Family Youth and Children Partnerships and Projects Officer

Family Youth and Children Partnerships and Project Officer 

• Salary Range Band 6 $95,799 - $104,420 (pro rata) plus 11.5 % Super
• Permanent Part-time, 30.4 hrs per week  
• Located at St Kilda Town Hall 

About the Organisation 

The City of Port Phillip is an inner-city council with around 1000 employees who deliver more than 100 programs and services to our residents, businesses and visitors. These range from childcare and immunisations, to libraries, management of parks and open space, rubbish collection, road maintenance and more. City of Port Phillip has zero tolerance for child abuse and is a committed Child Safe organisation.  

About the Role

The City of Port Phillip has made a strong commitment to children and families through the Children’s Services Policy, which recognises the value of families connecting and building relationships through early years services and having access to affordable, safe, accessible, quality services to support development to their full potential. 

The Family Youth and Children Partnerships and Projects Officer will form part of a suite of services designed to maximise positive health, educational and wellbeing outcomes for children, through leading collaborative partnerships through strong governance and project management skills.  

This role will work mainly from the office to provide consistent, hands on, proactive support to programs, with an attention to detail and strong organisational skills leading activities.

Duties:

• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships, providing governance support and advice to early years’ service providers.
• Provide information leadership and project coordination. 
• Encourage and support innovation, sustainability and community connectedness in service delivery that supports delivery of Council’s policies, plans and priorities for children and families.  

Skills and Experience 

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (a community development approach is required for the role) and relevant experience.
• Experience in working in an autonomous manner, coordinating projects within a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team, with strong organisational skills and decision making to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the development and implementation of policies and service development in the families youth and children sector, based on current, innovative research and practice
• Demonstrated ability to liaise effectively and maintain strong partnerships with service providers and users, communities, committees of management, professionals and government departments.

Culture 

People enjoy working at the City of Port Phillip because we are a welcoming, healthy and inclusive workplace.  We offer a vibrant and diverse work environment where our employees can develop both professionally and personally whilst planning and delivering a range of important services and programs to the community. 

Benefits

• We offer a workplace which accommodates your working style and needs. 
• Be supported and empowered by a leadership team that is community focused, with a strong desire for change and a culture that encourages teamwork and innovation.
• Training and development opportunities, study assistance, flexible working conditions, paid parental leave, an active social club, a health and wellbeing program, and a well- regarded Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Security Requirements and Professional Obligations      

Pre-employment screening will apply to all appointments.  

Prior to a formal letter of offer, preferred applicants will be asked to provide:

• Evidence of mandatory qualifications/registrations/licences,
• Sufficient proof of their right to work in Australia, and                                                       
• Sufficient proof of their identity. 
• Complete a National Police Check completed via City of Port Phillip’s Provider.
• Evidence of a Working with Children Check (employee type with City of Port Phillip registered as the organisation).  

How to Apply

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All applicants must provide a Resume and Cover Letter in response to the key selection criteria located on the last page of the position description. The Cover Letter should be no longer than 2 pages and include each heading in the Key Selection Criteria.

Note: Only applications submitted via the online Recruitment Portal will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be provided feedback.

Further information can be obtained by contacting Karla Coombes, Coordinator Family Services on phone 0403 749 895 or via email Karla.Coombes@portphillip.vic.gov.au 

Applications close 11.59pm Sunday 5 January 2025. 

The City of Port Phillip is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive and accessible environment where diversity is valued. We actively welcome and encourage candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, First Nation and Torres Strait Islander candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and candidates with a disability.

If you have accessibility requirements or require an adjustment to participate in our recruitment and selection process, please contact Shane Turner (Recruitment Advisor) on phone 0421 757 521 or email: recruitment@portphillip.vic.gov.au