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UnitingCareGippsland

Position Description

Position Title: / Communities for Children (CfC) Project Support Worker
Award: / Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010
Classification: / Community Development Worker Level 4
Hours Per week: / 24 hours per week (0.6 EFT)
Responsible to: / Program Manager Community Development
Any special conditions: / Based inBairnsdale
Key Summary of Functions:
Working within the Communities for Children (CfC) team at UnitingCare Gippsland, the Project Support Worker position will have a key role in developing and maintaining administration, communication and reporting systems that support the Communities for Children Program

Key Duties:

  • Maintaining administration systems for reporting requirements, including data entry, mailing lists and resource management.
  • Ensure the marketing of CfC program via program promotional materials, website and social media, mailing lists (including email, newsletter/update)
  • Provide administration support including convening and minute taking at various CfC meetings including CfC Advisory Group, Working and Learning Together workshops, Community Partner Meetings and team meetings
  • Co-ordinate professional development and training opportunities.
  • Support the CfC team by actively participating in activities
  • Attend to general program enquires
  • Use principles of best practice to provide an innovative and responsive program.
  • Maintain current and accurate case notes, records and statistical information.
  • Staff are responsible for upholding consumer rights, privacy, confidentiality and informed consent.
  • All UCG staff are responsible for identifying, monitoring, resolving and reviewing OH&S and risk management issues.
  • Undertake review and evaluation of program and professional practice.
  • Comply with organisational effectiveness strategies of UnitingCareGippsland, including development of quality plans, personal objectives and training plans.
  • Assist in the general administration of UnitingCareGippsland such as working the switchboard at peak times.
  • Respect the diverse needs of all community groups and individuals to ensure that their needs are met in an inclusive and sensitive manner.
  • Participate in agency quality accreditation processes.
  • Conform to and apply relevant requirements of the Law within the workplace.
  • Report and participate in any investigation of any incident or occurrence that may constitute a breach of any legal requirement.
  • Other duties as directed.

Key Selection Criteria

Mandatory:

  1. Satisfactory National police check and Victorian Working with Children Check.
  2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  3. Demonstrated ability to use computers efficiently including Word and Outlook.
  4. Demonstrated ability to work within the vision, mission, policies and principles of the organisation.

Position:

  1. Demonstrated experience in Community Development
  2. Demonstrated experience in data management
  3. Demonstrated experience in program marketing including the development of marketing materials
  4. Demonstrated ability to participate in a multi-skilling learning environmentand a self-managing team.
  5. Demonstrated ability to develop creative solutions to issues that arise within the community or workplace using community development principles.
  6. Current Victorian Drivers License.
  7. Demonstrated ability to relate positively to a large range of people from diverse backgrounds.

Desirable:

  1. A well-developed understanding of the CfC Program
  2. Practice experience in either early years, education, health, family support or early intervention service systems in East Gippsland.
  3. A working knowledge of the linkages between different sectors and how to work effectively within these structures.

Key UnitingCareGippsland Principles:

UnitingCareGippsland staff are encouraged to deliver services in a community development continuum, within a multi-disciplinary team environment. Staff are asked to work within the broad principles of Consultation, Caring, Participation, Accountability, Sustainability, Transparency and Quality

I acknowledge that I have read and understood the requirements of the position and agree to work within the agency principles and policies.

Staff Member’s NameSignature:Date:

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Supervisor’s NameSignature:Date:

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Current as at April 2016