Accessible Content Officer

**Part time - maximum term until 2027 (3 days per week)**:

- **Salary: $84k - $95k (pro rata) + Super**:

- **Based at Coburg Civic Centre with Hybrid work options available**:

- **Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government**

**About Merri-bek City Council**:
Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

**About the role**:
At Merri-bek, we put our community at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to making our services accessible, inclusive and reflective of our diverse community - and we want you to be part of this journey.

We’re looking for a passionate Accessible Content Officer to join our Communications unit. In this role, you’ll help us communicate clearly and inclusively with our diverse community, including people with disability and people with low literacy. You’ll champion plain language, Easy English, and best practice digital accessibility standards in Council content.

You’ll be part of a creative and passionate team that values equity with access to flexible working arrangements and professional development. You assist in generating a positive impact in one of Victoria’s most multicultural and progressive municipalities and have opportunities for training & career development.

**Skills and experience require to perform the role**:
Reporting to the Accessible and Inclusive Communications Coordinator, you will:

- Develop and deliver accessible communication content across digital and print platforms
- Lead content creation using accessible formats such as Easy English and Plain English
- Provide advice and support to teams across Council to make communications more accessible
- Help implement our Accessible and Inclusive Communications Policy and its action plan

We are looking for:

- A collaborative approach and a commitment to accessible and inclusive practice
- A qualification in communications, journalism, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Demonstrated experience in creating accessible content for diverse audiences
- Ability to evaluate communications campaigns and report on their impact
- Strong written and verbal communication skills

**What the role can offer**:

- Extensive opportunities for training & career development
- Salary sacrifice options
- A real sense of work-life balance & flexible work options
- Employer-supported study assistance schemes
- Wellness programs

**Further support offered for our staff -**:

- Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
- Purchase leave
- Ceremonial leave
- Gender affirmation leave
- Family violence leave

**For further information about this position please contact**

**Applications close: 11:30pm, Wednesday, 7 May 2025.**

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**How to apply**:

- Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merri-bek City Council.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

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**Our Commitment**:
In May 2021, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality. The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. We believe children and yo