AAFRO Circle Community Cultural Connector Role — headspace

Job Category: Community services / mental health and wellbeing

Department/ Group: AAFRO Circles Program, in partnership with headspace National

Job Code/ Req#: AAFRO-XX-2026-XXX

State: Victoria (with a primary focus on Melbourne's western suburbs)

Travel Required: XXX

Level/ Salary Range: SCHADS Award Level 5; salary packaging up to $15,000 per financial year

Position Type: 12-month role, with potential for extension. Project duration depends on funding; delivery methods may change

Contact: Jiress Musafiri (General Manager) | [email protected] | M: 0428 338 634

Date Posted: 04/11/2026

Reports To: General Manager

Application Expiry: XX/XX/2026

About the Australian African Foundation for Retention and Opportunity (AAFRO)

The Australian African Foundation for Retention and Opportunity (AAFRO) exists primarily to build a bridge between children, young people, and families of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, especially those of African descent and the wider Australian community.

Our Vision

All children, young people, and families have access to the opportunities they need to thrive independently and achieve their full potential.

Our Mission

To promote social justice by becoming a trusted hub of children, young people, and family services, providing specialist support and leadership to ensure African and multicultural communities feel trusted, welcomed, and understood.

AAFRO Values

Safety: We create safety

Culture: We are cultural champions

Empathy: We act with empathy and understanding





Transparency: We tell you what we can and can’t do

Advocacy: We advocate for those we work with and the community

Child Safety

AAFRO is a child-secure organisation, and we have zero tolerance for all forms of abuse and neglect towards all children and young people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse children, and children with disabilities. Our organisation is committed to ensuring Aboriginal children and their families can express their culture and enjoy their cultural rights.

AAFRO Model of Care

The AAFRO Model of Care is grounded in community restorative and healing practices, drawing from a variety of traditional justice systems that emphasise collectivism over individualism. These include Indigenous justice circles, the African philosophy of Ubuntu, and contemporary restorative justice approaches. Moreover, AAFRO’s Model of Care philosophy is built on the principles of shared humanity and traditional moral values such as respect, integrity, togetherness, compassion, fairness, and dignity.



This Model of Care is used in programs that are designed to address community-wide issues such as early intervention for children and young people, education support, family engagement, unemployment, crime prevention, community safety, wellbeing, social justice and cultural training. It works with individuals and groups to help them reach their full potential while remaining connected to their community, including taking full responsibility for their actions. It supports the restoration of family relationships, assists incarcerated individuals to reintegrate into their communities, promotes women’s empowerment and fosters community harmony.

About headspace

headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health and wellbeing services to young people aged 12-25.

Each year, headspace helps thousands of young people access vital support through headspace centres in communities across Australia, online and phone counselling services, vocational services, and a presence in schools. headspace helps young people with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drug services, and work and study support.

The headspace Multicultural Practice Team aims to:

Build a culturally responsive workplace to better support multicultural staff, young people and families and communities.

Strengthen the skills and capacity of the headspace centre workforce to meet the needs of multicultural young people, their families and communities.

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