Youth Participation Project Officer

Your new job

The Youth Participation Project Officer will be responsible for supporting and coordinating a number of key national youth participation projects, events and activities to facilitate meaningful participation opportunities with young people across the organisation.

Reporting to the Youth Participation Program Manager you will:

• Coordinate and facilitate the engagement of young people in national youth participation opportunities across the organisation
• Support key youth participation and engagement projects, events and activities that aim to engage young people as partners across areas of the organisation.
• Support the delivery of Orygen’s Youth Participation and Engagement Strategy, and raise the profile of youth participation and engagement across the organisation, the sector nationally and the broader community.

What you’ll need

You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Tertiary qualification(s) in Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology, Community Development, Health Promotion or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience of working with young people in a health or related setting.
• Knowledge and/or previous experience of a research environment and the potential for young people to be engaged in research related activities.
• Previous experience in coordination and successful implementation of a new project or event in line with organisational objectives.

What you’ll get in return

• Salary package between $77,500 - $83,400 commensurate with skills and experience + 10.5% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900.
• Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
• Flexible work to suit your lifestyle and access to policies and tools that support this.

Orygen – leading the revolution

Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.

Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always. Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.

At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.

Join the revolution

If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now.

For more information and to review the position description, please follow the link: click here. 

This is a full time (1.0 FTE) position until September 2025.

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.