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• Full time opportunity
• Work for a purpose led organisation
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The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose values it is to shape a more just and compassionate society. 

We believe our employees are key to our success and offer Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of teams and services.  Our employees are recognised for their achievements and offered promotional opportunities on a meritocracy basis within a collegiate and values driven team environment and culture.  

The Society recognises the value of an inclusive work environment and believes that our diversity is a strength in the work we do with our local communities. 

Your Role

This role is part of the Community Development Team working out of the Ozanam Learning Centre and is focused on expanding our activities into target inner-city communities.

The Outreach Coordinator will work alongside other members of the Community Development Team to engage with communities, understand what their priorities and agenda are, and to harness the resources of the Society to help realise those community visions. The Outreach Coordinator Role will work alongside target communities to create opportunities for individuals and groups of people to learn more, gain confidence, and become more engaged in their communities.

Your Responsibility

• Coordinating and developing internal and external relationships that enable the outreach of activities, workshops or programs focused on opportunities for social engagement and capacity building to enable stronger community participation.
• Consulting with communities and developing pilot initiatives alongside them that create benefits for communities
• Organising activities and events that increase community interaction and social cohesion in target areas.
• Promoting and extending the program offer of the Ozanam learning Centre into target communities and with partner organisations.
• Managing necessary logistics and project management, including data collection and evaluating impact.

​​​​​​​This is a dynamic role that will require a high degree of flexibility and agility, strong time management organisational skills, a 'can-do' approach, and a passion for seeing people and community’s flourish.

You Will Need

• Relevant qualifications and/or demonstrated experience in community development, social work, community services and / or educational program or other relevant area.
• Demonstrated understanding of community development and asset-based community development.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated experience in community development, social work, community services and / or educational program or other relevant area.
• Demonstrated understanding of community development and asset-based community development.
• Demonstrated experience working with those who experience social exclusion due to homelessness, the impact of trauma, mental health issues, alcohol and other drug issues and / or unemployment.

Apply Now

If this sounds like you, don’t wait - Apply Now, we are interviewing applications as we receive them. 

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages. If you are a candidate with disability please let us know if you require any support to participate in the application and recruitment process. 

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check. A health / medical assessment may be required for some roles.