• Full time role based in Wetherhill Park NSW
• Great flexibility with access to hybrid work arrangements
• Salary $105,557 + Super + Salary Packaging

About the role

Join an incredible little organisation with a big job to do as a Community Development Officer.

In this dynamic role, you'll work hand in hand with our Aged Care Advocates to make a real difference in the lives of older people! You will take the stage at public events and community gatherings, delivering engaging presentations to raise awareness of our services and empower older people with self-advocacy tools. You will develop and implement innovative strategies to promote Seniors Rights Service to community groups and organisations dedicated to supporting older people, with an aim of increasing awareness of the National Aged Care Advocacy Program and the crucial role our service plays in championing the rights of older people.

In this role, you’ll showcase your exceptional communication, networking and negotiation skills as you forge impactful relationships that lead to enhancing engagement with our advocacy services. Your creativity will shine as you elevate community awareness through the creation and update of informative fact sheets and resources tailored for non-aged care settings. Plus, you’ll play a key role in shaping effective policies and procedures that bolster our mission.

Embrace this exciting opportunity to use your passion for advocacy to pave the way for change and ensure that every older person has a voice!

Why work for Seniors Rights Service?

Our vision is a society that respects and upholds the rights of older people.

Seniors Rights Service has been assisting older Australians as the leading provider of legal services, aged care advocacy, education and information to seniors in NSW since 1986. We raise awareness and empower older people to activate, uphold, extend and defend their individual rights. We achieve our purpose by providing accessible and confidential legal services, aged care advocacy and information.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to support the use of our self-advocacy toolkit to older people in your region and promote Seniors Rights Service to relevant stakeholders and community organisations who work with seniors.
• Developing new and supporting current internal and external relationships and partnerships with community groups, charities and volunteer organisations to improve engagement with our aged care advocacy services.
• Increase community awareness of Seniors Rights Service and our advocacy programs through the development and review of facts sheets and other relevant resources for non-aged care settings.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of effective policies and procedures.
• Some interstate travel is required.
• Undertake other tasks as assigned by the manager.

Essential Criteria:

1. Demonstrated experience in community engagement and development, working with community, volunteer or charity organisations
2. Sound ability to develop innovative approaches to activities that increase our geographic scope and our reach into diverse or isolated communities
3. Strong working knowledge of the development and delivery of presentations to a wide range of audiences, such as community organisations and professional networks
4. Excellent partnership building and stakeholder management skills
5. Excellent planning skills, including well developed priority setting skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
6. Ability to work both in a team and independently, including the ability to prioritise your own work and deliver results
7. Excellent computer skills, use of a client management system and fluency in Microsoft Office 365
8. Willing to use your own registered and comprehensively insured vehicle, where you will be reimbursed for work related mileage claims
9. Prepared to undertake and maintain a National Criminal History check and hold a current NSW driver’s license as a condition of employment.

Benefits

• Experience a collaborative and fun work culture in a growing organisation.
• Access to NFP Salary Packaging benefits.
• Enhanced leave provisions.
• Six weeks paid parental leave.

Interested in applying?

We review applications on a rolling basis. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply as soon as possible. Be sure to include a cover letter along with your resume and make sure to answer all the questions asked during the application process.

Please note that applicants who do not include a cover letter or fail to answer the application questions will not be considered.

At Seniors Rights Service we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Seniors Rights Service a great place to work. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply. Additionally, we believe vaccination to be the best way to keep our employees and clients safe and strongly encourage vaccination against Influenza and COVID-19.