- $96,080 + super + not for profit salary packaging benefits
- Permanent Full Time position
- Location: Bungalow Cairns QLD 4870
- Rewarding work – every day you know you are making a real difference
- Establish strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, to address community gaps and needs.
- Oversee the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of community capacity building projects.
- Design, deliver and evaluate workshops for parents/carers and communities.
- Actively support positive partnerships between children, families and carers, local organisations, and early childhood settings by enhancing inclusiveness in the community.
- Hold a qualification in Early childhood, Allied Health, Social Work, Disability, Community Services or Community Development or equivalent
- Possess strong local knowledge of the Cairns region
- Have a sound understanding of the early childhood sector, including in the delivery of services where deep, concentrated and persistent disadvantage exists
- Experience in implementing Community Development approaches and data analysis and research skills is desirable.
- Proven ability to execute high levels of reporting and ability to identify inaccuracy in data
- Ability to embed yourself into teams to work effectively and also have the ability to work autonomously
- Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+ and/or CALD communities.
- NDIS Worker Screening and NDIA On-Boarding requirements
- Must have full driver licence
- 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
- Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.
Community Engagement Facilitator - Cairns City, Australia - MA MISSION AUSTRALIA
Description
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 stay together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.
The NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) supports people with disability to participate in and contribute to improving social and economic life, as well as provide certainty that people with disability will receive the care and support, they need over their lifetime. The NDIS provides multiple ways to assist people with disability to exercise choice, including taking reasonable risks in the pursuit of their goals and the planning and delivery of their supports. One of the ways this is done is through Local Area Coordination (LAC) and Early childhood Approach (ECA). For more information, please visit
Your Opportunity
Driven by the needs of people living with disability and our local communities, the Community Engagement Facilitator (CEF) role exists to facilitate and coordinate community engagement and build capacity within the community and the broader service system. You will be responsible for engaging stakeholders both internally and externally to identify, analyse, and report on barriers to access and inclusion, and supporting people with disability to have their voice heard, and act as key decision makers to address these barriers.
You will coordinate a number of Community Capacity Building projects and work alongside Early Childhood Coordinators to achieve goals of inclusion and accessibility.
Your Key Responsibilities
Requirements for Success
With a significant background in Community Development, and/or Disability, and/or Early childhood sectors, you will be confident in your case management and assessment processes. Other requirements include:
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.
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 or visit our Careers page for additional contact details. Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.
Your Benefits
How To Apply
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As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.
Applications for this role are shortlisted as received and we are interviewing through the advertising period.
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