Organisation : Thorne Harbour Health
Location : Melbourne (Abbotsford)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Development, Community Engagement, Community Support Services, Disabilities, LGBTIQ+
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 4 Aug, 2024
About the organisation
Thorne Harbour Health (THH) is an LGBTIQ+ community-controlled health organisation, governed by our members, and working for the communities we serve. Combining passion, commitment, and activism, THH aims to improve the health, social and emotional well-being of LGBTIQ+ communities and those living with, or affected by, HIV. THH is Australia’s oldest LGBTIQ+ and HIV organisation, having celebrated its 41st anniversary in 2024. THH operates in Victoria and South Australia.
About the role
Thorne Harbour Health, Victoria’s largest provider of LGBTIQ+ health services, is now recruiting for an appropriately qualified Project Coordinator to support an exciting new project, Accessible Pride, which is based in our Head Office in Abbotsford, Melbourne.
The Accessible Pride project aims to improve the lives of LGBTIQ+ people with intellectual disability by building the capacity of service sectors and communities around them to be more welcoming, accessible, inclusive and affirming of their intersectional identities and experiences.
The Project Coordinator will have demonstrable skills in community development work, stakeholder engagement and project management, as well as knowledge of the issues relevant to the project including the complex and intersectional barriers experienced by LGBTIQ+ people with intellectual disability.
By facilitating the meaningful engagement of LGBTIQ+ people with intellectual disability in all aspects of the project, the Project Coordinator will play a key part in ensuring the project activities truly embody and demonstrate best-practice in codesign and codelivery.
For a full Position Description with Key Selection Criteria click on the attachment provided within this advertisement or visit our website: thorneharbour.org/about/work
We offer generous salary packaging and a commitment to quality improvement and professional development.
For further enquiries please contact: Matthew Parsons, Project Manager, Accessible Pride on 0488 227 326 or matthew.parsons@thorneharbour.org
Applicants from our LGBTIQ+ communities including those living with HIV, those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, First Nations people, and people with disability are encouraged to apply.
All applicants should have experience working on intellectual and/or cognitive disability focused support services, health promotion, community development, supported employment or adult education projects in a dynamic professional office environment.
Thorne Harbour Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Project Coordinator, Accessible Pride via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Development, #Community_Engagement, #Community_Support_Services, #Disabilities, #LGBTIQ
