We seek people with community-first values who want to make Brimbank an even better place to live and work.

Exciting opportunity to join the second largest municipality in Melbourne’s metropolitan west. Located about 20 kms from the central business district, Brimbank City Council is culturally diverse.

We are currently seeking a temporary part time staff member to join our team.

The role

We are seeking an Impact Brimbank Program Officer to play a pivotal role in the coordination, planning, implementation and evaluation of a range of activities that aim to tackle persistent health and social challenges, identified as priorities by the local community.

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in health promotion, community development, social work, or related discipline and/or demonstrated experience delivering initiatives to support health and wellbeing alongside community.
• Demonstrated appreciation and understanding of volunteer management models and ability to work alongside community.
• Ability to implement and document programs and events that engage diverse communities in addressing local priorities.
• Demonstrated experience maximising community access to programs and events by developing awareness and engagement through promotion, marketing and communication.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining partnerships to achieve common goals.

A Position Description for this role is attached. To apply, You must include your updated Resume, Cover Letter and your response to the Key Selection Criteria (KSC). We look forward to receiving your application.

Please make sure your applications are submitted within the indicated closing date of this advertisement. All applications should be submitted online, if you face difficulties in doing so, please contact the hiring manager listed for this vacancy. This role requires a mandatory police check that will be organised by the Council .

Brimbank City Council embraces our diverse community and work environment and encourages applications from everyone including people of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander background, people of diverse sexual orientation and gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people of varied age, ability, and faith. Council will give due consideration to any workplace adjustments to accommodate the needs of any prospective or existing staff member.

Brimbank City Council is a Child Safe organisation. Brimbank will implement all necessary measures to ensure a safe and supporting Council environment, which endeavours to promote child safe, child friendly practices.

Brimbank City Council Enterprise Agreement 8, EA8 2018.

Selection Criteria

• Essential : Ability to work in accordance with our values and behaviours.
• Essential : Tertiary qualification in health promotion, community development, social work, or related discipline and/or demonstrated experience delivering initiatives to support health and wellbeing alongside community.
• Essential : Demonstrated appreciation and understanding of volunteer management models and ability to work alongside community.
• Essential : Ability to implement and document programs and events that engage diverse communities in addressing local priorities.
• Essential : Demonstrated experience maximising community access to programs and events by developing awareness and engagement through promotion, marketing and communication.
• Essential : Experience in establishing and maintaining partnerships to achieve common goals.

A position description is attached.