• Join a leader in youth mental health, revolutionising services to our young people
• Be part of a supportive team with career development and growth opportunities in clinical care and research 
• Access to generous NFP salary packaging and flexible work/life balance arrangements

About Orygen

The why behind what we do is important. We believe that all young people deserve to grow into adulthood with optimal mental health. Everything we do is focused on this outcome. Orygen is leading and redefining what’s possible in global research, policy, education and clinical care. Find out more on our website.

The Opportunity

Orygen Digital is seeking a MOST Engagement Officer. You will be well supported operationally to ensure your career at Orygen is both fulfilling and rewarding without compromising on your life goals. 

If you have a passion for the field of youth mental health and want to make a real difference to the lives of young people and their families and carers and share Orygen’s values of respect, accountability, teamwork, excellence and innovation, then we would love you to join the Orygen team to revolutionise youth mental health. 

The role and your impact

Part-time/ full-time (0.8 – 1.0 FTE) fixed term position available for 12, with opportunity for further employment.

The MOST Engagement Officer will be part of a dynamic team that is working with external services to offer Orygen Digital’s Moderated Online Social Therapy (MOST) to young people. The role involves talking with young people and their families/carers to explain how MOST can be an additional support to the care they are receiving in their face-to-face service, and to help them sign up to the platform. The MOST Engagement Officer will have a highly developed ability to communicate effectively with young people and their families/carers, a flair for influencing others, and the ability to work autonomously. 

About you

Essential to this role is previous experience working in a customer engagement role involving regular interactions. You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health outcomes for young people. In addition, you will bring:

• Strong ability to engage, support, recruit, and influence others, particularly through verbal communication.
• Capacity to work independently, without direct supervision, in a fast-paced environment with clear performance indicators. 
• Supportive and highly motivated individual with an enthusiastic attitude.
• Demonstrated sound judgement and problem solving abilities.
• Passionate about technology and digital interventions in youth mental health, including MOST.

To learn more about this opportunity, please go to www.orygen.org.au/About/Work-with-Us or contact Esta Kanellopoulos at [email protected], using the subject line: Moderated Online Social Therapy Engagement Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs for a confidential discussion.

A position description is attached.

Salary and benefits

Depending on your skills and experience, a salary of $55,000 - $70,000 p.a. is offered plus superannuation and access to generous NFP salary packaging.

Orygen is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that supports employees to achieve their career goals without compromising their life goals. With this in mind Orygen offers a range of employment benefits including generous paid leave, flexible work arrangement, an employee assistance program, well regarded supervision and a supportive team, career growth and development opportunities, purposeful work that makes a real difference to lives of young people and their families and carers and career opportunities within an organisation that is the leader in youth mental health.

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible. Orygen may close the advertisement before the closing date. 

Orygen is dedicated to gender equality, diversity and inclusivity. We strive to continue to build a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD people. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people