Community Engagement Officer

11 hours ago


Hobart, Australia Visability Full time

Posted: 17/04/2025

Closing Date: 17/07/2025

**Salary**: $74,052.33 - $79,400.55

**Job Type**: Permanent Part-Time

Location: Hobart, Southern Tasmania TAS

Job Category: Community Services and Development

EverAbility Group have a long and proud history of providing services for people with disability across Western Australia and Tasmania. Together, our team of nearly 200 staff and over 500 volunteers support our growing group of diverse services.

Our services at EverAbility Group include:
**VisAbility** - our specialised service supporting people with blindness or vision impairment.

**Guide Dogs WA and Guide Dogs Tasmania** - our iconic service raising and training life changing assistance dogs.

**Kites Children’s Therapy** - our early intervention support, advice and solutions service transforming the lives of children and their families living with disability or developmental challenges.

**About the Role**:
Are you passionate about making a positive impact in your community? Do you enjoy working with people, building partnerships, and delivering events that make a real difference? If so, we’d love to hear from you

Reporting to the Community Engagement Coordinator Tasmania, you'll play a key part in expanding our presence across Southern Tasmania by supporting fundraising activities, managing relationships with key stakeholders, and organising community engagement events that support our mission.

You'll also play a role in strategic event delivery, assist with the management of the Mini and Model Dogs Collection Program in Southern Tasmania, and help grow and support a vibrant network of volunteers. Your work will directly impact our ability to provide life-changing services to Tasmanians with vision impairment.

This is a 0.4 FTE role for the Collection Dog Program (South).

**Key responsibilities**:

- Support the development and maintenance of strong relationships with schools, community groups, corporates, and other external partners.
- Promote the work of Guide Dogs and VisAbility through events and local partnerships and help identify new donors and fundraising partners.
- Help coordinate and run presentations, awareness events, and fundraising initiatives in collaboration with the Community Engagement Coordinator.
- Assist in growing and managing relationships that support our fundraising goals.
- Support the creation and delivery of educational sessions to raise awareness of our services and programs.
- Help recruit and support our amazing Program Volunteers
- Keep records of stakeholder interactions and event outcomes to help us measure our impact and refine our approach.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**Essential Skills and Attributes**:

- Proven experience in community engagement and/or partnership building
- A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to build and maintain effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Confident in public speaking and delivering presentations
- Results-driven, with a passion for expanding the organisation's reach and community impact
- Organised, proactive, and collaborative
- Available to work flexible hours, including occasional weekends or evenings for events

**Required Compliance Documentation**
- National Police Clearance
- Working with Vulnerable People check (NDIS endorsed)
- Valid Driver’s licence

**Benefits**:
**In return, you will be rewarded with**:

- Up to 3 days additional paid leave during year-end holiday season
- Salary packaging, an opportunity to increase your take-home pay
- Option to purchase additional leave
- 17.5% annual leave loading, where applicable
- Ongoing professional development and training
- Employee Assistance Program

**How to apply?**

We encourage people with disability and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply. Everyone is welcome, as we are an inclusive and diverse workplace.



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