Social Planning Officer

2 weeks ago

Melton, Australia Melton City Council Full time

2 x Full Time Permanent Positions

(Part Time applicants encouraged to apply)**
Salary Range $96,640 to $108,020 per annum + 10.5% Super

(Pro rata for Part Time and + RDO for Full Time positions)

About Melton City Council
The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality—one of the fastest developing in Australia.

Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.


We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.

You'll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.


The Opportunity


An opportunity has arisen for multiple energetic and self-motivated people to assume the role of Social Planning Officer in an exciting and rapidly changing environment.

Reporting to the Coordinator, you will be a key member of the Social Planning and Wellbeing team.

The Social Planning Officer works across the organisation to create a healthy, accessible and inclusive community in one of Melbourne's fastest growing areas through their expertise in addressing the underlying drivers of health and social issues.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead or contribute to the development, implementation and review of evidencebased health and social policies, strategies, and plans.
  • Lead and manage multidisciplinary projects to deliver social and health outcomes for the community.
  • Facilitate community and agency responses to social planning needs including opportunities for shared advocacy, policy responses and funding submissions.
  • Respond to planning referrals to reduce harm relating to alcohol, other drugs, and gambling.
  • Complete Gender Impact Assessments as per obligations under the Gender Equality Act 2020.

About you

_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_

  • Ability to think laterally and provide innovative methods to achieve beneficial outcomes for Council and the community based on sound judgement, research, evidence, and consultation.
  • High level awareness and understanding of socioeconomic and political context of issues impacting upon a growth area and the health and wellbeing of a diverse, growing community.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing initiatives, policy options and strategic community plans that best position Council to respond to identified needs.
  • Experience with quantitative research and analysis, including knowledge of SPSS software, advanced use of excel, and the ability to communicate complex data sets to lay audiences.

Culture and Values


Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there's a place here for you too.

Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community.

Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we'd love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON

Our values are:

  • Motivate
  • Empower
  • Lead
  • Trust
  • Open
  • Nurture

Benefits
There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:

  • 19 Day Month
  • Flexible Working Hours
  • Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
  • 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave* 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
  • Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
  • Wellbeing initiatives
  • Subsidised Uniforms
  • Applies to Full Time positions only.

How To Apply
If you require further information about the position, please contact Jayde McBurnie, Coordinator Social Planning & Well-being on

To view the Position Description, click here.

Applications
must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role.

We encourage you to use the STAR approach when writing your responses to the selection criteria.

  • Situation (Task) provide a brief outline of the situation or task?_
  • Action what did you do in response to the situation or task?_
  • Result what was the result of your action?_


To address the Key Selection Criteria you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability.

We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

  • Successful applicants must comply with COVID19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council's COVID19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attend

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