Neighbourhood House Coordinator
Reference number: PD39
Closing date: 11 Apr 2025
Position summary
Selection criteria
Essential:
- Sound knowledge of Community Development principles and practices.
- Ability to develop, coordinate and evaluate programs and activities.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills including conflict resolution.
- Ability to work with a diverse and broad range of stakeholders, including community groups.
- Good time-management, organisational and administrative skills.
- Computer skills including proficiency in office programs.
- Current, satisfactory Police Check.
- Current Working with Children Check.
- Current Victorian Driver's Licence.
Desirable:
- Tertiary qualifications in health, education, welfare or human services.
- Experience working in a rural community.
Key responsibilities
- Support community development processes and collaboration to build capacity within communities to create meaningful sustainable outcomes.
- Provide accessible and inclusive service to all people in a safe environment, which values, diversity and the uniqueness of all people and communities.
- Facilitates the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Houses Annual Plan in line with MTHCS strategic directions and community priorities.
- Develops and implements Neighbourhood House program/s within budget constraints.
- Consults and communicates internally and externally to incorporate 'best practice' into the Neighbourhood House program/s on an ongoing basis. Including completion of risk assessments for all planned activities.
- Accesses funding and grant information and applies for same adhering with MTHCS processes and governance requirements.
- Establish and maintain networks to support effective running of the NHH.
- Complete reporting requirements through the collection, recording and analysis of data related to the Neighbourhood House program/s & reports data.
- Shares information gained from community engagement with Team Leader to support future development of activities and programs.
- Demonstrate leadership through ethical and accountable practices and effective communication with all stakeholders.
- MTHCS has a responsibility to maintain current policy; it is the responsibility of all staff to ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and MTHCS policies and procedures.
- Support systems that provide safe, high quality care that increases peoples and communities wellbeing.
- To comply with MTHCS Code of Conduct.
- To ensure that MTHCS Infection Control guidelines are fully implemented.
- Demonstrate awareness and understanding of diversity and culture.
- Other duties as directed.
Employment with MTHCS
Child Safe Organisation
Mallee Track Health and Community Service is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental
All MTHCS employees will:
- Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and the health and safety of others.
- Use any equipment provided for health and safety purposes.
- Obey reasonable instructions given by MTHCS in relation to health and safety at work.
- Help MTHCS meet our duty of care, such as by undertaking hazard inspections.
- Comply with all MTHCS OHS policies and procedures.
- Ensure they do not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety.
Section 21 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004, requires an Employer to provide and maintain, so far as is reasonable and practicable, a safe workplace for all employees and ensure that no employee is placed at risk of injury while performing the duties and responsibilities required by their position.
To comply with this obligation, MTHCS requires all candidates/employees to have the mental and physical capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position they are applying for (or have been appointed to).
If a risk is identified and fitness to safely perform the duties of the position needs to be determined, MTHCS with the agreement of the candidate/employee, will arrange an independent medical assessment to determine capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position to minimise the risk of injury or aggravation of any pre-existing condition the candidate/employee may have.
Compulsory Training
As per the schedule.
Performance Appraisal
Conducted as per appraisal schedule.
How to apply
Your application must clearly state the position title specified on the advertisement and include:
- A statement addressing each Key Selection Criteria clearly demonstrating your ability to meet the objectives of the role. Note: Read the Position Description (PD) carefully so you have a good understanding of what is required and remember to address what knowledge, skills and attributes you have.
- General resume.
- Copies of any formal qualifications. Note: hard copies of your qualifications will need to be produced at interview.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a Police Record Check and also a Working With Children Check for nominated positions.
To apply please forward current resume with covering letter addressing the key selection criteria to:
People and Culture
PO Box 130, Ouyen VIC 3490
Or alternatively an application can be emailed to careers@mthcs.vic.gov.au
Applications received earlier than the closing date may be assessed, interviewed and offered employment prior to the closing date.
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