Community Development Coordinator - Mackay

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Detail information about job Community Development Coordinator - Mackay. Terms and conditions vacancy

Feros Care is proud to partner with the NDIS to deliver Local Area Coordination services in your community.

We are looking for someone with a passion for promoting community awareness to help us with our vision to support people with disability to live their best life!

If this sounds like you, then please read on.

The Role:

This role will see you engaging people with disability and their families, NDIS stakeholder organisations and broader community organisations to help build the capacity of the local community to remove barriers to inclusion; supporting individuals to be self-determining, resourceful and resilient and service providers to be more flexible, responsive and person centred.

Key responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate and participate in a range of engagement and capacity building activities including: workshops, information sessions, presentations, expos, festivals, meetings etc.
• Implement and lead comprehensive multi-faceted community engagement and capacity building initiatives which promote diversity, inclusion and cultural awareness together with the engagement and participation of people living with disability who are from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), LGBTI and/or socially disadvantaged backgrounds
• Participate in local planning committees to effectively roll out strategic community development and capacity building plans
• Identify community needs, service gaps and barriers to access through liaising and consulting with people with disabilities and their families, disability service providers and community organisations
• Budget management and the management of casual staff and volunteers.

More about You:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in social sciences, humanities or arts or similar
• Proven experience working with community groups
• Good understanding of community capacity building models
• Demonstrated project management and event experience
• Highly developed analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hours, dependant on work requirements
• Current drivers licence.

Who is Feros Care and why would I want to be a part of the team?

We are a not-for-profit, people centred organisation dedicated to supporting people to live their BEST LIFE! We have been offering quality care and support services for older Australians since 1990. We are now very excited to be a part of the NDIS supporting people with disability.

At Feros Care, we truly believe that everyone matters' and actively seek to include, welcome and value the unique contributions of all people. Our culture, our core values and the connection we have with the community is driven by our 800+ staff members who represent 28 different cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. We strive to be a leader and advocate for diversity and inclusion. We harness a culture that embraces individual differences in all its glory.

We encourage people with disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job.

When successful, you will be required to undertake a criminal records check in accordance with legislation and have the right to work in Australia.

For further details about this great opportunity please see position description attached.

To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Julia hale on 07 5669 0593, quoting Ref No. 816928.