Wyndham City Council Careers – Youth Development Officer

Job Description:

Reporting to the Team Leader Street Surfer Bus, you will join a strong and exciting team of Youth Services staff to collaborate and engage with the growing population of younger communities. You will be running, developing and improving lots of exciting programs to engage, develop and empower the younger community.

This is an exciting new opportunity, and we are seeking multiple Youth Development Officers to join us in Wyndham to develop and facilitate mobile programming for our new state of the art mobile youth facility – the Wyndham Street Surfer Bus.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop, facilitate and evaluate youth programs, events and activities for the Wyndham Street Surfer Bus
• Work collaboratively with the team to engage and empower our young people from the community
• Complete risk management assessments for programs, events and activities
• Grow and develop partnerships with the greater community, relevant schools and stakeholders
• Be adaptive and excited about the growth of youth services

Job Requirements:

• Proven ability to successfully engage and communicate with a diverse range of young people of varying abilities and needs, their families and communities
• Highly effective communication and teamwork skills, and computer literacy
• Available for work on weekends and after standard hours is essential
• A positive, curious and flexible attitude

Qualification & Experience:

• Demonstrated experience working within adolescent development, group work, youth participation and community development frameworks
• Demonstrated experience in the development, implementation, evaluation and reporting of programs and services
• Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining strategic partnerships and stakeholder relationships
• Degree qualification in Youth Work, Community Development, Social Work or a related discipline and relevant experience in the generalist Youth Sector or lesser formal qualification and substantial relevant experience in the Youth Sector (essential requirement)

Job Details:

Company: Wyndham Council

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Hoppers Crossing, Victoria, Australia

Application Deadline: N/A

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