• Gain job-readiness skills in a flexible work environment
• Represent the voice of young people
• 18 month commitment

About You:

• Aged between 18-25
• Passionate about the well-being of young people
• Inclusive, open-minded and non-judgemental
• not afraid to share your opinions – we want to hear what you have to say

About Raise:

At Raise we exist to help young people. We do one thing, and we do it really well – youth mentoring.

Mentoring empowers young people to be resilient, connected and hopeful for the future. We match trained volunteers with teenagers who would benefit most from an independent, caring adult who is there to listen – and be there just for them.

Our early intervention youth mentoring program is currently in over 180 high schools across Australia. This translates to over 2,500 young people matched with a qualified mentor, and we are growing each year.

What does a Youth Advisory Council member do at Raise?

we are not looking for an expert! We are looking for young people to voice their opinions on what we are doing at Raise Foundation as an organisation for young people.

The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) will contribute to ensuring the voice of young people is at the heart of everything Raise does by providing advice to the Raise Leadership Team about youth engagement and participation at Raise. The YAC will offer a youth perspective on the direction and overall development of Raise Mentoring Programs, as well as develop its own youth-lead initiatives and projects.

Youth advisory council members are required to be between the ages of 18-25 and will represent the diverse population of the young people in our programs.

• Represent the voice of young people in our organisation
• Hear about the challenges we're facing, and help us build a solution
• Contribute to and develop youth-lead initiatives and projects with other YAC Members
• Work collaboratively with other Youth Advisory Council Members

Our Values:

At Raise, we have six values that express our shared understanding of what we believe, how we would like others to see our personality, what we aspire to as an organisation, and how we aim to behave:

Be Courageous – we are imaginative, driven, progressive, confident

Show Heart – we are kind, passionate, sincere, empathetic

Give Respect – we believe in acceptance, equity, inclusivity

Apply Integrity – we operate with authenticity, accountability, transparency

Bring Vitality – we are positive, fun, energetic, inspiring

Deliver Excellence – we are evidence-based, responsive, consistent, experts in our industry

Interested?

We want to give you the opportunity to structure your application the way that you would like. Please feel free to send us a short (no more than 2 minute) video, audio clip or a written cover letter telling us why you are interested in being part of the Raise Foundation Youth Advisory Committee.

Some ideas you may want to address…

• Why are you interested in Raise Foundation
• What you think is going on for young people
• What you can bring to this committee

Please submit your application to Recruitment@raise.org.au with a copy of your resume, using the subject line: Youth Advisory Committee