• Must have proven experience in social services and/or community development.
• Permanent Full-time opportunity with monthly RDO.
• Supportive team, Free onsite parking, Competitive salary.

About Casey

The City of Casey is an ambitious, innovative and customer-focused Council driven by our vision of 'creating Australia's most liveable city'. As the largest and one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Victoria, Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 356,600 residents who call Casey home.

The City of Casey workspace sits within Bunjil Place, located in Narre Warren, which is a must-visit destination in Melbourne’s southeast. Bunjil Place reflects and enhances the city’s rich diversity, inspiring an energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere; and has become a lively meeting place.

About the role

This role sits in the Inclusion and wellbeing team as part of the Community Life division which strives to develop healthy, active, connected and safe communities through the delivery of community facilities, events, experiences and life cycle services from birth to older age.

The Purpose of Access and Inclusion Officer is to address systemic social and financial disadvantage in the City of Casey in order to create an empowered and resilient community where every community member can live a healthy life and feel safe, connected and included.

In this role, you will:

• Apply strategic thinking to address the systemic social disadvantage in the City of Casey through a planned community development approach.
• Develop, design and deliver evidence-informed programs, tailored to meet the needs of the City of Casey, that create long term sustainable change.
• Facilitate and support the Casey Cardinia Homelessness Network and deliver initiatives across Council and via community partnerships to address systemic disadvantage.
• Coordinate and implement the Diversity, Access and Inclusion Policy and related frameworks, strategies and action plans with a focus on disadvantage and other diversity, access and inclusion areas.
• Collaborate and provide advice and support to Council and community projects, activities, events and service provision on issues relating to social disadvantage to improve access and inclusion for Casey’s diverse community.
• Facilitate training, education and networking opportunities for Council staff and volunteers, community groups and organizations, related to diversity, access and inclusion issues. To build the capacity of Council and community on inclusive practice

About you

• Degree or diploma in the broad fields of community services including Social Work, Social Sciences, Psychology, Youth Work, Education, Public Health, Public Policy.
• Proven experience in social services and/or community development.
• Experience in the development and implementation of a range of programs within designated timeframes.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse range of people, community groups and networks; including financially disadvantaged and low socioeconomic cohort and other diverse groups.
• Demonstrated ability to educate and advocate on social disadvantage and other diversity and access issues.
• National Criminal History Check & Working with Children Check
• Driver's License which is valid to drive within Victoria.

About our benefits

Our workplace is an inclusive and diverse culture which encourages innovation and supports your work and life balance. There are plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and grow your career within our expanding and diverse organization.

Our benefits include

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working options supported
• Study assistance
• Health initiatives
• Access to our support and wellbeing programs

We encourage people with a disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position.

The City of Casey has zero-tolerance for child abuse and is committed to creating and maintaining a child-safe organization where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all Councillors, employees, contractors, and volunteers.

The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.

Salary: starts at $ 87,240 (Band 6) per annum plus superannuation