Summary
The Rainbow Youth Advisory Group (RYAG) provides the opportunity for young people 12 to 25 years to share their knowledge and lived experience to increase social inclusion in the City of Greater Geelong. The aim of the group is to provide a youth voice in Youth Development Unit's Barriers and Enablers Project and contribute to ongoing development of Social Inclusion Training and Community Capacity Building.
The City of Greater Geelong – Youth Development Unit delivers a suite of social inclusion groups programs events and training for young people and the local youth sector including the Gender and Sexuality Project - GASP.
Purpose
The Rainbow Youth Advisory Group will be made up of young people from the LGBTIQA+ (Rainbow) community with an interest in community advocacy and social inclusion. The group will provide direction recommendations and inform inclusion practise for the City of Greater Geelong – Youth Development Unit Rainbow Positive Youth Projects.
Roles and Responsibilities
- The role of the Rainbow Youth Advisory Group is to provide advice and support for the establishment and roll out of the City of Greater Geelong Rainbow Positive Youth Project (Barriers & Enablers).
The Rainbow Youth Advisory Group will be responsible for providing advice feedback and support to the pilot Barriers & Enablers project within City of Greater Geelong.
As an example participants may be asked to: - Share expertise knowledge and experiences regarding social inclusion and the issues facing the LGBTIQA+ Youth Community
- Select and onboard external stakeholders i.e.. community organisations schools sporting club etc. to participate in the City of Greater Geelong Rainbow Positive Youth Project (Barriers & Enablers)
- Evaluate the Youth Development Unit's Rainbow Ready Roadmap Status
Involvement in the evaluation process relating the City of Greater Geelong Rainbow Positive Youth Project (Barriers & Enablers) - Supported in minute taking for RYAG meetings
- Undertake training and development to assist in undertaking the role of a RYAG member
Supporting Rainbow Positive initiatives both within Youth Development Unit and Community Organisations - Advising on barriers that exist for rainbow young people in City of Greater Geelong and raising voices of the rainbow community
Selection process
Young people will complete an expression of interest (EOI) process which will be followed by an interview with Youth Development Social Inclusion Officers. Based on the results of this process successful members will be selected by Youth Development Social Inclusion Officers.
Membership and Term
Membership
The Rainbow Youth Advisory Group will be made up of 12 young people who represent the diversity of the youth LGBTIQA+ communities in the City of Greater Geelong.
Members will need to meet the following criteria:
- Be aged at least 12 years old and be no older than 25 years old at the date of submitting the expression of interest
- Live work study or have a strong community connection to the Geelong region
- Identify as person from the LGBTIQA+ community
- Possess a commitment to inclusion for people who identify as LGBTIQA+
- Members over 18 may be required to obtain a Working with Children's Checks (WWCC) as part of the Child Safe Standards Policy (applications for WWCC will be supported upon successful appointment to the group)
- Members cannot be appointed to any other City of Greater Geelong advisory committee or council i.e.. Geelong Yout