Urban Open Space Volunteer Coordinator | Full-time Permanent

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ACT Government seeks a motivated, community-focused professional to coordinate urban open space volunteers across Canberra. You will work with volunteer groups, ACT Government stakeholders, and Ngunnawal people to plan and deliver environmental projects, ensuring safe and meaningful volunteer experiences.

This permanent full-time role emphasizes inclusivity and collaboration with diverse communities, with ABW workspace considerations and a strong commitment to public service.

Qualifications

• Eligibility: Driver’s licence Class C or higher is essential.
• White Card, Asbestos Awareness and Crystalline Silica Exposure Prevention training are essential.
• Tertiary qualifications relevant to urban land management, natural and cultural resource management are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate more than 120 active volunteer groups across Canberra's Urban Open Space network.
• Support planning and delivering environmental restoration, conservation and place improvement projects.
• Ensure volunteers have a safe, positive and meaningful experience while contributing to parks and open spaces.

Skills

Volunteer coordination

Community engagement

Education

Urban land management / natural & cultural resource management

Job description

Urban Open Space Volunteer Coordinator
Full-time Permanent

Details: Help communities create greener, healthier and more vibrant urban spaces.

We are looking for a motivated and community-focused professionals to help support more than 120 active volunteer groups working across Canberra's Urban Open Space network.

In this rewarding role, within the Urban Parks and Places Volunteer Program, you will work closely with volunteer groups, Place Management operational teams, ACT Government stakeholders and the Ngunnawal people to help plan and deliver a wide range of environmental restoration, conservation and place improvement projects. You will play a key role in ensuring volunteers have a safe, positive and meaningful experience while contributing to the enhancement of Canberra's parks, open spaces and natural environments.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

• Driver’s licence Class C or higher is essential.
• White Card, Asbestos Awareness and Crystalline Silica Exposure Prevention training are essential.
• Tertiary qualifications relevant to urban land management, natural and cultural resource management are desirable.

Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only. This position is based in a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .