• Permanent, Full Time Position
• Salary circa $90k p.a. + super, generous flexible work options including an RDO
• Preston location, close to train and tram and walking distance to Preston market

About Darebin City Council

Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

About the Role

Volunteering is a crucial aspect of our Darebin community. It contributes to the community’s social wellbeing through connection, participation, and by supporting community services delivered by Council. If delivered with integrity, goodwill and fairness volunteering can provide our community members with a sense of purpose, support job readiness and provide an opportunity to acquire valuable workplace skills.

As part of our dedicated People & Culture team, the Volunteer Programs Officer will partner with relevant stakeholders across the organisation and the wider community to design and deliver a dedicated volunteer program, including a framework to support volunteer recruitment, program governance, partnerships and events.

• With support, develop and deliver an innovative and fit for purpose Volunteer program
• Design and implement resources to support volunteer engagement
• Partner to provide expert advice to internal and external stakeholders
• Establish and and cultivating cultivate partnerships with key community organisations

About You

• A team attitude with a strong customer service focus
• Demonstrated experience in recruiting and/or working with volunteers
• Project management skills including the ability to plan, report and monitor implementation of the volunteer program
• Highly developed communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
• Comfortable in creating frameworks, tools and guides
• Values consistent with the organisation and in-turn will ensure the realisation of an inclusive volunteer program which engages volunteers from diverse backgrounds including people with a disability, from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, people who identify as LGBTQI+ and many more

Skills and Experience

• Completion of a relevant degree, with previous, relevant work experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Extensive demonstrated experience in recruiting/working with volunteers
• Knowledge of National Standards for Involving Volunteers in Not-For-Profit Organisations
• Ability to consult and interact positively and widely with people from diverse backgrounds
• Highly developed written and verbal skills, including strong communication skills and the ability to write and present correspondence and project scoping documents

Culture

As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices including working from home options, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

How to Apply

Darebin values diversity and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of colour. We value people of all abilities and diversity of culture, faith, gender identity and sexual orientation. We welcome unique contributions and perspectives of all people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities we work with and live in.

We’re also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please submit your application including a resume, and include a cover letter outlining your motivation to apply for this role and describing what skills and experience you will bring to it.

Contact Siobhan Vivian, Coordinator – People Practices on 8470 8204 for a confidential discussion.

The Darebin City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply.

To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment.