Youth Arts and Events Officer

**Youth Arts and Events Officer (6 month contract)**

**Closing date**: 30/01/2025 11:45 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

**Location**: St Albans Community Centre - Princess St St Albans, St Albans Community Centre

**Department**: Community Learning and Participation

**Compensation**: Band 6A 36 Hour Week AUD $93,235.45 - $93,235.45

**Employment type**: Temporary Part Time

Youth Arts and Events Officer - Fixed Term Contract

$93,235.45 per annum base (pro rata)

Fixed Term (6 months duration)

28.8 hours per week

Exciting opportunity to join one of Melbourne's largest municipalities.

Located in the centre of Melbourne's growing west, Brimbank City Council is a local government that is welcoming, diverse and proud - just like the community we serve.

Every person working for Brimbank City Council shares our aspiration to make our City the best it can be

We are currently seeking a Part time Fixed Term Contract staff member to join our team based at our offices in St Albans.

**The role of Youth Arts and Events Officer will report to the Community and Performing Arts Senior Officer, we are seeking an individual who can bring their skills and experience to**:

- Develop responsive community cultural development initiatives to social issues affecting young people
- Ensure effective project management across planning, implementation and evaluation
- Manage the expenditure and reporting of allocated budgets
- Seek advice from, and consult, with organisations providing services to young people, relevant Council Committees, young people who live, work, study or re-create in Brimbank
- Adopt a best practice model referencing other Councils, regional organisations, State and Federal Government departments.

**To be considered you will need to address the following Key Selection Criteria**:

- Ability to work in accordance with our values and behaviours
- Several years’ experience and degree qualification in community development, community cultural development, creative industries, social work, or related discipline
- Proven experience and leadership skills in motivating, supporting and working with young people;
- Demonstrated experience in program planning, implementation and evaluation of community cultural development and arts programs for young people.
- Demonstrated experience in collaborating with and engaging artists, partners, and community members from groups spanning cultural heritage, language, gender, sexuality, age and abilities.
- Demonstrated experience in developing, facilitating and maintaining networks and working in partnership with a broad range of groups including the community, business and government sectors to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for young people
- Demonstrated experience working with young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds and knowledge of issues impacting their health and wellbeing

**Benefits of working at Brimbank include**:

- Flexible work practices including hybrid working arrangements
- 16 days of personal leave per year (FTE)
- 16 weeks paid parental leave (FTE)
- 3 weeks partner leave
- Make a positive impact to your local community

To view a full list of employee benefits, please view Council's Employee Value Proposition.

A Position Description for this role is attached. To apply, please include your Resume and a Cover Letter of no more than 2 pages, outlining how you can deliver on the key aspects of the role and how you will assist Brimbank in 'becoming the best it can be'.

Brimbank City Council actively encourages applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, and LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at Brimbank.

If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment process please contact People Culture and Wellbeing on 92494000.

Brimbank City Council is a Child Safe organisation and endeavouring to promote child safe, child friendly practices.

To be eligible for employment at Brimbank City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.