Marketing & Communication Officer

Employment Status: Permanent
Days & Hours of Work: Four to five days flexible totalling 30 - 38 hours per week
Competitive Salary: Circa $108K per annum/pro-rata for part time+ 11% superannuation
Location: Council office in Sandringham, with some flexibility to work from home

About Us:

We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Customer Experience and Results Matter.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving – and excited about our future – as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

About the Role:

Bayside Care and Support is seeking a motivated Communications and Marketing Officer to support its expanding aged care service, through the development of innovative strategies, promotional activities, documents and awareness campaigns that complement existing activities.

You will be responsible for:

• Implementing marketing, communications and engagement strategies that respond to Bayside’s older residents.
• Raising the profile of Bayside Care and Support by increasing awareness and engagement of available services.
• Promoting the value Council provides to the community.
• Marketing and communication’s campaigns to meet Bayside Care and Support’s growth strategy for increasing numbers of clients and staff.
• Coordinating a range of communication channels to engage the Bayside community and other audiences.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

• Tertiary qualifications in Communications and Marketing or a related area.
• Knowledge and understanding of community-based Aged Care Services.
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery and management of websites, newsletters and social media including monitoring and reporting performance, trends and results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in digital marketing tools and platforms, social media management, email marketing, and analytics. 
• Demonstrated skills in the development of communications and marketing campaigns and publications.
• Experience with graphic design and basic video editing desirable.

Mandatory pre-employment requirements:

• Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check.
• Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check. 
• Have received at least two doses of the COVID vaccination.

What we can offer you in return: 

• A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year.
• Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts.
• Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive.
• A parkland surrounding the office and only a short 500m stroll to the beach.
• Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel.
• A Green Money program, that rewards our staff for taking simple everyday steps to a more substantiable and climate aware living.

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

How to apply:

1. To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description 
2. Provide a cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria and what has motivated you to apply for this role
3. Click Apply to submit your application.
4. If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager

Applications close: Monday 1 April, 11:55pm

Please note - Shortlisting will commence prior to the closing date so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any questions, please contact Charlene Pereira, Business Development Coordinator on 03 9599 4*** or via email ********@bayside.vic.gov.au

Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of Respect Each Other, Own It, Work Together and Find Better Ways.

Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment. We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this opportunity.