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Career Advisors x2 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander - Flexible location / Remote

headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation Ltd
  • Two Positions Available
  • Flexible Location / Remote
  • Join an award-winning service and well recognised national Not for Profit
  • Full-time role we are recruiting nationally - remote work from home or in an office setting in your local area
  • Competitive salary ($60,000 - $70,000 full time equivalent) plus superannuation and generous salary packaging opportunities

Tell me about the role

headspace Work and Study is an international first, providing online assistance to young people facing barriers to work and study. Support is tailored to a young person's needs using strengths-based approaches to help them reach their work and study goals. This role works directly with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people who are accessing the service, ensuring they receive tailored and appropriate support. The position also works more broadly with community organisations and services, helping to increase access and awareness of the service for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people.

Career Advisors work directly with a caseload of young people providing appointments via web chat, phone, email, and video chat. Career Advisors work in a multi-disciplinary team with dedicated clinicians who work across the team to provide integrated clinical care to ensure young people can balance their mental health and wellbeing alongside their work/study. Career Advisors also collaborate with key external stakeholders such as educational institutions, employment agencies and employers to assist young people with identifying opportunities and engaging in work and study.

The successful applicant will join an inclusive and collaborative team which includes existing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff. Your development in the role will be supported through an extensive orientation program, regular support, and team engagement. This role will work closely with other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Career Advisors and non-Indigenous staff to ensure appropriate and effective service support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. This includes contributing to improving service process, procedures, and approaches to increase the cultural safety of the service.

Due to the online and accessible nature of the service, successful applicants may work remotely or in an office setting within their local area. Thorough knowledge of your local community is critical for supporting young people within your region, increasing service awareness and providing integrated connection to local headspace services, other providers and education and employment opportunities.
This is a career opportunity not to be missed for professionals who want to work in an environment that promotes a culturally positive, personalised and strengths-based approach to support young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in their career development, job seeking and educational attainment.

Who are we looking for

headspace considers that being an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under s28 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic).

If you are committed to providing young people with inclusive and supportive work and study assistance to help them reach their goals, then this is an opportunity you won't want to miss.

You will have experience supporting young people (in particular those who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) in the work/study sector, or a related field (e.g. health or youth work).

To be successful you will have highly developed interpersonal and communication skills along with a proven ability to develop solutions to complex problems and sustain collaborative partnerships with a range of stakeholders including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led community organisations in your state or territory.

The finer details

We offer a flexible and dynamic environment where you can truly make a difference to young Australians.

As this service is delivered online and staff can work remotely, you will be supported to work in your local area. This may involve working from home, from a partner organisation and/or from a headspace centre. This will be negotiated with the successful applicant. For the immediate future the work location will be from home. As a result you will need to have access to a safe and confidential workspace and have a reliable internet connection.

headspace considers that being an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under s28 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic).

The headspace Reconciliation Action Plan was launched in July 2019 and was developed through a co-design process with staff across the organisation. At headspace, we are committed to continually building upon our knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture.

Application Process

Click on 'Apply Now' to upload your application which must consist of a resume and a cover letter addressing the questions below.
In your cover letter please address the following three questions, with a maximum 300 words per question. You are not required to address the key selection criteria separately.

  1. What do you believe are some of the key challenges that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people can face in reaching their work/study goals, and particularly those young people living with mental health challenges?
  2. Please outline how you would build trust and a positive relationship with a young person you are working with? (Remember this service is all online).
  3. This role involves working with many different groups to increase referrals and support of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people in the service. Please tell us about your experience and approach to working with different stakeholders (e.g. community led organisations, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations).

We want to fill this role with the right person as soon as we can and will be reviewing applications as soon as received, so apply now!

To be eligible for this position you must have the right to live and work in Australia. A Working with Children Check (or State/Territory equivalent) and a Police Check are required for this position.

For more information please contact Anna Lam, Service Coordinator at [email protected] using the subject line: Career Advisor - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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