth Advocate may have the opportunity to support other areas of the Youth Participation team and more broadly CMY when opportunities arise. 

• Role type: Casual
• Hours: Average of 3 hours per week, with flexibility of hours depending on the need of the program. Ability to commit to full day training/workshops on weekends.
• Base Salary (SCHADS Level 1) - $48,392.24 per annum (pro rata)
• Location: CMY Carlton Office, 304 Drummond Street, Carlton 3053 with the ability to travel across Victoria and co-deliver workshops in-person and online
• Interviews: to be held in the week beginning 6th May 2024

Key Selection Criteria

• Voluntary or professional experience, or willingness to deliver a range of activities, including facilitating workshops, co-design and collaborating with young people from various backgrounds
• Understanding issues facing diverse young people, including those from multicultural, multi faith and multilingual backgrounds.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills including the confidence and willingness to engage with diverse stakeholders in person and online
• Young multicultural person aged 18-30 years-old (including young people born in Australia with parents/caregivers with a refugee/migrant experience).
• Passion, interest in or lived experience with mental health and wellbeing

For more information

• On the role, please see the position description below
• On CMY, visit https://www.cmy.net.au/about-us
• Contact person for the role: Jess Case – Project Lead - Reverb, on 0448 406 677

How to Apply

• Click ‘Apply Now’ which will take you to our application form
• Follow the instructions to upload your resume and 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

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.