Community Engagement and Stakeholder Officer

**Do you want to work with a leading purpose driven, community-based organisation?**

**SSI’s vision is to achieve a society that values the diversity of its people and actively provides support to ensure meaningful social and economic participation and to assist individuals and families to reach their potential.**

**About the Program**

SSI has recently been chosen as one of six organisations for The **Home Care Workforce Support** Program Funded by the Australian Department of Health, the program will help senior Australians to remain at home by growing the personal care workforce.

SSI will deliver the program in NSW and the ACT with support from member organisations.

We will help to develop and enhance aged care by:

- promoting training and support opportunities for new recruits and others who wish to upskill
- supporting new recruits to navigate and access training opportunities
- providing virtual mentoring and career guidance support to students undertaking training
- linking trained personal carers to job vacancies in the home and community care sector
- providing advice and training to the aged care industry on recruitment strategies and how to maintain a diverse workforce

**About You**

We are looking for **x 2 Community Engagement and Stakeholder Officers** who will work closely with the lead to implement community engagement plans. You will be responsible for attracting new students into the sector, promoting the program within the community, attending events, participating in school and career expos, raising awareness as well as liaising with education and employment service providers.

**Essential Criteria**
- Experience with Community & stakeholder engagement, leadership and mentoring capability.
- Administrative, organisational, budgetary, reporting and planning skills.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and motivational skills.
- A detailed understanding of the issues faced by users of the Program/Service/Centres, as well as ways to assist with solving these issues.
- Stakeholder focus and the ability to act empathetically and with sensitivity and understanding.
- Analytical interpretation and advanced problem-solving abilities.
- Flexible with days / hours of work.

**About Us**

Settlement Services International (SSI Group) is a community-based organisation and social business that supports newcomers and Australians to achieve their full potential. Taking an integrated approach how everyone can thrive within the community in which they live and the wider Australian society, we support children, young people and families; people living with disability; and asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Our programs include facilitating employment, multicultural foster care, creating community engagement, advocacy, and influencing government and international affairs and provide though leadership within our sector nationally and globally.

**About our Benefits**
- Salary packaging options to receive up to $15,900 of your salary tax-free meaning more take-home pay
- Industry leading flexible working arrangement supported to work from home and office, including 9-day fortnight;
- Access to in-house training and learning opportunities for professional development and growth.
- Access to our inhouse wellbeing programs
- Working alongside professional and dedicated team members all wanting to make a difference in our communities.

**About our Recruitment Process**

At SSI we have a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, contractors and volunteers. All employees will undergo a National Police Clearance and a Working with Children Check as a condition of employment.

**To Apply**

A recruitment pool may be created for permanent and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available in the future.

SSI is a Disability Confident Recruiter, and our Talent Acquisition team can assist in; providing alternative formats to apply, making adjustments to the recruitment process and offering information about workplace adjustments and support networks.
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