AddressThe City of Burnside is one of Adelaide's most attractive and historic residential areas. It is well known for its tree-lined streets, period architecture, plentiful reserves and gardens within a 30 km² area. Located in the South-Eastern corner of Adelaide and just 10 minutes from the Central Business District, the City of Burnside covers 28 suburbs and has a residential population of over 45,000.
We are looking for a Community Development professional who is passionate about supporting young people in our community.
The Youth Development Officer is responsible for delivering and supporting various community development, wellbeing, and inclusion initiatives and programs that benefit young people and celebrate the role of young people in our community. The position will drive strategic engagement, including the development and implementation of Council’s Youth Action Plan, community development, and social impact objectives. Responsibilities also involve planning, delivering, facilitating and managing services and programs for young people, to ensure they are high quality, well promoted, and meet community needs.
The successful applicant will have a tertiary qualification in Community Development or related discipline, with proven experience in Youth Development and delivering impactful services for young people. Additionally, you will possess high-level project management skills and demonstrated capacity to proactively build relationships with various stakeholders including young people, local schools and community organisations.
You will be required to undertake a National Police and DHS Check as part of the on-boarding process.
This position is offered as a permanent, full-time basis classified at Level 4 under the City of Burnside Administration Employees Enterprise Agreement 2023.
In return you will get from us an amazing, supportive team to work with, a beautiful area to contribute to, flexibility, a great culture and the knowledge you are improving the quality of life for people who live, work and visit our Council area. We strive to build a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects our community and encourage applications from any background and ability.
For initial enquiries, please contact Jen Mann, Team Leader Community Development on 8366 4107. A copy of the position description is available from Council’s website www.burnside.sa.gov.au
If you are ready to be part of a progressive team, have the skills and experience, please submit an application including a cover letter and CV via e-mail to ****@burnside.sa.gov.au quoting Ref No. 13/24.
Applications close 9am Monday 3 June 2024.
