Community Development Officer

• Opportunity to make a real difference working for a purpose led organisation
• Full time role based in Surry Hills NSW
• Great flexibility with access to hybrid work arrangements
• SCHADS Award Level 5

About the role

Working in close collaboration with Aged Care Advocates, the Community Development Officer is responsible for delivering presentations at public events and small groups in the community. This role will 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.

This role will work to develop broader community awareness of the National Aged Care Advocacy Program and the role Seniors Rights Service plays in supporting older people, their families and representatives. These activities will have a focus on innovative activities that increase our geographic scope and our reach into diverse or isolated communities.

You will have the opportunity to exhibit excellent communication, consultation, networking and negotiating skills that will see you leverage key partnerships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

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 intrastate travel is required
• Undertake other tasks as assigned by the manager

Benefits

• Experience a collaborative and fun work culture in a growing organisation
• Great flexibility with access to hybrid work arrangements
• Competitive salary with NFP Salary Packaging benefits
• 15 days personal/carer’s leave and gifted leave between Christmas and New Year
• Feel good knowing you are working for an organisation with a strong social conscience and presence within our community.
• Six weeks paid parental leave

Details

Essential Criteria

1. Demonstrated experience in community engagement and development, in particular, 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 milage 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.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a cover letter addressing the Essential Criteria above along with your resume via this link: Work with us - Seniors Rights Service.

Applications that do not include a CV or address the Essential Criteria will not be considered.

Closing date: Sunday 15 June 2025

 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.

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