Job Title: Community Education Project Officer

Location: Albany, Great Southern Region, WA

Employment Type: Full-time (1.0 FTE)

Duration of contract: Fixed Term, ends 30 June 2027

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About the Role

The Community Education Project Officer (CEPO) coordinates the delivery of Community Education and awareness programs to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members for the FVPLS unit. This is a broad role and will suit a person interested in varied and challenging work within a dynamic unit.

 

The position is responsible for a range of activities that facilitate the creation, implementation and delivery of legal awareness and wellbeing education around family violence and sexual assault.

 

The project officer will work with the legal team to co-ordinate the delivery of Community Legal Education (CLE). The Project Officer will work towards developing early intervention resources and activities and co-ordinate their delivery across the

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Essential skills/experiences 

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with Aboriginal people.

• Relevant qualifications and/or experience in education or community services or social science and experience in delivering education programs to a wide range of stakeholders.

• Strong administrative and organisational skills, including proven skills in research, analysis, planning and time management.

• Ability to develop and maintain productive, effective working relationships withstakeholders.

• Excellent communication skills to include both written and verbal with experiencerepresenting an organisation in a variety of forums e.g. community and Government.

• Competent and experienced using Microsoft Office including Word, Power Point, and Outlook, and the ability to setup audio visual equipment.

• Willingness and ability to travel within the Great Southern, Wheatbelt and Southwest regions.

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And desirably has:

• Knowledge and understanding of Equal Employment Opportunity and OccupationalHealth & Safety principles.

• Ability to read and understand legal research, interpret it and present it to acommunity audience.

• Ability to read and understand mental health, wellness and healing research and present it to a community audience.

 

Benefits 

• Working for a local community in a culturally safe ACCO. 

• Access to generous employee benefits including Not for Profit salary packaging entitlements (see below), leave loading.

• Organisational early finish Fridays (4pm).

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Other employment information

Required

• A current WA Driver’s licence

• A Prior Offender History Check no older than three months.

• A Working with Children Check.

 

Apply Now

Please note we will begin shortlisting as we receive suitable applications and therefore encourage early applications.

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Please include a cover letter addressing the selection criteria and your suitability for the role after reviewing the position description.

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For enquiries and full position description, please contact our People & Culture Coordinator, Peter Wilson, via peter@sacorp.com.au or 0407 349 449.