Community Cohesion Officer

Community Cohesion Officer – Metro Sydney

ABOUT THE ROLE

More than just a housing organisation, Hume Housing want to build strong, cohesive communities with positive social outcomes. The Community Cohesion Officer develops and maintains partnerships with external stakeholders that offer opportunities for Hume customers to be involved in their communities. The Officer facilitates opportunities for customers to participate in decision making at Hume create connections with others and realise their own health and economic potential.   

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to;

• Developing programs to achieve social impact outcomes
• Project management – which includes being responsible for a small budget
• Working with customers to improve:
  1. Employment, training & learning
  2. Digital inclusion
  3. Physical & mental well-being
  4. Community Connections
• Identifying grant opportunities for the organisation
• Building and developing strong relationships with community partnerships
   

WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN YOU

You are an exceptional communicator who is at ease with a broad range of audiences and situations. With effective time management skills, you have the ability to forward plan, manage competing projects and priorities and work to deadlines. 

You will be representing Hume and fostering partnerships across the LGA, so to be successful in this role, you will have/be:

• Experience in similar community development position
• Driven and operate with integrity, with a customer and solutions focus. 
• A great social awareness and understanding of social and cultural differences is critical. 
• Experienced in community development or social housing. 
• Experience in events or project management 
• Qualifications in Social Sciences or equivalent (desirable)
• NSW Driver’s license and comprehensively insured vehicle

WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO

• Above Award salaries – Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Services Industry AWARD, Level 4
• 35 hour working week
• Flexible work practices
• Long service leave after 5 years
• Salary packaging 
• Career development opportunities 
• Access to EAP Counselling Service 
• Free on-site parking 
• 3-day gifted leave over Christmas holiday 
   

How to Apply:

To be considered for the Community Cohesion Officer position at Hume Housing, we invite you to submit your resume accompanied by a cover letter that clearly articulates how your qualifications, skills, and experience align with the following key points:

1. Demonstration of Project Management:

• Please provide specific examples of your experience managing projects within a community setting. Illustrate your role in planning, coordinating, and executing these projects, as well as any challenges you encountered and how you overcame them.

1. Customer-Centric Approach in Community settings:

• Share an example from your past experience where you have prioritised the needs and preferences of community members in your work, as well as any strategies you’ve implemented to gather feedback and ensure and ensure continuous improvement based on community input.

1. Ability to build and develop strong relationships:

• Please share examples of how you have successfully established and nurtured partnerships with various stakeholders, including community members, organisations, and local authorities. Additionally, discuss any strategies you have utilised to maintain these relationships.

Why choose Hume Housing:

Hume stands out as a premier community housing provider driven by a mission to foster opportunities for people to prosper. We actively seek applications from individuals who share a passion for social justice and champion the fundamental right to safe, sustainable, and affordable housing. For more detailed information, please explore our website at Hume Community Housing (www.humehousing.com.au).

Hume Community Housing acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of this land including Dharawal, Cabrogal, Wonnarua, Worimi and Awabakal peoples and the Dharug Nation whose lands Hume operates within. We pay our deep respect to the Elders past and present and emerging and acknowledge their continuing connection and contribution to the lands and waters.   

Hume Community Housing is committed to a workplace where our team members prosper, and diversity and inclusion are a valued part of our vibrant and connected working community. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all gender people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTQIA, older people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

As a community housing provider, Hume regularly engages with and provides face to face services to customers in the community, and these roles require full COVID-19 vaccination status.