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HEY Grants Round 3 2013 Announced
Now open!
Does your organisation work with or have plans to work with same sex attracted and/or sex/gender diverse (SSASGD) young people (aged 14 – 25 years)?In 2011 the Victorian Government committed $4 million over four years to support the development and delivery of programs that improve the mental health and well-being of SSASGD young people. A number of SSASGD youth programs and services have been funded as part of an integrated program aimed at reducing homophobia and transphobia, providing support to SSASGD youth, and promoting SSASGD young people’s strength and resilience.
As part of this funding program, the HEY Grants brokerage/innovation small grant round has been established to assist organisations in providing mental health promotion and capacity building activities for SSASGD young people in their local communities.
Fifteen organisations have received HEY Grant funding so far and many programs and activities are currently underway across the state.
The VicSRC is currently seeking a Coordinator
POSITION: VicSRC Coordinator
HOURS: 9 days per fortnight (68.4 hours), including one Saturday per month
STATUS: $25.12 - $28.09per hour, dependant on experience (Above Award) Classified under the SCHADS Award at Employment Level 4.
DURATION: The contract is permanent, subject to ongoing funding. All YACVic positions are subject to a 3 month probationary period
LOCATION: Melbourne CBD, some travel within Victoria required
The Victorian Student Representative Council (VicSRC) is an organisation of secondary school students that aims to be a representative body for Victorian secondary school students, and to strengthen SRCs by providing a network linking students and student representative bodies across Victoria.
Media Release: Cuts to youth programs fail government’s own test
State Government cuts to employment programs that have helped hundreds of disadvantaged young Victorians find jobs and stay in the workforce will hurt some of the state’s most disadvantaged young people, warns the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) and the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria (YACVic).
‘These cuts fly in the face of the Government’s own commitment to the Cummins Inquiry to ensure vulnerable young people “have every opportunity to participate in further education and training or employment and build their capacities for independent living”,’ says Carolyn Atkins, Acting VCOSS CEO.
‘They also fail to meet the commitments aspired to in the Government’s Youth Statement to assist “young people not involved in education or training to develop the skills and connections they need to find employment” and which has “encouraging support for social enterprise” as a key strategy to achieve that aim,’ says Georgie Ferrari, YACVic CEO.
Recruiting: Finance Officer (PT)
Finance Officer
Part–time, up to 45.60 hours per fortnight, negotiable.
Salary: SCHADAS Award, $30.00 – $35.00 per hour. ($59,280 - $69,160 per annum, pro rata).
The Youth Affairs Council of Victoria Inc. (YACVic) is the peak body and leading policy advocate on young people’s issues in Victoria. YACVic’s vision is for a Victorian Community that values and provides opportunity, participation, justice and equity for all young people.
YACVic is governed by a volunteer Board and managed by a paid secretariat. The Council’s core funding comes from the Victorian Government’s Office for Youth.
We are looking for a capable and motivated person to join our small and friendly team.
The Finance Officer is responsible for maintaining and managing organisational accounting systems including all primary documents, records of accounts payable, schedules of grants and other income receivable, payroll, petty cash, accrued leave entitlements, taxation records, assets register, balance sheet and financial reports. You will at times be liaising with clients over the phone and face-to-face.
To be successful, you will have had solid working experience in a similar role; experience in the use of QuickBooks, Excel and other relevant applications. You will possess excellent attention to detail; be enthusiastic and positive, possess a willingness to learn and demonstrate initiative.
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Recruiting: Finance Officer Position Description (45.66 kB)
Enquiries should be directed to YACVic’s CEO, Georgie Ferrari This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 03 9267 3711.
Applications must respond to the key selection criteria as listed in the position description. Applications should be addressed to Georgie Ferrari, YACVic CEO and can be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Applications close on Thursday June13, 2013 at 5.00pm.
YACVic's Submission to the Metropolitan Melbourbe Planning Strategy
Young people have their say about the future of Melbourne
Young people across Melbourne contributed to the development of the Melbourne Metropolitan Strategy through a fun, interactive consultation. Young people reported valuing the broad range of activities, festivals and events, the cultural vitality, and the unique mix of natural and built environments in Melbourne. Big issues young people were keen to see addressed in the final strategy included transport, housing affordability, and safety.
MEDIA RELEASE: YACVic Calls on Minister to Continue Funding Targeted Youth Employment Programs
Wednesday May 29th, 2013
The peak body for young people and the youth sector, YACVic, today called on the Minister for Employment and Trade, Louise Asher, to continue funding an invaluable program that supports vulnerable young people into training and employment.
The program, funded through the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation has seen hundreds of Victoria’s most at risk youth enter training and gain employment through the work of reputable youth organisations such as Whitelion, St Kilda Youth Services, the YMCA and Youth Connect.
2013 Deferral Study - Deferring a University Offer in Victoria
The Deferring a University Offer in Victoria report documents findings of the second year of a three-report longitudinal study and is based on research commissioned by the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria and Victoria’s 31 Local Learning and Employment Networks. It was funded by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
Building the Scaffolding: Strengthening support for young people in Victoria
Building the Scaffolding – Strengthening support for young people in Victoria is a new joint research report by the Victorian Council of Social Service and the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria’s (YACVic), examining how policy, planning and the delivery of youth support services could be strengthened to improve support for young people in Victoria.
