Communications and Events Specialist

• Newly created opportunity to showcase your communications expertise with a meaningful community focus
• Help to enhance the lives of those living in our retirement villages through engaging content and experiences
• Base salary + salary packaging benefits + staff discounts
• Brisbane based position with hybrid working arrangements

Your part in the Blue Care Team

We're seeking a passionate
Communications and Events Specialist
to join the BlueCare Retirement Living team.

This newly created role is your opportunity to lead the development and delivery of communications strategies that connect, inform and inspire our retirement living residents, their families, and our internal teams. With a strong focus on internal and resident communications, you'll also help plan and bring to life events and activities that promote wellbeing and community engagement.

Reporting to the Marketing Manager and working closely with the Digital Marketing Manager and Operations teams, you'll ensure that all communications and activities reflect the BlueCare and UnitingCare brands and support our mission of enriching lives. Key responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with the Digital Marketing Manager to assist in creating engaging, multi-channel content that supports marketing campaigns (predominantly through social channels) , operational updates, and resident programs.
• Develop and implement internal and resident communications strategies that increase awareness, engagement, and connection across our Retirement Living communities.
• Collaborate with Village Managers to plan and promote a meaningful annual program of events and activities, aligned with resident interests and wellbeing.
• Support the delivery of the resident activities and wellness program where required, including event promotion, logistics coordination, materials development, and budget tracking.
• Manage communications and promotional campaigns for resident and community events, from concept development through to execution.
• Assist with internal stakeholder communications, ensuring alignment across all business objectives.

What makes a difference for us

You're a creative and strategic communicator with a heart for community and a drive to make a difference. You'll bring strong writing skills, excellent stakeholder engagement, and the ability to manage multiple projects with confidence. Ideally, you'll also have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Communications, Marketing, Event Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a communications-focused role, ideally with some event coordination exposure.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and work with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in developing and delivering event programs for varied audiences.
• Experience in not-for-profit, aged care, or community services sectors.
• An understanding of the needs and interests of older adults and how to foster community connection and wellbeing.

What makes a difference for you?

With a Blue Nurses legacy dating back to 1953, BlueCare is one of Queensland's largest and most trusted not-for-profit providers of community and in-home care, residential aged care, disability services and retirement living.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Blue Care is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we'd love you to be too

Joining the state's largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of
BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital,
you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Start making a difference today

Our application process takes less than 15 minutes –
Click the 'APPLY' button
to be taken to our online application process and upload your resume and cover letter. Our team are available to answer any questions you may have.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.