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Community Development Division

The Community Development Division plays a lead role in the facilitation of community development programs and activities within our branches.  This team of dedicated individuals works across a broad range of projects, offering many benefits for our branches and their communities including crime prevention and community safety, education and employment training and youth development and leadership programs, whilst ensuring the unique character of the individual branches is preserved.

Youth development and leadership is a key expression of PCYC's objectives to encourage the principles of good citizenship and to awaken citizens to their responsibilities towards adolescents. State-wide programs and activities offered to our branches by the Community Development Division include:

• Youth Management Teams - A Youth Management Team is a group of young people who act as an advisory body to PCYC Management and collectively suggest and organise PCYC activities. Located at most branches, Youth Management Teams provide opportunities for young people to develop leadership skills and abilities through practice. Once a team is established, the benefit to our branches and the community is only limited by the keenness and imagination of the young people who make up the Team. Youth Management Teams are encouraged to work with their Community Partnerships Coordinator (or Youth Engagement Coordinator in South East Queensland) to take part in as many activities and programs as possible, to allow them to meet and exchange ideas, make new friends and form bonds between the teams from across the State.

• State Youth Leadership Program -. The State Youth Leadership Program (SYLP) is a personal development and leadership training program designed for young people involved with PCYCs throughout Queensland. The Program is designed to prepare young people for a more active role in their PCYC; however it also assists young people in skills for school, life, community and future work.

The State Youth Leadership Program is a five day residential program designed for young people aged 14 - 17 years. It provides fun and challenging information and activities in a safe environment. Young people are able to extend themselves and their confidence through these experiences.

The Level 1 Program focuses on "leading me" or personal leadership. It aims to extend skills, knowledge and abilities required to work as an effective part of a team and to achieve team goals. Themes include: personal leadership (being proactive, goal-setting, time management and taking responsibility), communication and teamwork. Adventure-based learning activities include creeking, high ropes and raft building.

The Level 2 Program is focused on "leading others" or leadership roles and responsibilities. It aims to extend skills, knowledge and abilities required to facilitate and support others. Themes include: leadership; facilitation; team building; managing conflict; project and event management. A key learning outcome is a "mission" - a team problem-solving journey.

• State Youth Management Conference - The State Youth Management Conference provides an opportunity for young people to come together from PCYCs across Queensland to connect, to network and to share information and ideas about how to create great Youth Management Teams in our branches. Held biannually, the conference sessions focus on the "How To" including tips for presenting in public, brainstorming, effective meeting facilitation, planning and managing events and volunteering in the community.

• Tomorrows Inspired Leaders Today - This group of eight members aged 17 - 21 years, represent the Youth Management Teams and their members, and the interests of young people generally at a State level, providing direct feedback about state-wide initiatives and the overall running of PCYC to the Board of Directors.

In order to ensure state-wide representation, two representatives are chosen from North and Central Queensland as well as Greater Brisbane North and Greater Brisbane South.

Key areas of implementation for the Community Development Division include: fostering participation and facilitating the establishment of ongoing relationships between community groups and the branches; encouraging other agencies and community groups to participate as partners in programs and activities; and seeking additional resources from external sources to assist our branches to meet their needs.

The Community Development Division is made up of the State Coordinator of Programs and Grants, Community Partnerships Coordinators located in South East, Central and Northern Queensland, Youth Engagement Coordinator in South East Queensland and the Community Development Division Support Officer.