Skylight is recruiting for a Community Development Officer for the Community Connections Program, a DHS funded service to support vulnerable and isolated individuals connect and/or reconnect to their community for positive wellbeing outcomes. The successful candidate will be based at Skylight’s Mile End office. This role is classified at SCHADS Level 4 and 0.8 to 1.0FTE
Under the general direction of a Supervisor, the Community Development Officer will coordinate and support the partner agencies to provide appropriate services for community members. The role includes planning and chairing community partnership meetings, networking across the Western Metro Community, and a portion of direct 1 to 1 individual service delivery. Working closely with the Skylight Community Connections team members in other regions, there will also be administrative and reporting requirements.
The successful candidate will need to have both the DHS NDIS Worker check and the DHS Working with Children check, have excellent community development skills, the confidence to plan and lead community meetings, and good administrative skills.
We would like to hear from applicants able to meet the skills, knowledge and experience required.
A Job Description is available on our website www.skylight.org.au For queries please contact Tahnay Fleming on 0438 692 382 or tahnay@skylight.org.au
Skylight will fill the role as soon as possible, and will keep the recruitment open until filled
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying, please attach a current CV and answer the following questions (limit 75 words per question to recruitment@skylight.org.au
1. What do you think is important when supporting isolated community members towards connection and wellbeing?
2. What does empowerment mean to you in the context of community development?’
3. Please give an example of when you have planned and chaired a community meeting.
Skylight Mental Health is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce including people from all genders, ages, sexualities, cultures and backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people with mental health lived experience.
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