Role Title: YACtivate youth conference Project Support Intern
Organisation: Youth Affairs Council of WA (YACWA)
Internship Period: Semester 1 (February - May)
Location: Perth City
YACWA is planning a one day, youth-focused conference entitled YACtivate. This is for young people who are part of local government or community services Youth Advisory Groups (YAGs) to come together and meet each other, learn new skills and developing their respective groups. We are hosting this the day after Fairground, WA's large scale youth sector conference in order to maximise the changes of young people's participation from regional areas.
In this role, you will work within YACWA's Advisory Service team who specialise in youth participation. Your role will be general event organising, so may involve reaching out to organisations to seek youth applications, helping planning content and activities for the day, assisting with a youth reference group, helping with promotion and more. The event is in June 2025, so the intern will support the preparation work.
The Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia (YACWA) is the peak non-government youth organisation in Western Australia. We operate primarily as a human rights organisation that seeks to address the exclusion of young people in a rapidly changing society. Our continued vision for Western Australia is one that celebrates and engages young people in all aspects of the community. Our role is to strengthen the trust, cooperation, collaboration; professionalism and voice of the non-government youth service sector to better serve the young people of Western Australia.