Project Officer Fostering Connections

Position Details

Position Title:           Project Officer

 Work Type:               Part-time (3 days)

 Pay Rate:                  Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 – Social and Community Services Employee Level 3.4

 Portfolio:                   Fostering Connections

Salary:                    $64,593.88

Fostering connections Team

Fostering Connections provides a critical service point for the recruitment of foster carers in Victoria, supporting foster care agencies by maintaining a website and 24/7 enquiry line, as well as through campaign and branding to attract qualified carers into the system.

Organisational Accountabilities

The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Inc. is committed to health, safety and wellbeing of its staff.  The Centre and its staff must comply with a range of statutory requirements including equal opportunity, occupational health and safety and privacy. The Centre requires staff to comply with its policies and procedures and related statutory requirements.  Appointees are accountable for completing training on these matters and ensuring their knowledge is up to date.

Position Summary

• Reports to:                       Project Manager – Fostering Connections
• Reporting to this role: There are no positions reporting to this role

Key Accountabilities

• Provide high level administrative support to the Project Manager and Fostering Connections team;
• Develop and lead, with input from sector agencies, a range of campaigns for the recruitment of foster carers;
• Manage project social media, including creating engaging copy and web content to support campaigns;
• With support from the Centre’s Media Communications team, develop relevant and engaging collateral to support campaigns and recruitment across the sector, including for Aboriginal Controlled Community Organisations, and other targeted work;
• Develop and maintain events calendar, identifying opportunities to support the sector with Fostering Connections presence and collateral at small- and large-scale events;
• Undertake other duties as required by the Project Manager and;
• Support the Foster Care Connection Specialist with enquiries.

Key Selection Criteria

 The successful applicant will have:

 Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of the issues facing community service organisations in the delivery of services

Experience

• Demonstrated experience in writing reports, presentations, decision papers and submissions to a high standard
• Demonstrated stakeholder management experience
• Experience in social media management and writing engaging copy
• Experience within the community services and/or social profit sector preferred
• Experience planning and managing campaigns
• The community services and or social profit sector

Skills

• Demonstrated problem solving skills and well-developed time management and organisational skills
• Ability to use a range of software and applications including MS Office suite and customer databases
• Ability to communicate effectively and to a high standard in both written and verbal formats
• Ability to work independently without regular supervision and as part of a team
• Ability to identify sensitive information and maintain appropriate levels of privacy and confidentiality

Qualifications

• Certification and experience in project support or business or other relevant qualification

Conditional Employment Requirements

1. Satisfactory police check
2. Satisfactory Working with Children check
3. Proof of the right to work in Australia