Community Development Worker

**Full time position based in Claymore and Campbelltown LGAs**:

- ** $86k - $92k + Super + Salary Packaging**:

- **Flexible Friendly organisation, WFH 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's vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 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**

**Communities for Children (CfC)** develops and facilitates a whole of community approach to support and enhance early childhood development and wellbeing for children before birth to 12 years. The program builds on local strengths to meeting local community needs and create capability with local service systems, using strong evidence of what works in early intervention and prevention.

As our **Community Development Worker** you will foster, develop and evaluate initiatives and opportunities within the community that engage and empower residents, improve service offerings, increase service capacity and reach, and build community capacity and resilience. This includes program planning, coordinating, leading community events and partnering with other organisations to improve outcomes for our clients.

This role requires a strong attention to detail and a person who is highly confident using computer systems, particularly Microsoft Excel.

**Duties**
- Develop relevant strategies and activities to gather data and engage stakeholders in understanding community assets, needs and opportunities.
- Implement and review strategies and opportunities with the aim of improving service capacity in the local area.
- Develop extensive community networks with stakeholders including; community members and groups; other Benevolent Society operated programs; business; government departments and agencies; and other service providers.

**Other Options for Duties**
- Develop relevant strategies and activities to gather data and engage stakeholders in understanding community assets, needs and opportunities.
- Implement and review strategies and opportunities with the aim of improving service capacity in the local area.
- Maintain networks and partnerships with local stakeholders.

**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:

- **Salary Benefits** -You can package up to $15,900 pa of your 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** - Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including hybrid home/office options, and accrue an additional day off each month (a bonus of 12 days per year) as a full-time employee.
- ** Recognition and Reward -** Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years.
- ** Wellness -** Stay fit with a Fitness passport, utilise our Employee Assistance Program, and even purchase additional leave.
- ** Professional Development -** We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth.
- ** Our Reconciliation Commitment -** Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees are entitled up to 2 days paid plus up to 10 days unpaid cultural leave, as well as the option to be a voice on reference networking groups, the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways and your social and emotional wellbeing.

**Skills and Experience**
- Degree qualification in community services, social work or similar or a minimum of five 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.
- If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, then we want to hear from you. The Benevolent Society recog