Careers at the St Kilda Football Club represent a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced and team-oriented environment. Our club values creativity, belonging, and performance as we strive to win a second premiership, deliver sustained success and build thriving communities.

We understand who we represent and the privileged position we hold as custodians of a football club built on 149 years of history. While on-field performance is the club’s absolute priority, we recognise the important role we play in the community and embrace our responsibility to promote inclusion, gender equality and diversity.

We are seeking a purpose led and values driven Community Engagement Support Officer to join our Community Engagement team.

About the role

This exciting new position plays a key role in supporting our Community Engagement team in the delivery of our SaintsPlay Program. SaintsPlay is a fun, footy program that aims to disrupt the current pathway of inequity by increasing opportunities for children with developmental challenges, visible and invisible disabilities, including autism, to be included in and play sport. For more information go our website SaintsPlay.

You will provide coordination, logistic and administrative support to the team, as well delivering and facilitating SaintsPlay sessions. You’ll be the point of contact for participants, as well as liaising with multiple external stakeholders and community partners. You’ll also support program delivery of other St Kilda FC Community Engagement programs and initiatives.

This inspiring and unique role in sport provides an opportunity to create meaningful change in realising our vision ‘to inspire, unite and grow a thriving community of proud Saints’.

About you

You have a fun and enthusiastic nature with a passion for working with children and young adults. Your interpersonal and communication skills are strong, and you can communicate and work with young people and adults with varying life experiences.

You thrive in a fast-paced environment, are a natural collaborator with exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills. You’re a self-starter, with a growth mindset and a commitment to self-improvement.

What you need

• Demonstrated experience working with children/young people with disability
• Knowledge of the disability sector and NDIS frameworks
• Exceptional organisational, time management and administrative skills
• Ability to work flexibly and facilitate sessions outside of business hours, and across multiple sites
• Tertiary education and/or experience working as an occupational therapist, or in an allied health field is desirable but not essential
• Valid Working with Children Check & NDIS Worker Clearance Check

What we offer

• Fantastic culture of grounded people, passionate about what they do
• Working from Home - with 1 Connect Day at the Club per week
• LINTON STREET café with delicious and nutritious food prepared by Head Chef Nicolas L'Eveille
• Free onsite parking & access to our state-of-the-art gym (when Covid restrictions do not apply)
• Eukanuba Fridays – bring your pet to work!
• Paid Wellbeing Leave days
• Additional leave options
• Paid parental leave (12 weeks for primary carer & 2 weeks for secondary carer)
• Discounted AFL & AFLW memberships and merchandise
• Up to 40% off selected NEW BALANCE gear
• Incredible Saints-only Linen House product pricing
• Access to our Danny Frawley Centre for Health & Wellbeing (to open in March 2022)

Please note that all employees who attend a worksite or any face-to-face work-related activity will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

Please keep reading…

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised folks tend to only apply when they check every box. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single pint above, please still get in touch. We’d love to chat and see if you could be a great fit.