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Reconciliation and Engagement Officer

24/04/2024
12/05/2024
Permanent - Full Time
Lismore
Community Services & Development

Embarking on a career journey with Social Futures means becoming part of a mission that goes beyond just a job. We are a voice for social change in regional Australia, with a history spanning over 47 years. Your role within Reconciliation and Engagement, will allow you to:

  • Coordinate implementation of our Reconciliation Action Plan
  • Support meaningful engagement with local Aboriginal communities
  • Contribute and develop organisational cultural awareness capability

Joining us, you'll work alongside a team of dedicated individuals who are focused on making a difference, your work will be diverse and impactful and meaningful.

Job Description

This role is a great opportunity to support and guide the co-creation of positive social change for communities  . Here’s how it will help transform your career:

  • Practice holistic approaches to community engagement
  • Expand your network by collaborating with a range of community-based organisations
  • Broaden your skill set through diverse and meaningful work

The role works alongside the Senior Manager Aboriginal Leadership and Engagement as well as collaborating with the wider Social Futures team in order to positively influence our work and support to strengthen social inclusion by improving enabling factors and identifying and influencing barriers to increase access.

At Social Futures, we believe in the value of your voice, and we are dedicated to making positive changes every day. We’ve got your back in providing a supportive and inclusive workplace, one that celebrates diversity and promotes inclusion. Here, your wellbeing matters to us.

Among the benefits, we offer flexible working options, access to ongoing learning and development, generous salary packaging options, a staff well-being program, and the opportunity to bank additional days leave per year. Additionally, we prioritise safety and uphold that Social Futures isn’t just a workplace; it’s a community.

Here, we believe in inclusivity, integrity, and learning. Why you’ll like working with us:

  • Your voice will be valued and heard in our mission to support positive social change
  • You’ll be part of a supportive, diverse, and inclusive environment where we celebrate individuality
  • We prioritise your wellbeing, with benefits such as access to online wellbeing platform, flexible working options

We are looking for a passionate individual with a desire to make a difference. The successful candidate will have:

  • Tertiary qualifications  and/or equivalent experience in community development, health promotion, social planning, social work or similar
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, with evidence of successful relationships wit a wide range of stakeholders to support service outcomes
  • Well-developed understanding of social inclusion, the enabling factors and barriers to social inclusion  for First Nations people
  • Extensive community networks in the regions serviced by Social Futures and experience effectively engaging with local First Nations communities in these regions

We are proud to announce that we have received recognition as an accredited Great Workplace by WRK+. Our amazing team makes our workplace special.

Social Futures is an equal opportunity employer and actively recruit from key communities; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQSB+, people living with a disability, people with lived experience and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. 

Working with Children, National Police Check and COVID Vaccination are mandatory requirements for all staff.

How to Apply:

A cover letter demonstrating how your skills, education and professional experience meet the requirements of the role as outlined in the position description, should be submitted with your application.

To access a position description please click apply or click here

Applications close Sunday 12 May

For more information about Social Futures please visit our website:

https://socialfutures.org.au/work-with-us/

For further information, please contact Georgina Bruinsma on 0439 690 171

 

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