Position Vacant : VicSRC Project Officer - Teach the Teacher
VicSRC Project Officer - Teach the Teacher
Victorian Student Representative Council (VicSRC)
It's There For Life!
It might even be more permanent than a tattoo... what you post online could stay there for life!
The web presents many fantastic ways to communicate. Social media sites are a fun and effective way to communicate with friends, family, and people far and wide, but there are also risks involved.
Growing up in regional Victoria – the good, the bad and the transport
Guest blog by Dr Jessie Mitchell, Victorian Rural Youth Services Support and Advocacy Officer at the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria.
When talking about rural and regioinal communities, a common challenge presents itself: how do you draw attention to the higher levels of disadvantage outside of major cities, without losing sight of the great strengths of rural community life? Both issues are important for the 30 per cent of Victoria’s children and young people who are growing up in rural and regional areas.
New report by YACVic says young people most disadvantaged by changes to VET
MEDIA RELEASE:
RESEARCH SHOWS YOUNG VICTORIANS TO BE HIT HARDEST BY VET/TAFE CHANGES
New report shows rural young people at greater risk of hardship
The latest The State of Victoria’s Children report, now released by the Victorian Government, reveals that children and young people in rural and regional communities are at much greater risk of disadvantage and hardship than their Melbourne peers.
Media release - rural young people at greater risk of hardship
Want the chance to win a $50 JB HI-FI voucher?
The Youth Affairs Council of Victoria (YACVic) is running a short survey to find out about how safe you feel when you’re out and about in the Melbourne CBD (e.g. when spending time with friends, going to events, live music, shopping, restaurants, or going to or from work).
Reforming support to vulnerable young people: A discussion paper
The Youth Partnerships Secretariat recently distributed a discussion paper seeking input on DEECD’s proposed approaches to improving coordination and integration of service delivery to young people, particularly across youth services and education platforms.
Diversion options for young offenders
Diversion programs are most effective when they provide holistic support and work with young people to address the issues that lead to the offending behaviour finds a new report published by YACVic and the Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY). The report is based on in-depth interviews with 14 young people with experience of the youth justice system and was produced in response to the discussion paper Practical lessons, fair consequences: Improving diversion for young people in Victoria.
Community comes together to launch the new Koorie Youth Council
On Friday 16 November, The Victorian Indigenous Youth Advisory Council, known for almost 10 years as VIYAC, re-launched as the Koorie Youth Council.
The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Jeanette Powell, launched a celebratory event at the Korin Gamadji Institute at the Richmond Football Club, which was attended by a diverse cross section of the community. Over 150 people enjoyed a performance by the Yung Warriors, Maurial Spearim, Lee Morgan and Nikki Ashby. Young members traveled from across the state to take part in a dance workshop run by Indigenous Hip Hop Projects, wowing the crowd before taking to the Koorie Photo Booth.
The Quality Assurance Project - A new initiative for mentoring
The Quality Assurance Project is a new initiative from the VYMA that will support the delivery of high quality mentoring programs across the state. This initiative will see organisations build upon the Australian Youth Mentoring Benchmarks, which have been set by the peak body for youth mentoring in Australia. The aim is to raise the profile of the Victorian youth mentoring sector and increase confidence from mentoring participants, supporters and funders.
Introduction of federal protection against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity – a change welcomed by YACVic!
The Attorney-General’s Department has released the Exposure Draft Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012, a Bill aimed at consolidating anti-discrimination laws into one piece of Federal legislation (Attorney-General’s Department 2012). The Bill is currently being considered by the Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
HEY Grants Round 2 Recipients Announced
Round 3 of HEY Grants is now open!
In Round 2 of the HEY Grants, over $200,000 was allocated to projects designed to support the health and well being of same sex attracted and/or sex/gender diverse young people.
Meet the Minister for Higher Education and Skills; the Teaching Profession, Peter Hall
Meet the Minister is a new feature, where we will put important policy questions directly to Government Ministers. In October's edition of our members' newsletter Yikes, we featured Minister for Higher Education and Skills; the Teaching Profession, The Hon Peter Hall.
YDAS hosts inaugural National Youth Disability Conference
The Youth Disability Advocacy Service hosted Australia’s first ever National Youth Disability Conference on the 24 and 25 of September at Melbourne’s Jasper Hotel. The conference was a huge success with not one empty seat in sight, and brought together young people with disabilities from across the country and as far away as Kalgoorlie!
YACVic supports the rights of children and young people in Joint NGO Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee
In August, YACVic supported Section 17 of the Joint NGO Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on the List of Issues Prior to Reporting for the Sixth Periodic Report of Australia (August 2012).
Y Discover Parks Youth Grants - Recipients Announced
The Y Discover Parks Youth Grants Program is the result of a partnership between YACVic and Parks Victoria
The grants program aims to support innovative and creative programs that provide opportunities for young people aged 12 to 25 to become more active and involved in parks.
