Part-time Child and Family Program Officer for City of Marion Community Centres

**Position Description -**
**Community Centre Child and Family Programs Officer**
June 2025**

**Position title**Community Centres Child and Family Programs Officer

**Position number**1368

**Classification (Level)**Level 3

**Department**City Services

**Division**Community Connections

**Business unit**Community Centres

**People Leader**Team Leader Community Centres
Internal: Community Centre’s Team, Libraries, Economic
Development, Community Wellbeing Team, Tutors, and

**Key stakeholders**Volunteers.
External: Community Centres SA, Community Networks,
Industry Leaders.

**Community Vision: A liveable, sustainable community.**
The strategic directions of Liveable, Sustainable, and Community reflect the aspirations of
the community for the City of Marion’s future.
A fourth strategic direction, Our Organisation, sets the focus for Council and its staff toward
fulfilling the 2024-2034 Community Vision and Strategic Directions. These interconnected
directions emphasise a commitment to achieving holistic outcomes for the council area

**City of Marion Values**
Our Values inform what is important in how we deliver for our community.
They aspire towards a consistent standard that can be expected from all who engage with
the City of Marion.

**Together weOur Community Vision**
**Focus on the customer |** We are:

- Engaged with our diverse community
- Responsive and proactive
- Dedicated to delivering great customer

experiences
**Engage with respect |** We are:

- Committed to a safe and inclusive workplace
- Connected, caring and professional
- Honest, transparent and act with integrity

**Embrace excellence |**We are**:

- Adaptable, driven and continuously improve
- Accountable for our decisions and actions
- Proactive in sustainability and support the

environment

A great place to _work_

**Position Description -**
**Community Centre Child and Family Programs Officer**
June 2025**

**Purpose**

The Community Centres offer a place that create an opportunity for our community to meet,
socialise and connect. They are inclusive hubs of activity in the City of Marion providing
programs and services for all ages and levels of ability.

The Community Centres Child and Family Programs Officer will work with the Coordinator
Programs to plan, develop and deliver community-based programs, groups and activities.
The position is responsible for engaging with internal and external stakeholders to develop
innovative programs that build community capacity, facilitate community connections and
assist with the provision of effective and appropriate children, youth and family services to
the Marion community.

The Community Centres Child and Family Programs Officer will provide administrative and
business support to the Coordinator Programs to ensure processes including the planning,
booking, confirming and promoting of programs, groups and activities are streamlined,
efficient and provide a positive customer experience.

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 Deliverables**
- Develop and implement innovative and flexible programs that foster engagement

and inclusion of children, youth and families.
- Together, with the Coordinator Programs, collaborate with local agencies and

organisations to explore, develop and implement partnerships to ensure that
services are inclusive of children and families.
- Support relevant social research and community engagement processes to increase

understanding of community needs, challenges and aspirations.
- Manage existing and recruit any new skilled tutors, facilitators and volunteers to

support training, in partnership with the Coordinator Programs.
- Maintain and track statistical data to monitor and report on outcomes of programs

and events.
- Provide general customer service as part of the Centre’s team which includes working

on the reception desk, answering telephones to assist customers accessing Centre
services, taking bookings and handling cash.
- Be an active member of the Community Centres Team and be available to support

the wider team as deemed necessary.
**Person Specification**

Essential criteria
- Demonstrated ability working with children and families within a multicultural

environment, including First Nations Peoples and people from non-English speaking
backgrounds

A great place to _work_

**Position Description -**
**Community Centre Child and Family Programs Officer**
June 2025**
- Demonstrated experience in projects, programs and initiatives aimed to engage

children and families.
- Advanced communication skills both written and verbal.
- A tertiary qualification and/or demonstrated experience in a community

development, human services field (preferably with a child/family services focus),
education, early years, or a related field.
- Establish and maintain effe