Tackle Your Feelings Indigenous Community Lead

An important initiative of the AFL Coaches Association, AFL Players’ Association and Zurich Insurance is the Tackle Your Feelings (TYF) Program, a mental health training program for community football clubs.

A strength of our program is its ability to use football as the vehicle to have conversations about social and emotional wellbeing, and given the significant role football plays in Australian Indigenous communities, we believe this will help us ensure TYF is a valued community program for all Australians, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

To achieve this, we are recruiting for a part-time Indigenous Community Lead to support the adaptation of the program to ensure it is safe, effective and culturally appropriate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants.

Role Responsibilities

A key element of this role is to build trust within five Indigenous communities across Australia so that the Tackle Your Feelings Program is welcomed by community leaders.

Participate in the Working Group responsible for this aspect of the program
Build relationships with five Indigenous communities across Australia that fit the criteria identified by the TYF Working Group
Work with the wider TYF team and Indigenous communities to embed an adapted version of the Tackle Your Feelings program
Identify ways the TYF Program can achieve desired mental health outcomes with Indigenous communities
Build outreach capacity to the five identified communities and strengthen relationships with the community to increase awareness of the TYF Program
Provide guidance to support the TYF team to expand their understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Work with the community to determine what post program support would be beneficial and recommend how this support can be provided

About You

We would love to hear your story.

We are looking for someone who has held a similar position or has experience working in Australian Indigenous communities in community sport.

You bring a strong connection and deep understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and strong networks within Indigenous communities including an understanding of the impact of football.

You have an ability to build and foster strong relationships and influence stakeholders both within the community and the TYF Program team and have built high levels of trust, integrity and reliability

You can work autonomously but understand collaboration is key to success and have confidence to provide advice and recommendations on the program direction.

You have strong communication skills in addition to excellent time management and organisational skills.

The following are highly desirable skills but not essential to be considered for the role

Experience working with social and emotional wellbeing programs or health-related programs
Formal education or study in mental health

The position is based in our Albert Park office. Travel to our communities, both local and interstates is required to support program engagement activities, initiatives and build community relations.

Please click HERE for the Job Description.

To express your interest in the role

Send your resume to Adam Baldwin (Tackle Your Feelings Program Manager) – adam@tackleyourfeelings.org.au

Or alternatively you can email Adam a video (on phone is sufficient) answering the following questions;

Why this role interests you?
Tell us a story about how you have engaged with community previously?
What things are important when connecting with Indigenous communities?
Who is someone who inspires you?

The interview process will be led by an Indigenous person and will be informal yarn, which reflects the nature of this position. Should you wish to learn more about the role, then email info@tackleyourfeelings.org.au with your availability for a phone call and you will be contacted by Neville Jetta.