AddressCommunity Development Officer
Job No: CB18098 Location: Sydney
Permanent Full Time – 35 hours per week, nine day fortnight
The City of Canada Bay is a thriving, colourful community, surrounded by the beautiful bays of Sydney Harbour. The area is also known for its parklands, cycle paths and walkways.
Are you looking for a role that offers you the opportunity to work with a diverse range of community and resident groups? Initially you will be engaging in the unique opportunity to be part of a new Community Development Team and assisting to implement Council’s preferred Community Development model and framework. Council’s Community Development Officer will deliver activities across the local government area by working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate project delivery.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Maintaining partnerships and relationships, and implementing programs that are responsive to community needs and build community capacity and participation
- Working within a team to achieve strategic goals and objectives
- Assisting with Council’s annual community grant program to assist local services and organisations to support the community
- Supporting Council’s Seniors’ Bus Trips
- Managing budgets to deliver a range of strategies and plans
The successful applicant will have:
- Tertiary qualification in Community Development, social sciences, or a similar field.
- Experience in Community Development or a comparable role.
- Preference for working collaboratively within a team
- Ability to develop and maintain stakeholder relationships and partnerships
- Ability to develop projects and activities based on social and community plans
- Demonstrated experience in delivering community projects and programs.
- Financial management skills including managing project budgets
What’s on offer
We are offering an attractive based remuneration from $97,595.28 to $112,234.57 plus super.
The City of Canada Bay also offers excellent employee benefits which include:
- Rostered Days Off (participation in a 9-day fortnight scheme)
- 18 weeks paid parental leave
- A supportive, energetic, and passionate team
- Significant leave benefits (9-day fortnight, 15 days sick/personal leave, 2 days health and wellbeing leave per year, access to Long Service leave after 5 years)
- Continuous training, support, and leadership development
- Health and Wellbeing programs (Yoga classes, Fitness Passport, Flu vaccinations, Head Space, Skin Cancer Checks)
- And much, much more!
For further information click here to view Position Description or contact Tania Gamble on 0461 325 *** or ************@canadabay.nsw.gov.au
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Applications close: 11:30pm, 12 February 2024
If you have any accessibility requirements, please feel free to contact April McCarthy on 02 9121 0*** or email **************@canadabay.nsw.gov.au to discuss.
The City of Canada Bay Council is a Child Safe Organisation that recognises and advocates for the rights of Children and Young People and are committed to a Safe Workplace.
The City of Canada Bay Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to maintaining, growing and supporting a diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse community groups and ages including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, people with disabilities, women, and other diversity groups.
The successful applicant for this role will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide evidence of an approved medical contraindication form. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they are able to meet all requirements in line with Councils COVID Safe Workplace Policy & Procedure (once adopted), WHS requirements and prevailing NSW Public Health Orders.
