Community Development Facilitator

• Permanent |Part Time 30 hours per week (flexible days/hours)
• Location – Whyalla SA 5600
• Salary - $47.80/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging benefit
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of young Australians in need

Life at Mission Australia 

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we advocate for a fairer Australia, to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together we’re building hope and possibility for all.

Find out more about us and our purpose. 

Your Opportunity

HOPE Whyalla is a place-based partnership that brings together residents, community organisations, government, business and local leaders to create lasting, community-led change across Whyalla. Together, partners listen to the community, work collaboratively and support local people to lead change.

As the Community Development Facilitator with Mission Australia's Communities of Focus initiative, you'll be part of the backbone support for HOPE Whyalla. You'll spend your days listening to what matters to local people, building trusted relationships, coordinating activities and helping turn ideas into action. Success in this role comes from being curious, connecting people around shared goals and keeping community priorities moving forward.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working with people and is equally comfortable behind the scenes. You'll be organised, able to juggle competing priorities, confident coordinating meetings and events, and have strong administration skills to keep projects on track. Working alongside the Community Development Lead, you'll also enjoy reflecting on what's working, gathering feedback and using data and evaluation to help shape future priorities and actions.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Build and maintain strong partnerships with residents, community organisations, businesses, government and sector stakeholders.
• Coordinate engagement activities that increase awareness of and participation in HOPE Whyalla and Mission Australia's Communities of Focus initiative.
• Coordinate meetings and working groups, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, tracking actions and supporting follow-up.
• Facilitate community events, workshops and community conversations.
• Support the co-design and delivery of community-led projects and initiatives.
• Build community capacity through engagement, local asset mapping and collaboration.
• Develop newsletters, social media content and other community communications.
• Support residents to participate in local decision-making and community initiatives.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on activities and outcomes, using data and community feedback to inform continuous improvement.

Requirements for Success

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or experience in community development, community services or a related field
• At least one year of relevant experience in community engagement, development or social impact work
• A passion for community-led change and improving outcomes for local communities
• Experience building partnerships across community, government or not-for-profit sectors
• Strong understanding of community engagement and development principles
• Ability to work effectively with diverse and vulnerable communities
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing, newsletters and social media content development
• Well-developed organisational and event coordination skills
• Sound Microsoft Office and digital literacy skills
• A current driver's licence

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people. 

Your benefits

• Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference  
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support  
• Volunteering opportunities   
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave 
• Extra leave including Mission Australia Thank You Day & Work Anniversary Day off

Our culture  

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.  

We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected]  

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia. 

How to apply

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As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.

Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you.