Part-Time Youth Community Engagement Specialist

Pathway Talent; Willoughby; On-site; AUD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Professional development

Employee assistance program

Internal secondments

Job summary

Pathway Talent, in partnership with New Horizons, is seeking a Community Engagement Coordinator for its headspace Chatswood service. The role is term-defined part-time (22.8 hours per week across three days) with the contract running until 13 February 2027.

You will engage with young people aged 12-25, families and local services to raise mental health awareness, reduce stigma and promote early help seeking. Evening and weekend work may be required for community events.

Qualifications

• Experience in community engagement, youth services, mental health, health promotion, community development or a related field.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Confidence facilitating presentations, workshops and community activities.
• Ability to engage effectively with young people, families and diverse communities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Excellent organization, planning and time-management skills.
• Proactive, creative and self-motivated approach.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Qualifications in Community Services, Youth Work, Mental Health, Health Promotion, Communications or related discipline highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver engaging community awareness initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with young people, families, community organisations and local services.
• Coordinate and support the centres Youth Reference Group.
• Ensure community engagement activities reflect local needs and evidence-based practice.
• Facilitate presentations, workshops and group activities that improve mental health literacy and reduce stigma.
• Promote headspace services and encourage early help-seeking among young people.
• Develop partnerships that improve access to support for young people and their families.
• Represent headspace at community events, networks and stakeholder meetings.
• Use creative and inclusive approaches to engage diverse communities.

Skills

Community engagement

Youth work

Mental health

Health promotion

Community development

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Community Services qualification

Job description

Pathway Talent, in partnership with New Horizons, is seeking a Community Engagement Coordinator for its headspace Chatswood service. The role is term-defined part-time (22.8 hours per week across three days) with the contract running until 13 February 2027.

You will engage with young people aged 12-25, families and local services to raise mental health awareness, reduce stigma and promote early help seeking. Evening and weekend work may be required for community events.