Job description
- Permanent, Full time
- Band 8A
- Salary $119,823.27 + Super + Flexible Working
- 19-day month with RDO or 9-day fortnight option, your choice!
About Us
The City of Whittlesea is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia. As a local government organisation, we play a pivotal role in the everyday lives of our community. Our vision is to make Whittlesea 2040: A Place For All by ensuring our residents can enjoy access to local services, facilities, and infrastructure.
Our staff are passionate, skilled and diverse, providing a great environment to work in and succeed.
The Role
Make a difference in our community!
We have an exciting opportunity in this newly envisioned role, Unit Manager Healthy & Inclusive Communities to join the Community Strengthening department.
This role oversees three exciting teams:
- Healthy Communities: a team of 6 Equity, Health and Social Planning professionals that work across a range of portfolios to strengthen health, wellbeing, and inclusion in the City of Whittlesea, including disability, housing and homelessness, community safety, gambling harm minimisation, LGBTIQA+, multiculturalism and gender equity to name a few.
- Services Hubs: a small but impactful team of 3 who manager the Epping Community Services Hub which is a thriving facility that houses a range of community services hubs to support residents to have place-based access to services and support.
- HACC PYP: a team of 3 that are responsible for the delivery of the DFFH funded Hume and Community Care Program for Younger People.
The Unit Manager oversees a team that work collaboratively to develop collaboratively the MPHWP and DAP within Council’s contemporary Integrated Planning Framework as well as developing and delivering a suite of responses, activities, campaigns, and initiatives to support community strengthening initiatives.
About you
Along with a strong passion for community services, you will bring:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Sciences, Community Services, Community Development, Public Policy, Health or Equity Planning or relevant discipline required, or an equivalent level of relevant experience and / or study.
- Experience in managing multidisciplinary teams, and maybe even experience in working in service delivery within a legislated framework (desirable)
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work with internal and external partners.
- A commitment to innovation and finding new ways of working and providing positive community impact,
- Strong people leadership skills and the ability to champion change and build capability.
If this sounds like you, then you should definitely apply!
Want to know more?
For more information about this position please access a copy of the position description via the link below or If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Amelia Ryan, Interim Manager Community & Place, 0448 890 262.
To apply for this position, you must address the Key Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description in your cover letter. Please note, that applications that do not address the Key Selection Criteria may not be considered.
Interviews will take place as suitable candidates are identified.
Please note all applicants must apply online, and no late applications will be accepted.
We are happy to take applications from international candidates if you have a valid Visa to work in Australia.
At the City of Whittlesea, we value diversity and appreciate everyone’s strengths. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our municipality. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people with a disability and people identifying as LGBTIQ. The City of Whittlesea is also a Child Safe employer.
Council is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that encourages employees to participate, without discrimination, in both work-related and other activities conducted within a work context, with the support of workplace adjustments. Where possible, the Council will identify and resolve potential barriers to the recruitment and employment of people with disabilities within the organisation.
If you require a workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Unit Manager – Healthy & Inclusive Communities enquiry via EthicalJobs with your request outlining your preferred method of contact.Workplace adjustment (also known as “reasonable adjustment”) is defined as: “Whatever is considered necessary and achievable to enable an employee to perform their job role efficiently and to the best of their abilities”.A Workplace adjustment can be requested at any stage in the recruitment process and/or as a part of the employment of an individual.
A position description is attached.