Job Type: Casual
Location: Tweed Heads
Job Category: Community Services & Development

Job Description

headspace Tweed Heads involves young people in many aspects of decision-making at our centre, so young people’s voices stay front and centre.

Our Youth Reference Group (YRG) brings together passionate volunteers aged 12–25 who help ensure recent headspace initiatives make a positive difference in the lives of young people.

Once you hit submit, this is what happens next

- we receive your application
- we will review your application
- we’ll give you a call to talk about what happens next.

Some of the things you would do and skills you will build the as part of the YRG include:

- building your understanding of how professional meetings work by attending monthly meetings and developing your confidence to speak up, share your ideas, and even lead discussions
- contributing to the design and development of our centre, including shaping service delivery, policies, and staff recruitment and training at headspace Tweed Heads




- gaining experience in event planning and delivery by representing headspace Tweed Heads at events with local organisations, services, and schools
- learning how mental health services are designed and shaped
- accessing professional training opportunities

- are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young person
- have a disability
- identify as LGBTIQSB+
- have experienced your own struggles
- are passionate about improving mental health access for young people

During the expression of interest process, we ask you to provide some information about yourself. We collect demographic information to help ensure our opportunities are inclusive, accessible, and representative of the diverse young people in our community.

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If you have any further questions about the Youth Reference Group, or would like some support with your application, please reach out to the team:

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📌 Youth Reference Group Volunteer — Shape Youth Mental Health (Australia)
🏢 Social Futures
📍 Australia