Nominations for the WA Youth Awards 2021 are now open The Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia is excited to launch the 2021 event, taking place on Friday 9 April at the WA Museum Boola Bardip to kick off Youth Week WA. There are many awards available including: the Minister for Youth’s Most Outstanding Youth Worker Award, the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia - AHCWA Positive Achievement Award, the Propel Youth Arts WA Creative Contribution Award and many more! Nominations close 5 March. |
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Program Manager - Apply now! The Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia are hiring a part-time Perth Program Manager. They're looking for someone to manage our metropolitan-based projects including: The YEP Project, the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network of Western Australia, the Youth Pride Network and more. Applications close Sunday 7 February. |
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CALD Paid Discussion Explore issues that CALD young people and their parents are experiencing with a focus on racism and seeking help from medical professionals and counsellors. The research seeks to understand their needs and the type of resources they need for this organisation. Register by Friday 5th February at Kwabena@loteagency.com.au Length: 1 hour phone/Zoom discussion Date: 22 February to 6 March Criteria: aged 14 - 22 years old from a CALD background Renumeration: $80 |
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Australian Multicultural Ambassador program 2021 The Mental Health Foundation Australia (MHF) invites multicultural community members to join their Australian Multicultural Ambassador program 2021. The program aims to further engage Indigenous and multicultural communities in promoting positive mental health and wellbeing through a network of dedicated volunteers throughout Australia. For more information please visit the MHF website.Applications close on Wednesday 10 February 2021. |
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Community Language School Funding - Now open The Office of Multicultural Interests is now accepting applications from community language schools for funding in the 2021 school year. Applications close 4.00pm Monday 8 March 2021. |
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Become a Peer Researcher for the Vic Park Youth Plan YACWA is developing a Youth Plan and are seeking up to eight individuals aged 16 - 25 who live, work, study, or volunteer in Vic Park to become peer researchers. This is a paid role with training included and is a great opportunity to develop your skills and experience while helping the Town. If you're interested in applying or would like some more information, head to the link below. Applications close 5pm Friday 5 February. |
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Umbrella Multicultural Community Care Services - Aged Care Navigators
Umbrella Multicultural Community Care Services is delivering the Aged Care System Navigator Trial on behalf of the Federal Government in your area.The trial aims to raise awareness about available community-based services for elderly people and their families, with a particular focus on people from multicultural backgrounds. For more information, please contact Vinny Fernandez on 9275 4411 or visit the Umbrella Multicultural Community Care Services website. |
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Status SEE Program Under the Skills for Education and Employment Program (SEE) Status offers individualised training programs to improve the language, literacy and numeracy skills of adult learners, with a focus on vocational pathways. Status also offer pre-employment programs from our offices across Western Australia, and fully online Business or Business Administration certificates through our eLearning training platform. For more information contact Melissa Mangano on 08 9356 2729 or Melissa.Mangano@status.net.au |
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Multicultural Mental Health Service
This program will provide low-intensity clinical treatment for multicultural people who suffer from mild to moderate mental health and/or alcohol or other drug issues. This service operates in the Primary Health Network South and offers culturally appropriate, strengths-based and person-centred outreach support for people of Afghani or Persian cultural heritage who reside in the City of Gosnells Eritrean or Sudanese cultural heritage who reside in the City of Belmont or the City of Canning. Anyone can refer an individual to this program. Self-referrals are also accepted. |
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Youth Disability Empowerment Survey Our friends at the Youth Disability Advocacy Network (YDAN are launching the Disability Empowerment Project, which is all about empowering young people with disability through skills development via co-designed self-advocacy training. To kickstart the design process, YDAN keen to gather experiences of young people via the survey below. |
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