Community Recovery and Resilience Officer - Morwell, Australia - LaTrobe City Council

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Description

Closing date: 08/02/2023 11:59 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Location: Morwell, Victoria
Department: Emergency Management
Employment type: Full Time - Temporary
Community Recovery & Resilience Officer

Fixed Term Full Time (Until March 2024)

Location:
Morwell, Latrobe City

$88, p.a. plus 10.5% superannuation

Department:
Emergency Management

_ Go Further at Latrobe City Council_
A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make positive change within our Latrobe City Community.

At council you will get stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you make unfold right in front of you.

About this Role

Our Community Recovery and Resilience Officers will work with residents across the Latrobe City affected by the 2021 Flood and Storm event to implement and evaluate initiatives and events that will lessen the impact of the flood and storm event on those impacted communities.

You will perform a range of duties including:

Facilitating community education in relation to emergency preparedness.
Implementing and evaluating initiatives and events that will lessen the impact of the flood and storm event on those impacted communities.
Supporting and encouraging individual and community selfreliance and empowerment and where possible will add to the sustainable social infrastructure of these communities.

This is a great opportunity to put your community engagement skills and experience to good work to encourage individual and community self-reliance and empowerment.

About You

You will be responsible for building on existing programs and strategies and facilitate other community building activities already operating with the affected areas.

You will have:

A tertiary qualification in social sciences, community development or related field would be highly regarded but is not essential.
Demonstrated skills in, and knowledge of community development.
Experience in emergency recovery in communities.
The ability to clearly communicate information in both a written and verbal form.
An understanding of the principles and practices of project management along with welldeveloped time management skills.
The ability to adapt, approach and work to changes in the environment.
A current drivers license.

Why work for us?
At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer who invests heavily in our employees.

We offer a range of training and Personal Development opportunities including a Structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance.

Our salaries are competitive and we offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.

We want you to join our team and provide the best services possible for a fast-growing regional municipality of 77,086 people in the heart of Gippsland.

To apply
Applications will close at
11.59 PM on Wednesday 8 February 2023.
For more information contact
Justin Murray, Coordinator Emergency Management on for a confidential discussion.

Diversity and Inclusion
At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced.

We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.

Latrobe City Council is an equal opportunity employer and works in the interest of the safety of children and young people.

Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment.