AddressFull-time, Fixed term until 30th June 2026 – Brunswick
Are you passionate about enhancing the lives of community members and building capacity within the community. This is an outstanding opportunity to combine your expertise and your commitment to enhance the lives of our community members.
- Full-time, rewarding position.
- Dynamic and supportive team.
- $90,000 – $98, 000 base per annum plus super (SCHADSI Award).
- Salary Packaging.
PRONIA, meaning ‘to provide’, is an established not-for-profit community services agency with a rich 52-year history servicing the needs of Victorians, including the Australian-Greek community. We advocate for the vulnerable and provide services to meet current and emerging multicultural community needs including aged care, NDIS, early education, and family & community programs.
This is a great opportunity to combine your interest in the community sector and your commitment to enhance the lives of our community members.
Reporting to the Coordinator Dementia and Counselling Services, the position works within the Dementia Support Services team and aims to design, promote, and deliver Dementia related information and resources to the Greek and wider community.
Key Responsibilities
- Engage with the Greek communities of Melbourne and Tasmania and specifically carers of people with dementia.
- Identify priorities for people with dementia, their carers and in response develop, deliver, and evaluate a range of activities and events to address the identified needs.
- Public speaking engagements, primarily addressing Greek social clubs and related organisations.
- Develop strong and positive partnership with community groups, community service organisations and
various levels of government to achieve outcomes.
- Work in collaboration with general community groups and local services to highlight and strengthen services in the community.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with community services and educational institutions to represent the needs of CALD communities.
- Maintain an up to date understanding of services, community organisations and other relevant health and wellbeing services to encourage engagement and participation.
- Undertake research, surveys, and feedback, analyse, and report the information gathered as required.
- Write newspaper articles, reports, and other information to raise awareness, promote the work undertaken and support people with Dementia and their carers.
- Undertake related media work.
- Be available and willing to travel to Tasmania as required.
- Contribute to the development of the strategic plan, policy, and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Privacy Legislation.
- Participate in supervision, performance appraisal and learning opportunities.
- Attend and participate at relevant interagency and network meetings.
- Identify, establish, and maintain contact with other service providers to promote collaborative relationships.
- Provide monthly reports to assist in planning and targeting service delivery according to identified needs and for accountability purposes.
- Maintaining program data and reporting as required by the organisation.
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