Bilingual Childrens Services Officer

2 weeks ago

Ringwood, Australia Maroondah City Council Full time

Maximum Term Contract - Part Time - 3 days per week (22.8 hpw)
- Salary: $80,680 pa (pro-rata) + super
- Location: Ringwood - some local travel required

**Bilingual Childrens Services Officer**
- **Maximum Term Contract - Part Time - 3 days per week (22.8 hours pw)**until 31 October 2025**:

- **Salary: $80,680 pa (pro-rata) + super**:

- **Location: Ringwood - some local travel required**

**Your Role**

Maroondah City Council has a unique opportunity to work closely with our refugee community and make a meaningful difference for families and children.

The Bilingual Childrens Services Officer will be responsible for actively engaging with culturally diverse families and children and facilitating their access to quality early childhood education, school and other support services. With Maroondah’s high percentage of humanitarian new settler arrivals and a significant number of those coming from Burma, this role will have a strong emphasis on working with the growing refugee population to support inclusion and successful transition to kindergarten and school as well as community events and programs.

**Why work for Maroondah City Council?**
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Make a meaningful difference to the local Maroondah community
- Energetic and supportive team that values excellent customer service, enthusiasm, working together and open communication
- Great benefits including discounted Maroondah Leisure memberships, social club and health & wellbeing programs

**About You**

To be the successful applicant you must
- Have demonstrated experience working with children and families
- Fluency in a language other than English (a Burmese dialect is desirable)
- Self-starter with high personal drive and a positive attitude
- An understanding of refugee communities including cultural diversity, beliefs, values and needs of a culturally and linguistically diverse community
- Demonstrated ability to communicate both verbally and in written form to a broad range of people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

As part of our selection process you may be required to have pre-employment checks. (Psychometric Assessment, CrimCheck and Working with Children Clearance).

**For further information please call**Nicole Dalgleish, Team Leader Childrens Services on 0477 593 387**

**Closing Date: Friday 21 March 2025

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