Banksia Gardens Community Services is a medium‑sized community services organisation and neighbourhood house, with our headquarters based in Broadmeadows and operating two neighbourhood houses in Meadow Heights. We work with people across the life spectrum in the local area and deliver a diverse range of programs and services for children, young people, families and adults.

Banksia Gardens Community Services is the lead agency for the Visy Cares Learning Centre in Meadow Heights, working in partnership with Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre and the Broadmeadows Toy Library. The Centre is being developed as an inclusive learning and community hub that responds to local needs and strengthens community connection.

We are seeking a motivated, values‑driven and compassionate leader to join our Business Services Department as Centre Coordinator, to lead the establishment, growth and ongoing coordination of the Centre. This role requires strong operational and financial oversight, the ability to build and sustain partnerships, and a commitment to developing the Centre as a welcoming, vibrant and well‑managed community space aligned with our Neighbourhood House framework and organisational principles.

The successful applicant will bring extensive experience in community development, service coordination and leadership, with the skills to support staff, volunteers and partners working in a complex, community‑based environment. Our work is informed by an understanding of the impacts of adverse life experiences and by a deep commitment to inclusive practice and community development. Banksia Gardens Community Services is an organisation that values learning, reflection and continuous improvement, and we employ people who are creative, thoughtful and strongly guided by their values.

Responsibilities include:

• Establishment and growth of the Centre.
• Community engagement and needs-based program development.
• Partnership development and collaboration.
• Program transition and integration.
• Operational and financial leadership.
• Volunteer and community participation development.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Community Development, Education, Social Sciences or related field. Or extensive demonstrated experience delivering outcomes in a community or not-for-profit setting.
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement skills, with a proven ability to build and maintain productive relationships with community members, partner organisations, funding bodies and government stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, including the capacity to motivate, support and collaborate with staff and volunteers in diverse team environments.
• Proven high-level written communication skills, including the preparation of compelling grant applications, funding submissions, reports, acquittals and strategic documents.
• Sound understanding of business management and compliance requirements within the community or not‑for‑profit sector, with demonstrated experience managing budgets, financial reporting and accountability obligations.
• Experience effectively supervising and supporting staff and volunteers, fostering a respectful, inclusive and high‑performing workplace culture.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace, with the ability to use digital tools to manage information, reporting and collaboration effectively.
• Proven capacity to work respectfully, non‑judgementally and collaboratively with people from diverse cultural, linguistic and social backgrounds, demonstrating a strong commitment to inclusion and equity.
• Bilingual or multilingual skills, particularly in languages relevant to the local community (desirable).
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A valid driver's license.

For more information, please call Samantha Donaldson - Manager People, Finance and Operations on (03) 9309 8531 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Centre Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Our organisation is proud to serve the City of Hume, one of the most culturally diverse places in the whole of Australia. BGCS is committed to human rights, gender equity and fundamental freedoms, in particular the rights of minorities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the LGBTQIASB+ community.

We genuinely acknowledge and respect everyone’s individual values, beliefs, efforts, ideas, language and cultural and religious backgrounds and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

BGCS is a child-safe organisation and is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people with zero tolerance for child abuse. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a National Police Record Check and Working with Children Check prior to commencement of employment.

A position description is attached.