Community Engagement Officer

at  Hope Community Service

• Fixed term (12 months) full time, 76 hours per fortnight located in Esperance.
• Competitive Salary $82,043.52 + $2,000.00 regional allowance
• Salary sacrifice benefits
  HOPE has been a community service in Western Australia for over a century, providing much needed support to people affected by alcohol and other drugs, mental ill-health, youth justice issues and socioeconomic disadvantage.
  We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Engagement Officer to join the headspace team! The position is full time, working Monday to Friday.

HOPE ACKNOWLEDGES AND WELCOMES DIVERSITY IN ALL ITS FORMS AMONGST STAFF AND CLIENTS, INCLUDING CULTURE, LANGUAGE, RACE, ETHNICITY, AGE, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, INTERSEX VARIATIONS, RELIGION, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND RELATIONSHIP STATUS.

To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Donna Purchase on , quoting Ref No. 1171367.

• Raise awareness and engagement of headspace Esperance through events, workshops, trainings, marketing, and ad hoc activities, via in-reach, outreach, and centre-based activities.
• Guide and support the Youth Advisory Group and ensure the voice of young people is always present in every area of headspace Esperance.
• Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of a culturally and contextually appropriate Community Awareness Plan in which young people are the primary audience.
• Engage in regular liaison with local consortium members and other stakeholders in the delivery and coordination of youth and community activities.
• Design and coordinate events for target groups to increase the profile of headspace Esperance and in collaboration with key stakeholders and deliver key messages around mental health literacy, reducing stigma, anti-discrimination, and early help seeking.
• Manage and maintain the headspace Esperance website and social media platforms to develop opportunities for youth engagement and service promotion.
• Produce documents and promotional material of a professional standard that comply with branding policy, suitable for external communication to a variety of target audiences.
• Support the planning, development, and delivery of mental health literacy education sessions for young people, parents, families and friends, sector, and community.