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Organisation : St Vincent de Paul Society

Location : Melbourne (Box Hill)

Work type : Part-time

Sector : Community Development, Community Engagement, Community Support Services

Salary type : Hourly

Application closing date : 9 Oct, 2018

About the organisation

Organisation Name : St Vincent de Paul Society

The St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria and its wide network of over 12,000 volunteers provide practical welfare support, advocacy and friendship for the most vulnerable members of our community. On the frontline, face-to-face.

Key services include Vinnies Shops; Vinnies Soup Vans; Compeer support for people experiencing mental illness; home visitation; youth programs; assistance for asylum seekers and refugees; education and tutoring; and a range of other volunteer-run initiatives that assist people in need.

The St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia has more than 60,000 volunteers. Internationally, the Society operates in 149 countries and has over 950,000 volunteers. To find out more visit vinnies.org.au.

About the role

Part time – 22.5 hours per week (flexibility essential, working hours range from 9am – 5pm and 3pm – 9pm)

1 year contract

Box Hill and Regional Travel around Victoria

 

This is a significantly important and newly piloted role, responsible for the design and implementation of training to our staff and volunteers who support St Vincent de Paul Society Soup Van Operations by supporting members and volunteers to be effective in their responses to the most disadvantaged in our communities

The St Vincent de Paul Society’s members and volunteers provide practical support, advocacy and friendship to the most vulnerable in our community. Key services include home visitation; youth programs; soup vans; assistance for asylum seekers and refugees; Compeer programs for people experiencing mental illness; education and tutoring; overseas development programs and a range of accommodation and social services through the VincentCare Victoria network.

We are looking for a high energy and passionate Quality and Training specialist at St Vincent de Paul.

 

About You

  • You are passionate about creating great learning and safety experiences for our talent, and excited about delivering quality advice and training services to the organisation
  • You are a proactive advisor who understands the importance of building relationships. Your consultative and collaborative approach brings stakeholders on board to meet the requirements of the organisation, and you lead the way in enhancing a great process to your clients.
  • People are at the forefront of everything you do and as such you value the opportunity to roll up your sleeves and assist others where required. You are a doer, not an observer.
  • You work with pace and purpose in order to deliver work in a timely manner.

 

About the role and the “exciting” stuff you’ll be doing

As part of the broader Service Development team with close connections to the Human Resources team at the Society you’ll be joining a dynamic and passionate group of people who are hardworking and make a difference.

Reporting to the Work Health and Safety Manager, you will partner with Soup Vans Operations and deliver training and compliance to support members and volunteers to be effective in their responses to the most disadvantaged in our communities.

We are looking for someone who is responsive, approachable and solutions-focused. Positive impact is what we are all about so if you are someone who has loads of initiative and a will to help teams succeed, come on and apply already!

 

What does success look like?

For our Service Development team, success is all about enabling the Society to establish and maintain a great culture with highly engaged people.

To do this you will need:

  • A passion for training and health and safety in the workplace.
  • Demonstrated experience in Workplace Health and Safety and Food Safety procedure implementation, monitoring and compliance
  • Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
  • Effective time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
  • Ability to use a range of computer software, including Microsoft Office
  • Flexible working hours required including a substantial number of weeknights and weekends
  • Current motor vehicle drivers licence
  • A willingness to occasionally travel throughout Victoria as required

How to apply

Applications not allowed for this job listing.

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Please quote in application: Quality Improvement Officer – Soup Van Operations via Pro Bono Australia.


Profession: #Community_Services, #HR_and_Employment_Services
Sector: #Community_Development, #Community_Engagement, #Community_Support_Services
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