Community Development Officer

**Job No**:SGSC805**

**Location**:Leongatha***:
**ABOUT THE ROLE**:

- Full time until 30 June 2026
- Band 6: $92,535 per annum + 12% superannuation
- Flexible working arrangements available

Are you looking for a new role to support resilience, recovery activities and projects with the South Gippsland community? Working with three other Community Development Officers, you will collaborate with our departments and community partners to raise awareness and improve community resilience and self-reliance.

In this supportive team, its focus is working in partnership with our diverse communities to encourage and support participation in community planning, project and activity development, and youth engagement.

This role will:

- Support resilience and recovery community activities associated with the February 2024 Storm Event including communication and engagement activities, and recovery projects.
- Provide information within Council on development and implementation of all community plans and monitor community plans as a way to increase community resilience.
- Facilitate networks of communities, agencies and organisations to meet regularly to consider collaborative projects and information sharing.
- Develop and facilitate skills development opportunities for the community including resilience and recovery activities and workshops.
- Provide a communication link between the community and relevant officers to ensure proposed recovery and resilience community projects.
- Support the development and roll out of Council staff training to build organisational resilience to future emergency events.

**ABOUT YOU**:
Your enthusiasm for connecting with various sectors of the community shines through, making you a natural collaborator. With a knack for working with people, you will have well developed verbal and written communication skills, an excellent customer service approach, and manage your time well.

To be successful in this role, you will also have:

- Significant experience in a community development or community capacity building, community recovery or emergency management role or similar.
- Ability to work cooperatively with numerous stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
- A good understanding of the role of government in supporting community activity.
- Significant experience in leading and supporting volunteers or voluntary groups.
- Project management experience.

**ABOUT US**:
South Gippsland Shire Council offers a friendly and professional workplace with values based leadership.
We put our customer at the centre of all we do and strive to deliver exceptional projects and services to our community.

Our region provides a perfect blend of coast and country. Enjoy green rolling hills, wind-swept beaches and the world-famous Wilsons Prom, right on your doorstep.

Our values - Accountability, Customer Focus and Excellence - are present in everything we do and how we do it. We seek like-minded colleagues to join our team who are committed to these values and culture.

**WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING WITH US**:

- Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements
- Rostered Days Off offered for full time roles
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
- South Gippsland is an organisation that is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We offer flexibility and a welcoming work environment
- Enjoy a variety of changing health and well-being programs and initiatives including flu vaccinations and health checks, discounted gym memberships and Social Club
- Diverse range of exciting career paths in full time, part time or casual positions
- Mentoring, coaching and secondments
- Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Annual Enterprise Agreement salary increments
- Family Violence Support and Leave Provisions

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**CLOSING DATE**:
Applications close Midnight Tuesday 26 August 2025.

**CONTACT**:
Enquiries to: James Bremner, Senior Emergency Management Officer on 03 5662 9852

**NEXT STEPS**:
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- Please be advised any representation via an agency will not be considered. Agencies - no need to contact us, we've got this one._