Multicultural Community Connector

Ourmob.com.au Chemistry Pty; City Of Kwinana; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 88,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Recquatic Centre membership

13% superannuation

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive salary

Job summary

The City of Kwinana seeks a compassionate Multicultural Community Connector to join the new Early Childhood Development team. This role connects with multicultural families, advocates for access to services, and shapes programs with lived experiences to improve outcomes for young children.

It is a part-time, fixed-term position (0.7 FTE) ending 31 December 2028, with a 53-hour fortnight and a strong 13% superannuation. Flexible working and a supportive culture are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering community services programs for families and children.
• Experience in community/social services and advocacy.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with multicultural families.
• Knowledge of community services sector and ability to provide cultural advice.
• Strong interpersonal and engagement skills with stakeholders.
• Ability to obtain Working With Children’s Check, Police Clearance and a valid driver’s licence.
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with multicultural families across the Kwinana community.
• Connect parents with health, wellbeing, early childhood and community services.
• Help families understand child development and access the right assistance.
• Provide cultural advice that makes local services more inclusive.
• Enable multicultural families to contribute to planning of community programs.
• Collaborate with government agencies, community organisations and local service providers to improve outcomes for young children and families.

Skills

Community services program delivery

Advocacy for family support services

Building trusted relationships

Cultural advisory

Interpersonal and engagement skills

Working With Children’s Check / Police

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

Fixed Term (Until 31 December 2028) | Part Time | 53hrs Per Fortnight (0.7 FTE)

Premium Recquatic Membership | 13% Superannuation | Fantastic Culture

This position is classified as a PACS Band 5 ($80,839 – $88,058) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.

Can you build trust across cultures?
Can you help families feel confident navigating services and opportunities for their children?
Do you believe that every parent's voice deserves to be heard?
If your answer is "yes", we'd love to meet you.

What’s On Offer

The City of Kwinana is looking for a compassionate, community-minded Multicultural Community Connector to join our brand new Early Childhood Development team.

This isn't a desk job. It's about connecting with people where they are. Listening to stories. Breaking down barriers. Helping multicultural families access the services, support and opportunities that enable young children to thrive.

Working alongside our Early Childhood Development Partnership, you'll become a trusted connector between families, community organisations, service providers and government agencies. You'll advocate for multicultural families, provide culturally informed advice, and ensure their lived experiences help shape the programs and services delivered across our community.
In this rewarding role you’ll:

• Build trusted relationships with multicultural families across the Kwinana community.
• Connect parents and caregivers with health, wellbeing, early childhood and community services.
• Support families to understand child development and access the right assistance when needed.
• Provide cultural advice that helps make local services more inclusive, welcoming and accessible.
• Give multicultural families meaningful opportunities to contribute to the planning and design of community programs.
• Work collaboratively with government agencies, community organisations and local service providers to improve outcomes for young children and their families

What You'll Need

To make an impact in this role the successful candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

1. Considerable experience in community services program delivery, including planning, organising and evaluating experiences for families and young children.
2. Sound experience working in the community/social services sector and/or advocating for family support services across the social services sector.
3. Demonstrated experience in building trusted relationships and working effectively with multicultural families and communities.
4. Sound knowledge of the community services sector that enables the ability to provide cultural advice and contribute to the development of programs and services.
5. Well-developed interpersonal, communication and engagement skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with community service stakeholders.
6. The ability to obtain Working With Children’s, Police Clearance and holding of a current driver’s licence.
7. A relevant tertiary qualification will be highly regarded.

What’s In It For You

At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance, with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.

Other perks include, but are not limited to

• A fantastic workplace, recently ranked alongside the top 10% of the most constructive local governments in Australia and New Zealand for workplace culture!
• Competitive salary plus 13% superannuation.
• Three (3) days paid time off during Christmas close-down.
• Additional annual allowance instead of leave loading.
• A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.
• A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.
• The opportunity for flexible working arrangements.
• Career development, training opportunities and study support.
• Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.

For more information relating to the position please call Denver D’Cruz, Manager Communities on 9439 0281.

Applications close 5:00pm 20 October 2026

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date, and will not accept or consider late applications.

Please note

As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from differentcultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.