Job description
- Make a real difference in the lives of people!
- Our staff are mission-hearted and highly engaged… are you?
- Join our warm, supportive, and dynamic team!
About the role:
Anglicare’s Cross-Cultural Services team works in partnership with churches, equipping and supporting members as they reach out and respond practically to their multi-cultural communities.
A key part of our work is to support the many Anglican churches who offer English classes under the banner of Everyday English as a part of their community outreach. This ministry is a practical way to assist those needing to learn English and adjust to a new culture.
As an advisor and trainer you will be consulting with church teams to provide cross-cultural support. This will include practical help, providing resources, as well as facilitating training for small groups and contributing to large events. This is a varied role with a high level of flexibility.
It is Permanent Part-Time, 4 day per week, 30.4 hours per week based in Liverpool, NSW.
Key responsibilities:
- Giving relevant and flexible support to Anglican Churches within the South Western region of the Sydney Diocese that builds accessible community connections, including but not limited to supporting Everyday English.
- Contributing to growth in cross-cultural support provided to churches. This includes identifying and developing opportunities to establish or expand Everyday English classes, providing cultural awareness resources and training as required and equipping churches to integrate people from CALD backgrounds into church life.
- Ensuring high stakeholder engagement by collaborating and maintaining ongoing and regular communication with parishes, Cross Cultural Advisors, Anglicare Community and Mission staff and other stakeholders.
About you:
- Actively demonstrates Anglicare’s values of Integrity, Justice, Compassion and Excellence.
- Personal Christian commitment and a missional motivation
- Tertiary qualifications – Post-graduate TESOL or other adult education qualification
- Current NSW Driver’s Licence
- 3+ years previous experience teaching English language to adults and/or delivering workplace/volunteer training
- Desirable would be experience in paid or voluntary work leading teams (volunteer or paid) in a church, workplace or community organisation
- Flexibility to work outside of core business hours (e.g. occasional weeknights or weekends), on a time-in-lieu basis
- COVID-19 vaccination is highly recommended
About Anglicare:
As a Christian organisation, with a heritage of service spanning 160 years, we serve older people and those who are vulnerable or marginalised by providing a range of accommodation, care and community services. Our intent is:
In gospel shaped love, we will deepen connections with churches and the community, that together we might cultivate transformational relationships with people in the greatest need.
To find out more please visit: Anglicare Aged Care & Community Services – Sydney & Surrounds.
Benefits:
- Excellent remuneration package and company benefits
- Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits – reducing your taxable income by $15,900 plus an additional $2,650 for salary packaging accommodation, meals and entertainment
- Fitness Passport
- Learning and Development opportunities within the organisation
If you are looking for a great opportunity to partner with local parishes, we would love to hear from you!
To find out more about this opportunity, please email the recruitment team at: [email protected], using the subject line: Cross Cultural Advisor – Liverpool enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are encouraged to apply
Anglicare – Jesus Christ honoured, lives enriched, and communities strengthened
Anglicare is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and has zero tolerance of child abuse
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; Closing date is subject to change without notice.