• Cancer Support Programs & Volunteer Management

About Us

For over 60 years, Cancer Council Queensland’s pioneering work has helped save thousands of lives and has improved the quality of life for people living with cancer. Our mission is to lead Queenslanders in a partnership against cancer.

Cancer Council Queensland raises funds that are dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with cancer through research to support prevention and early detection.

We are dynamic, outcome-focused, responsive to community needs, and committed to voluntarism and the pursuit of excellence.
Cancer Council Queensland employees and volunteers lead Queenslanders in a partnership against cancer by employing high-performing employees who live our values of being responsible, inclusive, equitable, and collaborative.

Working at Cancer Council Queensland

Our greatest asset is our diverse team of talented, savvy people. Our awesome employees and volunteers tell us that Cancer Council Queensland is a meaningful, rewarding and fun place to work.

We provide a positive and supportive working environment where you will be a valued team member, and we love to recognise and reward our team of superstars with employee benefits such as extra paid days off.

About the role

The Senior Coordinator, Peer Support is responsible for the state-wide coordination and implementation of peer support programs, identifying peer and program needs, supporting the development and evaluation of programs and managing volunteers.

This role is a Permanent Full-time role of 37.5 hours/week based in the Brisbane office.

About you

To be successful in this role you will be an experienced and sensitive professional who is self-motivated and highly organised, with well-developed communication skills and a strong commitment to providing cancer specific peer supports.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Essential Skills:

• Experience in volunteer management, including recruitment, training, coordination, recognition, and support
• Qualifications in nursing, allied health, community services or a related field with relevant experience
• An understanding of the impact that the diagnosis and treatment of cancer has on individuals, their partners, and families
• Experience in working closely with people and communities affected by cancer
• Experience in coordinating and reviewing community programs
• Experience in program development, including the ability to identifying future individual and program needs, undertake consultations, design programs and evaluate these
• Experience developing, facilitating, and reviewing training programs
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and build and maintain relationships and networks
• Proven ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Ability to organise, manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Ability to use sound judgement and manage workloads in tight deadlines
• Demonstrated experience in the application and use of Microsoft office suite
• Current Qld Drivers Licence

Desirable Skills:

• Experience developing, facilitating and reviewing support groups

Your Leadership Contribution

CCQ has a Leadership Capability Framework which outlines the necessary capabilities of leaders at different leadership levels: Executive (CEO and GMs), Senior Managers, Managers, and Frontline Managers (Team Leaders and Senior Coordinators).

As a leader at CCQ, you will be expected to demonstrate behaviours under three core capability groups: Vision and Strategy, Driving Outcomes and Attributes and Behaviours.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements (Flexible Work Hours and Work from Home options)
• ATO-Approved Salary Packaging up to the value of $18,549 per Fringe Benefit Tax year
• Recognition and Rewards Program
• Two paid Wellbeing days per year
• One paid ‘Thank you’ day at the end of the year
• Professional Development Allowance
• Corporate social events (such as bring your dog to work day)
• Team events, employee connectivity and Healthy Workplace Activities
• Cancer Council Retail shop discount

How to apply

Applications, including a current resume and cover letter, are required and should be addressed to:

• People (Employment) Team
• Cancer Council Queensland

For your application to be considered, it is recommended that the following documentation is attached with your application:

• Cover letter – Your cover letter should clearly indicate the position you are applying for and give a brief summary of your motivations for applying and your relevant skills and experience
• Current Resume – Your resume should include your contact details, work experience, educational background and professional development

Applicants are encouraged to submit their application as early as possible as Cancer Council Queensland reserves the right to reduce the application period and/or remove the job advertisement early should a suitable applicant be found.

In line with our value of being inclusive, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTIQA+ individuals.

The successful applicant will be required to conduct a current National Police Certificate.

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