Speak Up – Metro and Regional youth volunteers positions available – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Speak Up is a primary and early intervention project designed to promote gender equity among multicultural young people in Victoria. With meaningful youth participation at the heart of this project, Speak Up! will provide a platform for inclusion of young people’s perspectives and solutions, through supporting them to mobilise and contribute to gender equity and violence prevention amongst peers and the broader community.

The Centre for Multicultural Youth is currently looking for young people aged 16-25 from refugee or migrant backgrounds to co-design and deliver our new program, Speak Up, which will be designed to promote gender equity among multicultural young people in Victoria. Young people from multicultural backgrounds will come together, be recognised for their leadership, share their unique identities and experiences, learn about gender equity and promote awareness and solutions to other young people.

The project will be delivered in metropolitan Melbourne and the regional areas of Ballarat, Nhill and Horsham. From these areas we aim to recruit young people from multicultural backgrounds, and through the design and delivery of activities, empower them to stand up and speak out to inform and educate their peers and communities about gender equity and the prevalence, nature and root causes of family violence.

Who can Apply?

Young people aged 16-25 years old and who:

Have a refugee or migrant background (including young people born in Australia with parents/carers with a refugee/migrant experience).
Able to attend Speak Up meetings on a regular basis (weekly or fortnightly).
Commitment to addressing and advocating for gender equity, especially within refugee and migrant communities.
Willingness to consult with wide numbers of young people and key stakeholders.
Analytical and problem-solving skills in order to provide feedback.
In line with Victorian Government Vaccination requirements, the successful applicant must be fully vaccinated with a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine and provide evidence of COVID 19 vaccination prior to commencement.

Find more information and applications here.

Centre for Multicultural Youth

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	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.