• Part Time Permanent Position - 30.4 hours per week
• Salary Range $84,067 - $91,546 pa pro rata + 9.5% Super

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a place where everyone belongs. Our community is vibrant and diverse and one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state of the art, excellent amenity, health and wellbeing and to support our community to be a lifelong learning city. We invest in innovation and our people’s professional and personal development. We offer generous leave and flexibility that best suits your lifestyle and a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home and have new cafes and shops opening every day amongst the heritage buildings and open green spaces of one of Melbourne’s fastest growing municipalities.

The Opportunity

Melton City Council is committed to promoting and supporting the equal rights, opportunity and access for people with disabilities, their families and carers.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join the Community Care business unit as an Advocacy and Inclusion Officer. This exciting role assist Council’s effort to promote access, equity and inclusion through its strategies, policies, programs and services, and to identify and respond to access and inclusion needs in our community.

• This position reports to Housing Services Coordinator.
• This position liaise and engages with a diverse range of stakeholders including internal and external service providers, people with disabilities, their families and carers, community groups, and the general community.

Key Responsibilities

Implement and monitor Council’s Disability Strategic Plan and associated frameworks, strategies and action plans.

• Facilitate and resource Council’s Disability Advisory Committee.
• Undertake analysis on the current and emerging issues impacting people with disabilities, their families and carers.
• Building capacity of Council staff, contractors and volunteers to strengthen inclusive practices and service delivery.
• Identify, facilitate and strengthen partnerships with key stakeholders and the community to further enhance access and inclusion outcomes.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in Community Development/Human Services/Community Services with substantial experience working in disability service sector.
• Substantial experience in working with people with disabilities, their families and carers.
• Effective skills in consultation, facilitation and engagement across a diverse range of stakeholders, in particular, people with disabilities, their families and carers.
• Experience in developing and delivering professional development activities.
• Experience in implementing and monitoring strategic action plans.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: “a thriving community where everyone belongs” and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant Melton. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:

• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace accredited)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Social Club Activities
• Subsidised Uniforms

To read more about our benefits visit https://meltoncity-staff-benefits.applynow.net.au/.

How to Apply

For further information about the position, please contact Aaron Tan on 9747 7388.

To view Position Description and to apply, click Apply Now.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.

At Melton City Council we care for our people, we're committed to the professional growth of our employees and support balance and flexibility. If you want to work with talented, passionate people and build a thriving and vibrant community, we encourage you to apply. We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.