Team Leader - Community Inclusion

About Us

Mornington Peninsula Shire is Victoria's destination municipality, characterised by unique townships, highly productive agriculture, world renowned landscapes, tourist regions, and areas of national and international conservation significance within a vital Green Wedge.

The Shire is responsible for a broad range of infrastructure and community services that support the wellbeing and prosperity of our diverse community. With approximately 900 employees, it is a busy and vibrant workplace.

What’s on Offer

• Work Life Balance –We offer a hybrid working model, flexible working arrangements and generous leave provisions.
• Culture – Positive, fun, and inclusive work environment that is underpinned by our core values which are integral to everything we do. These are Integrity, Openness, Courage, Respect, and Excellence.
• Opportunity– 9-month Parental Leave Replacement role. Senior Officer Contract: $134,989 per annum, plus 11% super.
• Career – Opportunity to grow and develop with excellent learning and development opportunities.
• Leadership – Contribute to the strategic outcomes delivered by Mornington Peninsula Shire with an organisation who focuses on our people and the community.
• Job Satisfaction – Have a meaningful impact on the community by contributing to achieve positive outcomes across the Mornington Peninsula Shire 

About the Role
The Team LeaderCommunity Inclusion is responsible for identifying and supporting opportunities for all to be engaged and connected in community. This includes working with people from backgrounds including CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse), Disability, Ageing, First Nations, Children, Youth, Families and Faith based cohorts. 

Reporting to the Manager Community Partnerships the core responsibilities include:

• Leading development of new Inclusion Strategy
• Leading development of Reconciliation Action Plan
• Lead Shires efforts Seniors Month and Positive Ageing Summits  
• Drives the development of frameworks and strategies to ensure that our priority populations voice has input into Council projects, events, and strategies.
• Supporting a range of committees, working groups, awareness, and inclusion events.

About You

A result driven leader with experience delivering key inclusion strategic work.

• An appropriate tertiary qualification or other formal qualifications with substantial work experience related to inclusion.
• Demonstrated experience in leadership area preferably in local government environment.
• Experienced working with priority populations in a strategic role.
• Exceptional interpersonal and teamwork skills and the ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
• Exceptional Microsoft Office skills and substantial experience managing a client relationship database.
• Sound written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.

How to Apply

If this role sounds like you, click 'Apply'.

The Mornington Peninsula Shire is committed to creating a diverse and safe environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and Child Safe employer. We encourage applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Mornington Peninsula Shire undertakes a variety of employment screening checks.  This includes employment references, Working with Children Checks and National Police Checks. 

Applicants must have valid Australian work rights.

For further information about the role, you can download the Position Description by clicking 'Apply'. For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact: Chris Munro, Manager - Community Partnerships, 5950 1272.