Make a Difference and Create Opportunities

If you are looking for a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead transformational change in an organisation that is helping to shape local communities, contact Community First Step!

With a history that spans over 50 years, our purpose is to help people find their place and forge a fair future while creating strong communities and fulfilling lives by disrupting the cycle of disadvantage in Fairfield and Greater Western Sydney.

Our services include Community Development, Casework, Psychosocial and Educational Programs, Disability Services, and Children’s Services.

Our Children’s Services is seeking a motivated and experienced Homework Club Coordinator.

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Head of Children’s Services (HCS), the Homework Club Coordinator (HWCC) is responsible for leading a homework help program across 6 locations across the Fairfield LGA.

Homework Club is a free tutoring program that aims at improving literacy and numeracy skills for primary school students in Year 2 to 6, with a focus on supporting those from disadvantaged backgrounds in the Fairfield LGA who have limited access to educational resources.

About you:

You will bring the following attributes and skills to this role:

• Relevant children’s services qualification
• A current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• A current Working with Children Check or willingness to obtain as soon as possible.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates
• Valid Class C NSW Driver’s License and vehicle
• A high level of communication skills with the capacity to work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

As well as being:

• Able to establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrates a commitment to Work Health and Safety and CFS’ Cultural Diversity Principles.

Benefits offered by Community First Step include:

• Generous salary packaging, up to $18.5K per annum
• 17.5% Leave Loading
• Two Gifted Days per annum (pro rata)
• Employee Assistance Program (free counselling and mental health support)
• Career Development & Training
• Discounted childcare services: 40% discount on out-of-pocket fees

Please note this role is part-time, 20 hours per week until June 2026.

Resume and Cover Letter:

Applicants should include a cover letter addressing the attributes and skills listed above with a current resume.

Please note that we review applications regularly so don’t hesitate to apply.

However, we only contact applicants selected for interviews.

Our workforce is as diverse as the communities we serve, and we encourage First Nations people as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds of any faith or gender identity to apply.

All Community First Step positions are subject to a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and a National Disability Insurance Scheme Worker Screening Check (NDISWC).