Community Connector - Gippsland (Bairnsdale or Traralgon)
Full-time fixed-term role to 30 June ****
(Part-time negotiable)
SCHADS SACS Level 5 with above-Award remuneration
About Satellite Foundation
Established in ****, Satellite Foundation is a not-for-profit that connects and empowers young people aged 5 to 25 who have a family member living with mental health challenges.
Satellite fosters connections between young people, their families and the wider community through peer support delivered across in-person and online programs, workshops, activities and projects centred on connection and creativity.
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About Wellways
Wellways is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing mental health, disability and community services across Australia.
Wellways operates Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centres in Gippsland and Barwon South West Victoria, in partnership with Satellite Foundation and Tandem, with centres in Bairnsdale, Traralgon, Geelong and Warrnambool.
Connect Centres provide free peer support, help navigating the mental health and wellbeing system, and access to practical and financial support for families, carers and supporters.
About the role
The Community Connector is a regionally based outreach role with Satellite Foundation, delivered in partnership with Wellways.
The role connects and engages with young people aged 8 to 25 living in families affected by mental ill-health across Barwon South West, with a particular focus on young people who do not yet see themselves as needing support.
The positions are based near a Wellways Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centre in Bairnsdale or Traralgon, or Geelong or Warrnambool.
Candidates must be able to work from, or travel easily to, their regional Connect Centre and surrounding communities.
Hybrid working is available.
Applying community development principles, Community Connectors bring Satellite's model into local communities, build networks of schools, services and creative practitioners, and support local capability to recognise and assist young people.
The roles will help shape a Regional Engagement Framework co-designed with young people and informed by their lived experience.
The roles report to the Manager, Partnerships and Contracts.
What you will do
Map the school, service and community landscape in the region and build the relationships needed for a scalable engagement model.
Test creative, trauma-informed engagement approaches with young people across schools, community spaces and digital channels,



using what works to refine the model.
Support capability building in local services, schools and creative practitioners so trauma-informed practice can be embedded in the community.
Establish and document warm referral pathways into the Connect Centre network so they can be replicated beyond the life of the role.
Capture learnings and data across all workstreams to inform the Regional Engagement Framework.
Escalate safeguarding concerns in line with Satellite Foundation's child safety policies.
Maintain accurate records in Satellite Foundation's CRM and report regularly to Wellways through operations meetings.
The ideal candidate will have
Demonstrated experience working directly with young people in a community, youth work or outreach setting, including trauma-informed practice, building trust and facilitating access to services.
A genuine interest in creative engagement as a way of connecting with young people, including comfort working alongside arts-based programs.
Understanding of the service systems relevant to young people, families and carers in Victoria, and the ability to help people navigate those systems.
Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust with people from diverse backgrounds.
Experience and confidence in building and maintaining community partnerships.
Ability to manage a diverse, independently structured workload in a regionally based role.
Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate records and meet reporting requirements, including experience using a CRM.
A current driver's licence and willingness to travel across the region.
Formal qualifications in community services, social work, youth work, mental health or a related field.
Experience designing or delivering training, workshops or capability-building sessions for practitioners or services.
Experience contributing to program evaluation, monitoring or data-informed learning, including drawing out insights to improve practice.
Other experience that would be highly regarded
Existing networks within the Gippsland or Barwon South West community services sector.




Experience working in or alongside arts-based programs or creative facilitation.
Familiarity with digital engagement approaches for young people, including co-design practice and social media.
Pre-employment requirements
Employment is conditional upon:
A satisfactory National Police Check.
A satisfactory Working with Children Check.
Proof of the right to work in Australia.
Disclosure of any misconduct or formal disciplinary action by a current or former employer.
Lived and living experience
We value lived and living experience.
Experience of growing up in a family affected by mental ill-health, or of supporting a family member with mental health challenges, would be highly regarded but is not mandatory.
The right person will work respectfully, safely and professionally with young people and families.
Why join Satellite
Do purpose-led work with children and young people who are often missed by formal systems.
Join a values-driven organisation that places young people, creativity, connection and wellbeing at the centre of its work.
Work locally in a regionally based role, with hybrid working available and support from Satellite Foundation and Wellways.
Help co-design a Regional Engagement Framework that can improve how young people are reached and supported across regional Victoria.
Build enduring local capability across schools, services and creative practitioner networks.
How to apply
To apply simply email your resume to ••••@nfpsuccess.com.au
As applications will be progressively reviewed we do encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
For a confidential discussion or questions, please contact ••••@nfpsuccess.com.auor call04•• ••• 492
You are welcome to include your pronouns in your application.
We will use your pronouns correctly throughout the recruitment process.
Inclusion statement
Satellite Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to a safe working environment for all staff and volunteers and a child-safe environment for all children and young people who participate.
We encourage applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges and from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse, LGBTQIA+ and disability communities.
Satellite Foundation acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and create, and pays respect to Elders past and present.
We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

📌 Community Connector - Bairnsdale Or Traralgon - Fixed Term To June 2027
🏢 NFPS
📍 Traralgon