AddressAt Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work. Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community. We know that having varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.
Darebin encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of colour. We value people of all abilities and diversity of culture, faith, gender identity and sexual orientation. We welcome unique contributions and perspectives of all people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities we work with and live in.
About Darebin City Council
Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.
About The Role
• Join Darebin City Council as a Free from ViolenceCultural Inclusion Officer to lead the planning, delivery, evaluation, and reporting of the Free from Violence Local Government Program (2024-2027) at Darebin.
• This Program is one of Darebin’s commitments towards gender equality. This part-time role will collaborate with and be supported by other gender equity portfolio holders at Darebin to wholistically advance and sustain inclusive primary prevention initiatives at Darebin.
• We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• People of all genders are encouraged to apply for this position.
The Free from ViolenceCultural Inclusion Officer role is an exciting new opportunity that will be responsible for implementing a whole of Council's approach to the prevention of family and gender-based violence.
Promoting Cultural Inclusion by centering the rights of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse people will be a key focus of this role.
Reporting to the Coordinator of Equity and Diversity, you will be a key member of the Equity and Diversity team.
The Free from ViolenceCultural Inclusion Officer will engage with key stakeholders across Council to embed gender equality and family violence prevention practices across Darebin’s activities as a workplace, service-provider, connector and leader.
• High level knowledge of best practice approaches to family and gender-based violence primary prevention.
- Understanding of intersectional gender equity advocacy with particular focus on race, gender, culture and linguistic diversity.
- A tertiary qualification in health promotion, community development, sociology, social work, or related discipline (highly regarded, but not essential) and/or relevant work experience.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to adapt communication to suit varying audiences.
• Project management skills will be highly regarded.
Culture
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.
How to apply
If you have any questions or need reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact: Jade Myconos (she/her), Gender Equity Officer on 84708140 or 0436 339 ***.
Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role.
• Situation (Task) – provide a brief outline of the situation or task?
- Action – what did you do in response to the situation or task?
- Result – what was the result of your action?
To address the Key Selection Criteria you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.
Applications close on Sunday 23rd of June 2024 at 11:30pm
Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply.
To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment.
Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as outlined in the Staff Covid-19 Vaccination Policy.
