Bayside Council

Community Development CALD Specialist

Community Development – Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Specialist

• Located at Hillsdale, 5 minutes from sunny Maroubra Beach and walking distance to Eastgardens Shopping Centre.
• Enjoy family-friendly benefits and exceptional workplace culture
• Salary $95,477.88 - $106,935.17 plus 11.5% super

Our team

At Bayside Council, we are committed to a positive, flexible and supportive workplace culture, where our people and customers feel respected and valued. We are proud to serve our community through operating with transparency, integrity and in the best interests of the Bayside community to deliver exceptional service.

The City Life directorate delivers personalised and public services to enhance community life, including family, aged, leisure and cultural services.

About the role

Bayside Council has a vibrant and diverse community with over half our population speaking a language other than English at home. We are looking for a community development professional with experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities to join an energetic and cohesive team.

This role is responsible for working in partnership with Bayside’s multicultural community to develop programs and activities that are socially inclusive and community oriented.

You can also expect to:

• Work with colleagues across Council to deliver culturally appropriate programs.
• Create partnerships with local and regional community groups and organisations, state and federal government agencies and inter agencies to undertake the development of relevant and timely services, programs, and events for members of the culturally and linguistically diverse community.
• Develop a good understanding of the profile of the local community including available social and strategic planning material and policy and use this to identify appropriate directions.
• Develop strong links with relevant service / funding bodies and be an advocate for the community to ensure their needs are represented.
• Provide advice across Council on issues specific to culturally and linguistically diverse communities to assist with planning, service improvement and decision making.

About you

We are looking for a someone who has:

• Tertiary of other qualifications and/or equivalent experience in a relevant field
• Current Drivers Licence Class C
• Working with Children Check
• Fluency in a language other than English (desirable)

Our benefits and culture

As an organisation, we pride ourselves in offering a flexible working environment centred on delivering great outcomes for our customers, whether internal or external. The Business Transformation team have a strong culture of collaboration and delivering exciting new initiatives.

On top of the competitive salary, our people enjoy:

• 3 extra days off during Christmas each year
• 15 days sick leave each year.
• 2 days health and wellbeing days each year
• Generous parental leave entitlements for both parents

Apply now

Before submitting your application, please take the time to read the position description by clicking the paperclip button located in the top right section of this page. If you have any issues opening the link, please contact us at support.erecruit@bayside.nsw.gov.au

Closing Date: Monday 24 February 2025

Enquiries: Rani Param – Manager Community Life – rani.param@bayside.nsw.gov.au

Applicants may be required to satisfactorily undertake a Criminal History Check, Medical and/or Working with Children check in accordance with the position.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment. This role will require a national criminal check and pre-employment medical check.