Community Engagement Officer

3 weeks ago

Rockingham, Australia City of Rockingham Full time

Permanent

Full-time (average of 38 hours per week)

The City of Rockingham is an award winning local government located 40km south of the Perth CBD and is known as the place where the coast comes to life.  One of the fastest growing local governments in the south metropolitan area, we are responsible for the provision and delivery of high quality services, facilities and events.  Providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees is important to us and we are committed to employing team members who share the City’s Values of Recognition, Ethics, Service, Professional Development, Empowerment, Communication and Teamwork – RESPECT. These Values are incorporated into all aspects of employment at the City.

This role sits within our Compliance and Emergency Liaison team and is responsible for developing, delivering and evaluating community education and awareness initiatives that support compliance with relevant laws (such as parking, animal management, fire prevention etc) and emergency prevention and preparedness.  You will foster collaborative partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders to guide and support individuals, community groups and organisations to enhance emergency preparedness and encourage behaviour change that strengthens whole-of-community resilience.

You are an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who understands community engagement.  You have completed or you are progressing towards educational qualifications in Community Development or Emergency Management or a related field.  A current Provide First Aid Certificate, Working With Children Check and ’C’ class driver’s licence are essential requirements for this role.

To be considered for this role, you must address the following selection criteria as part of your online application:

  • Sound knowledge of community engagement principles and capacity building practices
  • Demonstrated experience and achievement in community event management with a focus on community engagement and educational activities to elicit behaviour change
  • Sound knowledge in website and social media content writing
  • Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to maintain positive working relationships
  • Sound experience in negotiation and consultation with community groups, organisations and individuals
  • Sound understanding of developing and managing project budgets, including applying for and managing grant funds
  • High level of organisational and time management skills
  • Sound computer literacy in the Microsoft Office suite products

We are offering a salary range of $82,627 to $87,497 per annum (excluding super) depending on skills and experience; and:

  • 11% superannuation with the opportunity to co-contribute up to 5%
  • A variety of health and wellbeing programmes including a physical health reimbursement subsidy payment of up to $150 per annum, free flu vaccinations, free skin cancer checks, mental health programs and Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) services
  • Flexible working arrangements, including rostered days off and two additional paid days of absence per annum
  • Training and development opportunities including paid study leave and study fees
  • Salary packaging opportunities for motor vehicles, etc.

An information package, including the position description, is available on our website.

Applications are open until the City receives a suitable pool of potential candidates.  This means applications will close without notice so, if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible. 

This process may be used to fill future similar permanent or fixed-term positions that may become available in the City during the next 12 months.

The City of Rockingham encourages applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including First Nations people, people living with disability and people who speak a first language other than English.

Attachments:
- Information Pack - Community Engagement Officer.pdf

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