About Multicultural Australia

Multicultural Australia is a leading Queensland multicultural organisation, providing settlement services for migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum. We aim to grow multicultural values across our State and to empower newly arrived Queenslanders from diverse cultural and language backgrounds through advocacy, community development and a range of client services.

About the role:

Multicultural Australia is currently offering an opportunity for a Community Development Worker to work as part of our Community Development and Engagement team. The role is full-time, fixed-term for 12 months, with the potential for extension.

The Community Development Worker works actively in the community with new and existing refugee communities to assist in creating networks and support groups within the community. This role will support the delivery of Community Hubs in three local Toowoomba Schools. In addition, the Community Development Worker will build and maintain strong relationships across a culturally diverse range of clients, and will work to support the Team Leader in the planning, delivery and evaluation of Community Development initiatives. Among other duties, the successful candidate will:

• Engage in community development work with new and emerging refugee communities. This includes regular engagement with community leaders and community members to identify specific needs and aspirations and develop realistic and achievable strategies to address these.
• Establish and maintain positive, collaborative, respectful and productive working relationships with new and emerging communities and existing refugee communities.
• Actively provide support for the development of community structures required to assist communities to achieve their goals, including assistance with the formation of community groups and networks
• Actively provide support to refugee communities for needs assessment, planning, and project development processes.
• Participate in planning, monitoring and evaluation in relation to the work of the community engagement team and our overall framework.
• Build productive working relationships with individuals and teams within Multicultural Australia to inform planning and ensure the effective targeting of Multicultural Australia’s collective/community development work.

How do I apply?

If your next move aligns with this position, please apply directly using the apply link!! You will redirect to our internal recruitment system to register your interest and submit a covering letter along with your resume.

We encouraged you to submit your application as soon as possible as we might interview and appoint suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.

At Multicultural Australia, we pursue a workforce that is as diverse as our community - in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and belief - and reflects the communities we work in. We recognise diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and we are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.

What qualifications and skills do I need?

You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and have effective communication and interpersonal skills. As well as having a confident and positive personality, you will possess:

1. Proven experience working effectively and respectfully with cultural community associations, leaders, community members;
2. Strongly evidenced understanding and skills in Community Development methodologies;
3. Demonstrated ability to deliver programs understanding the needs of newly arrived families settling into communities, particularly those that engage with women and children;
4. Demonstrated experience and knowledge of working with families within a settlement framework;
5. Understanding of and experience working within an early years framework and ability to contribute to creating a culture of continuous improvement for local and national activities;
6. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively on the delivery of national programs to meet the needs of local communities;

Successful candidate will be required to have a valid driver’s licence, police check and apply for a Working with Children Blue Card. It is a condition of employment with Multicultural Australia to fulfil all our current and future COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

Please peruse the position description on our website for full details about the role: https://www.multiculturalaustralia.org.au/current_vacancies.

A position description is attached.