Community Engagement Officer

**0.8FTE (4 days/week) Part Time Ongoing + Level 4 classification $85,120 pa (Pro Rata Part Time) + 11.5% super + salary packaging benefits.**:

- **Deer Park location + Flexibility to work from home + Outreach across Hobsons Bay, Brimbank and Melton LGAs**:

- ** Be a changemaker and play a pivotal role in enhancing the health outcomes for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness**

**The Opportunity**

The Homeless and at Risk of Homelessness Response (HaRH) program focuses on the Brimbank, Melton and Hobsons Bay LGAs to support those who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness or living in high-risk accommodation including residents in rooming houses and caravan parks. Our multidisciplinary team, through a coordinated, collaborative client centred approach provides targeted and tailored engagement strategies, undertake wholistic health and wellbeing assessments, facilitates and supports appropriate active linkages into IPC Health, committed priority access, services and/or referrals into external services, support and enhance the client journey to better health outcomes.

As a Community Engagement Officer you will use your proven and substantial community engagement, relationship building and networking skills and experience to support and enhance the health and wellbeing journey of people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness and those living in high-risk accommodation.

You will be well supported by the Manager Community Connections and be part of a passionate team working closely with our Wellbeing Coordinators collaborating to develop and build this meaningful service for the community.

Based at Deer Park, the opportunity is a 0.8FTE Part Time Ongoing role (4 days per week) and is classified as a Social and Community Services Employee Level 4 under the Community Health Centre (Stand Alone Services) Social and Community Service Employees Multi Enterprise Agreement 2022. This role is offering a remuneration of $85,120 pa (Pro Rata Part Time) + superannuation.

**You will make a difference by**
- Leading the development and implementation of assertive outreach engagement strategies supporting target groups living in Brimbank, Melton and Hobsons Bay LGAs.
- Provide meaningful engagement and case planning, including identification and initial assessment of issues impacting on target groups’ health, wellbeing and housing.
- Identifying and facilitating appropriate referral pathways, internal to the HaRH program, IPC Health and local external support services for clients presenting complex needs.
- Contribute to the development, implementation and maintenance of data collection, recording and reporting.
- Identify, develop and maintain key stakeholder and project partner relationships.
- Commitment to enhancing the service model and achieve the best client outcomes through continuous improvement approach.

**To succeed you will need**:

- Qualification in community development, community engagement, social work or related area with a minimum of two year’s experience.
- Proven experience and knowledge of community engagement strategies to effectively engage with individuals and communities experiencing complex health, wellbeing, homelessness and housing issues.
- Experience in a broad range of stakeholder engagement including community health, wellbeing and homeless sectors.
- Demonstrated experience in client data collection, recording, analysis and reporting.
- Proven ability to meet key performance target.
- Strong technical skills including Microsoft Office suite, client management systems (Trak Care advantageous), communication, written and reporting skills.
- A current and valid Victorian Working with Children's Check and drivers licence.

**We will offer you**:

- ** Flexibility** Access plenty of options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program.
- ** Learning and development **Our people are supported to act on opportunities that expand their expertise, knowledge and confidence. Opportunity to explore and participate in our Innovation and Professional Development Framework.
- ** Supportive Environment** Connection is our strength. We respect and support each other and work collaboratively to create a force of good. Be inspired and well supported by our passionate leaders and creative staff.
- ** Celebrate achievements **Feel valued and recognised as an important part of One Team IPC Health. Your contributions matter. Be part of an award winning supportive organisation that values and celebrates growth.
- ** Attractive Benefits** Generous salary packaging benefits including novated leasing, paid parental leave, access to accrued days off, free onsite car parking, free and confidential employee assistance program.

**What next?**

If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do is visit our careers page, read the role’s Success Profile, submit your resume and