At Windermere, achieving the best outcomes for our community is at the heart of everything we do.

Our new Bushfire Recovery Community Engagement Worker will play a key role in creatively engaging with vulnerable and isolated bushfire impacted residents in East Gippsland. This role will play a critical part in connecting to individuals hesitant to engage with traditional recovery support programs and assist them to connect to individualised recovery supports that work for them.

We currently have a Part-time, Fixed term role (0.6 FTE) until June 2022, based in the East Gippsland area. As our Bushfire Recovery Community Engagement Worker, you will be instrumental in working with a diverse range of community partners, especially in isolated townships, to tap into and add value to grassroots level community activities.

Our ideal candidate has:

• At least 2-3 years experience within the community sector in a trauma related area;
• Tertiary qualifications in social work, social welfare or relevant and related discipline;
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of community engagement activities;
• A solid understanding of trauma informed case management practice.

Applicants who are highly motivated, enjoy a diverse fast paced challenging position and share our strong values to help strengthen our community are encouraged to apply.

Workplace culture - what staff are saying

Over 80% of our staff tell us that we have a happy workplace with a team dedicated to supporting our consumers and each other.

“Windermere’s values resonate with me and there is a strong sense of shared commitment to achieving our service goals across the team. The management team are great to work with, collaborate and considered about the best way to respond to the needs of the team and consumers as they arrive.”

“I love Windermere as a company and I am so proud to say I work for Windermere, which is never something I have had in the past – I feel like Windermere makes a difference in so many people’s lives, including my own.”

Why Windermere?

Windermere fosters a culture of flexibility, support and wellbeing. We have a wide range of workplace benefits including:

• Flexible work hours and ways of working
• Rostered days off
• Above Award Personal Leave and 17.5% annual leave loading
• Gifted days off (between Christmas and New Year)
• Employee Referral Program
• Flexible Leave Scheme (50/52)
• Study leave and opportunities for professional development
• Generous salary packaging

Windermere honours the ongoing cultural and spiritual connections, heritage, customs and beliefs of Aboriginal people, and pays respects to Elders past and present.

A position description is attached.