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Community Program Coordinator

St Kilda Football Club

Careers at the St Kilda Football Club represent a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced and team-oriented environment. Our club values creativity, belonging and performance as we strive to win a second premiership, deliver sustained success and build thriving communities.

We understand who we represent and the privileged position we hold as custodians of a football club built on 147 years of history. While on-field performance is the club’s absolute priority, we recognise the important role we play in the community and embrace our responsibility to promote inclusion, gender equality and diversity.

We are seeking an experienced Community Program Coordinator to join our team at the Saints on a 15 month contract.

About the role

A key part of St Kilda Football Club’s Community team, this newly created, and State Government funded role is responsible for expanding and embedding the current school based THRIVE Program into community sport and recreation Clubs across the Frankston City Council region. THRIVE is based on a positive psychology framework, aimed at improving wellbeing practices and enhancing positive club cultures, as part of a larger suicide prevention program.

THRIVE is being expanded alongside community partners Peninsula Health, Department of Education, Frankston City Council and Frankston Mornington Peninsula Primary Care Partnership. More information about THRIVE can be found at https://thrive-network.com.au/.

Working with our community partners you will assist community sport and recreations clubs to embed the THRIVE framework through facilitating and coordinating the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program in sport and recreation clubs. This role also plays a key part in delivering programs to support the Club’s ‘Health and Wellness’ strategic priorities.

About you

You have demonstrated program facilitation experience, thrive in a high-performance environment and both enjoy and are motivated by working collaboratively, having exceptional stakeholder management and interpersonal skills. Your ability to balance organisation and efficiency whilst maximising customer experience in Community programs will see you succeed in this role.

What you need

  • Diploma qualification in Community Development or Sports Management.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of positive psychology and the application of positive psychology in a sport/recreation setting.
  • Experience in sporting and or recreation organisations.
  • Demonstrated experience with engaging various internal and external stakeholders and the ability to influence people at all levels.
  • Outstanding communication skills including a commitment to open, honest, two-way and frequent communication.
  • Demonstrated ability to facilitate and coordinate several programs simultaneously, ensuring outcomes are met.
  • Ability to identify key issues, develop alternatives and evaluate courses of action.
  • Able to work flexibly across the day including outside of business hours.
  • Possess a current driver’s license and valid Working with Children Check.

Please note that all staff at the Club are currently working remotely, however this role is usually based at Moorabbin.

The St Kilda Football Club is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply. This includes, but is not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and LGBTIQ communities.

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