Community Development Worker

**Part time role (4 days/wk) based in Claymore and Campbelltown LGA**:

- **$41.96ph - $45.15ph + Super + Salary Packaging**:

- **Flexible Friendly organisation, Hybrid work options available**

**Our Organisation**

The Benevolent Society’s vision is to build a just society where all Australians can live their best life. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children, young people, and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way.

As part of The Benevolent Society vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our First Nations people of Australia. We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic, political, and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

**About this role**

We're seeking a passionate and experienced individual to join our team as a Community Development Worker to engage and empower residents in the Claymore and Campbelltown LGA

**Duties**

As a **Community Development Worker**, you'll **foster**, **develop** and **evaluate** initiatives and opportunities within the community, and:

- ** Engage** stakeholders to work collaboratively in understanding community assets, needs and opportunities
- **Implement** and **review** strategies and opportunities with the aim of improving service capacity in the local area
- **Facilitate** afterschool mentoring programs
- ** Provide **case management to families - identify strengths, needs and goals and develop case plans

**Our Benefits**

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A ‘best life’ is unique to everyone and can change as life changes. Here are a few things you might be interested in:

- **Salary Benefits** - You can package up to $15,900 pa of you pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated, meaning you take home even more pay
- ** Motor Vehicle Packaging Options** - to suit your lifestyle.
- **Work/Life Balance** - Flexible work arrangements including part time hours, hybrid home/office work arrangements, 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees.
- **Recognition and Reward** - Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years
- **Wellness** - Fitness passport + Employee Assistance Program + opportunity to purchase additional leave.
- **Professional development** - We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth.
- ** Our Reconciliation Commitment** - a First Nations employees are entitled up to 10 days of unpaid leave for ceremonial purposes, as well as the option to be a voice on our RAP working group, and have the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways.

**Skills and Experience**

We want you to be successful in your new role This means you'll have:

- ** Degree** qualification in **community services, social work** or similar or a minimum of **5 years community development** experience.
- Previous experience in a similar role, or a role working with external partners/stakeholders to achieve shared objectives
- Excellent **understanding of, and commitment** to, community development theory and practices
- Excellent **understanding of risk and safety issues** such as drug and alcohol use, domestic violence, mental health issues, and homelessness
- Understanding of the needs of diverse communities such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTIQ+) communities

Call **Bernadette on 0401 677 201** to discuss the role in more detail