We’re looking for a dynamic and suitably experienced Community Awareness and Engagement Worker to promote headspace Hamilton services and programs. This role will support young people, their families, and friends connect to health and wellbeing supports and encourage early help-seeking behaviour.

What we offer:

Above Award Salary of $88,234.97 – $94,944.62. (Pro-rata) (based on qualifications and experience)
Up to 11 Wellbeing Days (to support worker well-being) in addition to Annual Leave
Awesome Not-for-Profit Salary Sacrificing options of up to $15,899 per FBT year
Portable Long Service Leave (from eligible organisations)
Excellent Learning & Development opportunities
Additional Public Holiday Day at Easter (Tuesday)

About the Role

At Brophy and headspace Hamilton, we work from the belief that early, accessible support can change a young person’s life trajectory. As our Community Awareness and Engagement Worker, you will bring this to life by increasing visibility, trust, and engagement with mental health supports across the region.

This is a role for someone who sees possibility in young people, families, and communities and knows how to turn connection into real impact.

You’ll design and deliver creative community engagement and health promotion activities, build strong local partnerships, and ensure young people and families are informed, included, and actively shaping how services are delivered.

This role sits at the intersection of community, youth voice, and systems change taking services out into schools, events, and everyday spaces where help-seeking starts.

If you’re a strong communicator who can connect with diverse communities, build meaningful relationships, and turn ideas into action, this is an opportunity to make a visible difference where it matters most.

This is an Ongoing, Part-time position (0.8EFT).

Do your skills include:

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with young people including an understanding of mental health, drug and alcohol and other health/social issues facing young people.
Demonstrated understanding of the challenges and experiences of young people from diverse backgrounds including refugee and migrant backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and LGBTIQA+ young people.
Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate activities e.g. community engagement plan, youth participation and/or group programs in consultation with line manager and broader team members.
Project and/or event management experience, including preparation of budgets and funding proposals, project implementation and evaluation in a youth and/or community setting.
Excellent organisational skills including the ability to prioritise a variety of tasks concurrently and within specific timelines.

Are your credentials:

Tertiary qualification in Health Promotion, Public Health, Community Development, Social/Behavioural Sciences or Social Work.
Tertiary qualifications in Education, Events Management, Communications or Public Relations will also be highly regarded. Or other relevant formal qualifications with substantial experience in a similar field.

A current Drivers Licence.

About Brophy (headspace Lead Agency)

Brophy Family & Youth Services has supported children, young people, families, and the southwest Victorian community for almost 50 years. We live here. This is our community. We believe in people and in their ability to create the life they want. At Brophy, you will join a team of just over 200 employees delivering over 40 programs and services across areas, including youth engagement, mental health, family violence, foster care, housing support, employment support, and disability services.

At Brophy our Vision is not just focused externally on our community – we feel just as passionate about our employees being meaningfully connected through their roles with us to create the life they want, and that as a workforce, we achieve this together through innovation and healthy relationships, and by positively contributing to building an advantaged community.

Brophy’s headspace services are growing across the region – from our Warrnambool services, now in operation for almost 15 years; we also provide a satellite service in Portland and we are proud to now offer headspace services in Hamilton.

headspace provides early intervention mental health, physical health, alcohol and other drug services, and work and study support to young people aged 12-25. For more information about headspace click here. For more information about Brophy Family and Youth Services, visit here.

Diversity and Inclusion at Brophy:

Brophy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that ensures safety and a sense of belonging for everyone. We embrace individuals of diverse races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, religions, abilities, and nationalities, recognising the richness that varied experiences bring to our efforts in supporting individuals and building stronger communities.
Our commitment extends to actively listening, learning, and evolving to become an accessible, inclusive, and secure organisation for all, encompassing First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and those with culturally diverse backgrounds.

For more information please contact Pamela Mawson, Operations Manager – headspace Hamilton on 03 5561 8888.

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!

We’re excited to hear from interested candidates and will be reviewing applications as they arrive. To give yourself the best opportunity, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as suitable applicants may be invited to interview or offered the role during the recruitment process

Please note that we are only able to consider candidates who have the right to work in Australia, and we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

Community Awareness and Engagement Worker – headspace Hamilton