Skylight is recruiting for a Community Development Officer for the Community Connections Program, a DHS funded service to support vulnerable and isolated individuals connect and/or reconnect to their community for positive wellbeing outcomes. The successful candidate may be based at Skylight’s Christies Beach office, or locally in the Fleurieu Peninsula, including providing outreach services to Kangaroo Island.

This role is classified at SCHADS Level 4 and 1.0FTE

Under the general direction of a Supervisor, the Community Development Officer will coordinate and support the partner agency to provide appropriate services for community members. The role includes planning and chairing community partnership meetings, networking across the community, and a portion of direct 1 to 1 individual service delivery.

Working closely with the Skylight Community Connections team members in other regions, there will also be administrative and reporting requirements. The successful candidate will need to have both the NDIS Worker check and the DHS Working with Children check, have excellent community development skills, the confidence to plan and lead community meetings, and good administrative skills.

We would like to hear from applicants able to meet the skills, knowledge and experience required.

A Job Description is available on our website www.skylight.org.au For queries please contact Tahnay Fleming on 0438 692 382 or [email protected] using the subject line: Community Development Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Skylight will fill the role as soon as possible, and will keep the recruitment open until filled

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying please click Apply Now and attach a current CV and answer the following questions (limit 75 words per question).

• What do you think is important when supporting isolated community members towards connection and wellbeing?
• What does empowerment mean to you in the context of community development?’
• Please give an example of when you have planned and chaired a community meeting.

Skylight Mental Health is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce including people from all genders, ages, sexualities, cultures and backgrounds. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people with mental health lived experience.