Working within a collaborative and recovery-oriented environment, you will play a key role in building and strengthening community partnerships, improving referral pathways, and enhancing access to support for young people and their families. Through meaningful engagement with local services, stakeholders, and community partners, you will help ensure young people can access the right support at the right time, empowering them to thrive and achieve their goals.
About the Opportunity
As the Community Partnership Coordinator, you will support stakeholder engagement and partnership development activities across the health, education, community, and youth sectors. Working closely with the Operations Manager, Clinical Lead, and broader program team, you'll contribute to strengthening local service connections, improving referral pathways, and increasing awareness of available supports for young people and their families.
You'll help foster collaborative relationships with community partners, assist with service integration initiatives, and support engagement activities that promote coordinated care and positive outcomes for young people experiencing suicide-related distress, self-harm, or suicidality.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building meaningful relationships, facilitating collaboration, and driving positive community impact through partnership development and engagement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with schools, community organisations, health providers, youth services, and Aboriginal organisations
- Support the strengthening of referral pathways and service linkages across youth mental health and community service providers.
- Deliver presentations, workshops, information sessions, and stakeholder engagement activities
- Represent the program at community forums, networking events, interagency meetings, and sector working groups
- Be involved with community events, and youth engagement initiatives
- Support co-design activities and meaningful lived-experience engagement through youth participation programs
- Maintain accurate stakeholder records, community engagement activities, and reporting requirements in line with organisational procedures.
To be successful, you will bring:
- Tertiary qualifications in Community Development, Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, Human Services, Health Promotion, or a related discipline
- Experience developing partnerships and engaging stakeholders across health, community, youth, mental health, or social service sectors
- Knowledge of youth mental health, suicide prevention, psychosocial support, aftercare, or related community services
- Strong relationship management, networking, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience delivering presentations and facilitating community engagement activities
- An understanding of the unique needs of young people from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and LGBTQIA+ young people
- Make a genuine difference in the lives of children, young people, and families
- Join a purpose-driven organisation committed to community wellbeing
- Work within an innovative youth-focused support program
- Build strong cross-sector partnerships and community connections.
- Access ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities
- Current NSW Driver Licence
- Working with Children Check
- NDIS Worker Check
- Ability to obtain and maintain relevant pre-employment checks
Pathway Talent has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse, neglect, and harm and is committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of children, young people, people with disability, and the communities we serve.
Successful applicants will be required to undertake relevant pre-employment screening, including a National Criminal History Check and other role-specific compliance checks.
Diversity & Inclusion
Pathway Talent is committed to creating inclusive, diverse, and culturally safe workplaces. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
