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

CMY seeks three young women (17 – 24yrs) to join our team as Youth Trainees. The Youth Trainee role is an exciting employment opportunity that incorporates skill and professional development and on the job training whilst providing administrative and facilitative support to a variety of projects delivered by the Youth Leadership Team.

This role will work closely with and be supported by the Senior Project Officer to support the delivery of training and capability building activities for young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. A key aspect of the role will be engaging and supporting young people in leadership opportunities. The position will primarily be located in CMY’s Carlton office, though it may involve some offsite program support.

The roles were created as part of CMY’s commitment to providing opportunities for young women from refugee and migrant backgrounds, through the Seat at the Table project, funded by the Office for Women to provide young women entering the work force valuable professional experience.

This role is being advertised specifically for young women (17 – 24 years old) from a migrant or refugee background under Special Measures of the Equal Opportunity Act.

• CMY240
• Hours: 15.2 hours per week (0.4 FTE), Part Time
• Fixed Term: until December 2022
• Base Salary: (SCHADS Level 1) : $43,689 per annum, pro rata, plus Super and access to Salary Packaging
• Location: CMY Carlton Office (Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this role will require you to initially work from home)
• Interviews: to be held in the week beginning 15 November 2021

The successful applicant must provide evidence that they meet government COVID-19 vaccination requirements and are either fully vaccinated with a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine or have received at least 1 dose of a COVID vaccination and a booking to receive the second vaccination by November 26th 2021

You will have

• A passion for supporting young people to feel empowered, connected and influential
• Confidence in communicating with young people and service providers
• Commitment to a career in the youth and community sectors

For more information

• On the role, download the Position Description attached or available here: www.cmy.net.au/work-with-us

• On CMY, visit: www.cmy.net.au/about-us
• Contact person for the role: Jess Case, Senior Project Officer – Youth Leadership on 0475 400 883

How to Apply

• Provide a Cover Letter (in MS Word or PDF)
• Provide your updated resume / CV (in MS Word or PDF)
• Provide a separate document (in MS Word or PDF) addressing each of the key selection criteria outlined in the Position Description.
• For guidelines in how to apply for a job at CMY including how to address a Key Selection Criteria, please read here.

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.