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**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Neighbourhood Centres** **Coordinator Programs***

**Position Title **Neighbourhood Centres Coordinator Programs

**Position Number(s) **1343

**Classification **Level 4

**People Leader **Team Leader Community Hubs

**Department **City Services

**Division **Community & Cultural Services

Staff and volunteers within the Community Hubs Team, Community Wellbeing
**Key Relationships**

Unit, Volunteer Coordinator, Library staff.

**Our Purpose
**To improve our residents’ quality of life; continuously,

smartly and efficiently.

Six themes in our Community Vision represent the

shared value and aspirations that will guide how our

city develops - liveable, valuing nature, engaged,

prosperous, innovative and connected.

**City of Marion Values**

Our values are critical to us as they help drive

behaviours that will enable us to achieve the Council’s

vision.***

With the community and safety at the forefront of

everything we do, Marion values:
**Respect,** **Integrity,** **Achievement, Innovation**

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**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Neighbourhood Centres** **Coordinator Programs***

**Purpose**

The Neighbourhood Centres Coordinator Programs will be responsible for planning and coordinating
programs and events in line with the identified needs of the community. Strategic collaborating in the delivery
of programs is a key component of the position and requires effective networking and collaboration skills.
The position will ensure that there is a variety of programs delivered that appeal to a diverse cross section
of the community and requires the ability to manage programs and events in a multi-demand environment.

The primary objective of this position is to provide positive leadership within the Neighbourhood Centres,
developing and coaching staff within their Neighbourhood Centre officer roles and in supporting programs
and events. The position will be an active member of the Community Wellbeing wider leadership team,
contributing towards the future planning of the unit.

Strong communication skills and the ability to maintain solid relationships (with internal and external)
stakeholders will be vital to this role. As an ongoing commitment to the organisation you will be responsible
for delivering the best service to our community and to improve residents’ quality life; continuously, smartly
and efficiently in the scope of your daily work.

**Key Outcomes**

**People Management**
- Provide leadership to Neighbourhood and Community Centre staff. Foster and support collaboration,

communication and innovation through effective human resource management strategies that support
the achievement of excellence in:
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- Managing employee performance***
- Identify training and development needs***
- Recruiting and inducting staff in accordance with Council policy***
- Complying with the scope of employment legislation, Code of Conduct, Award and

industrial instruments.
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- Provide effective coaching and mentoring to direct reports, supporting them to develop as leaders and

succeed in their roles.
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- Provide service wide leadership to all Neighbourhood and Community Centre staff with an emphasis

on programs, events and the customer experience.
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- Role model Council’s values of Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Achievement at all times and nurture

a team culture, which lives the values.
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**Operational Leadership**
- Provide advice/support/assistance to Neighbourhood Centre staff and volunteers.
- In collaboration with the Neighbourhood Centre Team coordinate and deliver Neighbourhood Centre

events and programs. Coordinate and deliver events and programs, delegating tasks appropriately to
the Program team to effectively manage a diverse program of events and activities.
- Participate in the planning and delivery of City of Marion events such as Marion Celebrates and

Tonsley activation.
- Develop effective evaluation measures and statistics for all programs and events and prepare reports

in a timely manner.
- Network with external community groups to promote the Neighbourhood Centre Service.
- Work collaboratively with the Program Marketing and Promotion Support Officer, supplying written

material in a timely manner to ensure effective promotion of Centre activities.
- Manage expenditure within budget in collaboration with Team Leader Neighbourhood Centres.
- Together with the Team Leader Neighbourhood Centres develop and submit grant-funding

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**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Neighbourhood Centres** **Coordinator Programs***
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policies, practices and procedures relevant to

the role.

Safe Live Well” philosophy.
- Comply with the requirements set out by the Return to Work Act 2014 (the Act) and the Local Government

Association Workers Compensation Scheme (LGAWCS), and
- Comply with CoM’s