Community Development Officer – Recovery and Resilience

• Full time until 30 June 2026
• Band 6: $92,535 per annum + 12% superannuation
• Flexible working arrangements available

Are you looking for a new role to support resilience, recovery activities and projects with the South Gippsland community?  Working with three other Community Development Officers, you will collaborate with our departments and community partners to raise awareness and improve community resilience and self-reliance.

In this supportive team, its focus is working in partnership with our diverse communities to encourage and support participation in community planning, project and activity development, and youth engagement.

This role will:

• Support resilience and recovery community activities associated with the February 2024 Storm Event including communication and engagement activities, and recovery projects.
• Provide information within Council on development and implementation of all community plans and monitor community plans as a way to increase community resilience.
• Support the coordination of the Community Grants Program, in particular recovery/resilience applications.
• Facilitate networks of communities, agencies and organisations to meet regularly to consider collaborative projects and information sharing.
• Develop and facilitate skills development opportunities for the community including resilience and recovery activities and workshops.
• Provide a communication link between the community and relevant officers to ensure proposed recovery and resilience community projects.
• Support the development and roll out of Council staff training to build organisational resilience to future emergency events.

Your enthusiasm for connecting with various sectors of the community shines through, making you a natural collaborator.  With a knack for working with people, you will have well developed verbal and written communication skills, an excellent customer service approach, and manage your time well.

To be successful in this role, you will also have:

• Significant experience in a community development or community capacity building, community recovery or emergency management role or similar.
• Ability to work cooperatively with numerous stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• A good understanding of the role of government in supporting community activity.
• Significant experience in leading and supporting volunteers or voluntary groups.
• Project management experience.

South Gippsland Shire Council offers a friendly and professional workplace with values based leadership. 

We put our customer at the centre of all we do and strive to deliver exceptional projects and services to our community.

Our region provides a perfect blend of coast and country. Enjoy green rolling hills, wind-swept beaches and the world-famous Wilsons Prom, right on your doorstep.

Our values – Accountability, Customer Focus and Excellence – are present in everything we do and how we do it. We seek like-minded colleagues to join our team who are committed to these values and culture.

• Work-life balance with flexible working arrangements
• Rostered Days Off offered for full time roles
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• South Gippsland is an organisation that is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  We offer flexibility and a welcoming work environment
• Enjoy a variety of changing health and well-being programs and initiatives including flu vaccinations and health checks, discounted gym memberships and Social Club
• Diverse range of exciting career paths in full time, part time or casual positions
• Mentoring, coaching and secondments
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Annual Enterprise Agreement salary increments
• Family Violence Support and Leave Provisions

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Applications close Midnight Tuesday 26 August 2025.

Enquiries to: James Bremner, Senior Emergency Management Officer on

If you would like to become a part of our team at South Gippsland Shire Council, please submit your application.

You will be required to address the application questions and upload two documents, your resume and cover letter. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your potential and set your application apart from the rest

For further information on our recruitment process please click here.

All correspondence regarding your application status and interview will be sent to you via email.

All preferred candidates will be required to complete relevant background checks (including but not limited to police checks, reference checks, medical checks (drug and alcohol tests) and psychometric testing) prior to the candidate's employment being confirmed. The outcomes of the background checks do not automatically bar candidates; however, will be assessed against the inherent requirements of the job.

Please be advised any representation via an agency will not be considered. Agencies - no need to contact us, we've got this one.

South Gippsland Shire Council is an Equal Opportunity employer and aims to provide all necessary support to ensure that all abilities and backgrounds are not disadvantaged in the recruitment process.  If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, please feel free to identify yourself as a person with different needs in your application and indicate what type of reasonable adjustment you require.  Alternatively you can contact a member of the People & Culture team on and identify the position you are applying for and specify your requirements.

All councillors, employees, students, agency staff, contractors and volunteers are required to act in accordance with equal opportunity, anti-discrimination, harassment, vilification and child safety legislation. South Gippsland Shire Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. We all have a responsibility to ensure our workplaces are respectful, safe and inclusive and free of all forms of unlawful and unacceptable behaviours. By applying for this role you agree to the above.

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