Community Engagement & Inclusion Coordinator

Belgravia Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Free facility access

Community impact

Job summary

Belgravia Leisure is seeking a part-time Community Engagement & Inclusion Coordinator in VIC to lead the implementation of the 5 Year Access & Inclusion Plan across Banyule’s aquatic venues. You will build networks, identify community needs, and shape programs that promote accessibility and participation for marginalised groups.

Reporting to the Centre Manager, you will deliver local engagement initiatives, develop reports, and work with CALD communities, low-income groups, people with

Qualifications

• Experience leading community initiatives and programs.
• Ability to engage CALD communities and diverse groups.
• Proven capability to design, implement and report on programs and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Identify, engage and collaborate with community members to implement programs in aquatic venues.
• Research local community needs to tailor programs for disability, diversity and disadvantaged spaces.
• Collaborate with coordinators and stakeholders to develop and evaluate programs.
• Identify sustainable opportunities to ensure programs can continue long-term.
• Develop professional reports on actions and outcomes for the community.

Skills

Leadership

Community engagement

Stakeholder collaboration

Research & reporting

Program development

Job description

Community Engagement & Inclusion Coordinator

23h ago , from Belgravia Health & Leisure Group Pty Ltd

VIC, WaterMarc Banyule - Greensborough 3088

• Great career paths and development with an entrepreneurial organisation
• Free facility access
• Opportunity to make a real difference to our community

We are looking for an individual that shows leadership, is friendly and passionate about delivering the Belgravia Leisure – 5 Year Access & Inclusion Plan within the Banyule Community.

The Role

We are seeking a part time Community Engagement & Inclusion Coordinator to work with our community. The role will oversee the day to day implementation of the Belgravia Leisure - 5 Year Access & Inclusion Plan within the area and will be responsible for the implementation of programs and initiatives to promote accessibility and participation amongst those that have been marginalised from such opportunities.

Reporting directly to the Centre Manager, the primary focus of the role will be to:

• Identify, engage and collaborate with a network of key community members and groups that can assist in the implementation of programs within that aquatic venues that will enhance social capital;
• Through a robust research process, identify local community needs that may be enhanced by programs delivered within the aquatic venue’s disability, diversity and disadvantaged space;
• To collaborate with coordinators and other key stakeholder to develop programs that address the identified needs and emerging issues, and collect relevant information and data to evaluate and report the impact of community programs.
• Identify opportunities to ensure that established programs are, where possible, sustainable and self-sufficient.
• Develop highly professional reports on the actions and outcomes of the implemented program highlighting the benefit to the community

The delivery of a fundraising strategy for the Belgravia Foundation, with all funds providing programs, services and education that promote access to leisure.

The Community Engagement Coordinator is responsible for building meaningful and lasting relationships within Banyule to service and support community needs, including but not limited to:

• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) with attention to people of diverse faiths, those who experience language barriers, newly arrived people, in particular newly arrived migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and international students
• People living on low and/or insufficient incomes to meet basic rights and needs, with attention to people living in public housing, families with young children and single parent families
• Homeless people and/or those in housing stress
• Children of all ages, with specific attention to the first thousand days (pregnancy to two years old)
• Young people, with attention to those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, from CALD backgrounds, early school leavers, and those living in families with insufficient incomes and/or in neighbourhoods with limited infrastructure
• Older people, with attention to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples, from CALD backgrounds, and older people living in public housing, living alone or in neighbourhoods with limited infrastructure
• People with disability or mental illness
• Carers
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Asexual and all other identities (LGBTIQA+)
• Socially, locally and technologically isolated people
• People at risk of exclusion due to reasons not listed above and which may include family violence, pay inequities, unemployment gender stereotypes, being single parents, divorced or widowed.

We will provide innovative recruitment strategies to remove any barriers that may prevent potential suitable applicants. These includes:

• A dedicated contact person to receive expressions of interest in the job, and complete a verbal job application during which the person answers questions over the telephone.
• Allowing a short video submission describing their application for the job
• Allowing a support person during an interview

The Company

Belgravia Leisureis part of the Belgravia Health and Leisure Group (BHLG) and is the fastest growing leisure organisation in Australia. Our core areas of business and facilities stewardship include health clubs, wellness and spa, golf, aquatic and sporting venues in 200 locations across Australia and New Zealand.

We are in an exciting period of growth, and look to continue to diversify and deliver results while being a strong community citizen. With an annual turnover in excess of $180m, the group are looking for the best and brightest to assist with taking the organisation into the future.

We value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability.