Mental Health Youth Ambassador Program – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The Mental Health Foundation Australia (MHFA) is delighted to invite you to join our MHFA Youth Ambassador Program (YAP) in 2021.

Applications for the MHFA Youth Ambassador Program 2021 are open to all members of the community who represent Australia’s diverse youth community and is passionate about better mental health outcomes, increased awareness and reduced stigma around mental health issues in Australia’s youth.

AIM OF THE PROGRAM

The Mental Health Foundation Australia is seeking to expand its reach among younger Australians as well as to increase awareness of the Foundations’ work in the area of Youth Mental Health among businesses, parliamentarians, government organisations and agencies, universities, TAFE colleges as well as schools and the mental health sector in general.

Alongside the existing role of the prior Youth Advisory Committee in the promotion of events such as the Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference, the Foundation would like to see the Youth Ambassadors Program take a more active role in fundraising and networking.

The Mental Health Foundation Australia would like to see Youth Ambassador Program members building useful networks for the Mental Health Foundation Australia with key players in the area of business, government, education and the general community as well as opening new fundraising opportunities.

The immediate goal for 2021, is to successfully implement our free youth support groups at key universities and TAFE colleges around Australia. The support of student unions at these universities is paramount to achieving this objective. The Foundation is also seeking the support of these student unions in unlocking university funding for these support groups as well as a broader coordination of university-based support services to coincide with the launch of our Wellness Hub initiative which will be a Youth Mental Health hub and drop in centre for youth.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

We are looking for individuals:

Who are dedicated and able to attend monthly meetings as well as carrying on advocacy work on an ongoing basis;
Who are highly connected, immersed or have a deep understanding of the world of business and politics and can network effectively to open opportunities to fundraise and hence, attain funding;
Who can effectively market the work of the Youth Ambassador Program on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn;
Who can assist in getting the Mental Health Foundation Australia in direct contact with decision makers at a University level;
Who will embody our passion and dedication for better youth mental health and who will help emphasise the prestige and honour that is associated with being a member of the Youth Ambassador Program.

HOW TO APPLY?

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

We invite you to consider and take up this opportunity to become a leader in youth mental health. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us via phone: 03 9826 1422 | email: admin@mhfa.org.au

We look forward to hearing from you soon and remain hopeful of your positive response.

Mental Health Youth Ambassador Program

	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.