Community Engagement Officer

Anglicare Sydney; Ryde; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Salary packaging for accommodation &Me

Intentional Peer Support training + 8

Ongoing professional development

Retailer discounts

Employee Assistance Program + Fitness

Job summary

Anglicare Sydney is looking for a compassionate Youth Mental Health Peer Worker to be based at the Brookvale Wellbeing Hub. You will build trusted relationships with young people aged 12-24, their families and local services, helping navigate supports and connect them to care through one-to-one engagement, groups and events.

Drawing on lived experience, you will deliver evidence‑based peer support, co‑facilitate groups and plan outreach, creating engaging content for the hub.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Community Services, Mental Health or related field, or status as a newly graduated practitioner within the first two years of practice.
• Experience supporting people with complex mental health challenges and engaging with young people.
• Demonstrated community engagement and stakeholder collaboration experience.
• Strong knowledge of mental health supports, referral pathways, privacy and appropriate documentation requirements.
• Unrestricted NSW driver licence, access to a comprehensively insured vehicle and a valid Working with Children Check.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with schools, youth groups, churches, clinicians, GPs and community organisations.
• Develop and use referral pathways that increase awareness of and access to the Brookvale Youth Mental Health Hub.
• Provide evidence-based one-to-one peer support, service navigation, advocacy and case management assistance.
• Initiate and co-facilitate peer, psychosocial and therapeutic groups for young people and their families.
• Plan outreach activities, community events, workshops and engagement content, including newsletters and social media contributions.

Skills

Peer support

Community engagement

Stakeholder collaboration

Group facilitation

Education

Certificate IV in Community Services, Mental Health or related field

Job description

Transform lives, every single day Do you want a career that means more? At Anglicare Sydney, we bring the strength, support and strategy to make it happen.

Transform lives, every single day Do you want a career that means more? At Anglicare Sydney, we bring the strength, support and strategy to make it happen. We're a well-respected not-for-profit that's been serving society's most vulnerable for 170 years. Each year, we achieve life-changing outcomes for more than 40,000 people through person‑centred support.

Your opportunity

Based at the Brookvale Wellbeing Hub, you will build trusted relationships with young people aged 12-24, their families, community organisations and local services.

Drawing on your lived experience of mental health challenges or recovery, you will help young people feel welcome, navigate support options and strengthen their connection to care.

You will combine community engagement with direct peer support, helping raise awareness of the Hub, develop referral pathways and deliver practical support through one-to-one engagement, groups, events and workshops.

With Integrity And Resilience, You Will

• Build and maintain relationships with schools, youth groups, churches, clinicians, GPs and community organisations.
• Develop and use referral pathways that increase awareness of and access to the Brookvale Youth Mental Health Hub.
• Provide evidence-based one-to-one peer support, service navigation, advocacy and case management assistance.
• Initiate and co-facilitate peer, psychosocial and therapeutic groups for young people and their families.
• Plan outreach activities, community events, workshops and engagement content, including newsletters and social media contributions.

What You'll Bring

You are an approachable and community-minded practitioner who can build trust with young people, families and diverse stakeholders. You communicate clearly, work collaboratively and understand the importance of safe, person‑centred and evidence‑based mental health support.

You share Anglicare's values of integrity, justice, compassion and excellence and can embed them in the way you engage with young people, families and community partners.

What's Required

• Certificate IV in Community Services, Mental Health or a related field, or status as a newly graduated practitioner within the first two years of practice.
• Experience supporting people with complex mental health challenges and engaging with young people.
• Demonstrated community engagement and stakeholder collaboration experience.
• Strong knowledge of mental health supports, referral pathways, privacy and appropriate documentation requirements.
• Unrestricted NSW driver licence, access to a comprehensively insured vehicle and a valid Working with Children Check.

What's Preferred

• Personal lived experience of mental health challenges or recovery that can be used safely and purposefully in peer work.
• Experience in youth mental health, including facilitating groups, training or community workshops.
• Knowledge of the Northern Beaches community and its local youth and mental health service networks.

Why Anglicare?

We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support and for the dedicated people who make it happen.

At Anglicare, you'll get the security, stability and opportunities that come with a strong, well-established organisation that's ready for the future. You'll belong to a community of kind, humble and respectful people of all faiths and backgrounds and be supported to deepen your experience and build a rewarding career.

• Pay less tax and increase your take-home pay through salary packaging of up to $15,900.
• Spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment, also tax free through salary packaging.
• Receive Intentional Peer Support training and eight one-to-one peer mentoring sessions each year.
• Access ongoing professional development, supervision and training.
• Enjoy exclusive discounts at more than 400 retailers.
• Access our Employee Assistance Program and Fitness Passport discounts at more than 800 gyms for you and your family.

We're many services, with one purpose: to meet people where they are and walk with them. At Anglicare, we believe everyone is Made for Connection - with God, with each other and with the places we call home. But sometimes life unravels. That's where Community and Mission steps in, offering hope, support and presence.

From food relief to chaplaincy, crisis care to caring for the wellbeing of older people, every moment of connection matters. And it's not just what we do. It's how we do it: side‑side, with compassion and care.

Working arrangements

The Hub may operate up to two evenings per week and on Saturdays as required. After-hours attendance will be negotiated within the team.

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian-based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others, and we value the diverse perspectives they bring. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Application Close Date: September 27, 2026