About the Role
Lead impactful community safety and crime prevention initiatives by building strong partnerships, engaging with the community, and delivering programs that create safer, more connected neighbourhoods.
Responsibilities
- Lead community safety and crime prevention projects and events to educate the community and address local issues
- Collaborate with Council, Police and key stakeholders to improve safety outcomes and assess development applications using Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles
- Represent Council at community safety meetings, networks and public speaking engagements
- Prepare grant applications to secure funding for community safety and crime prevention projects
- Manage the Community Safety Program budget and provide regular progress reports to leadership
- Support the delivery of community safety programs, including mentoring project staff and undertaking additional duties as required
Requirements
- Tertiary qualifications in an appropriate field of expertise, preferably in the social sciences, criminology, health or humanities, or relevant experience
- Class C Licence
- Sound community development experience
- Superior written and verbal communication skills
- Proven negotiation and liaison skills
- Demonstrated experience in conducting community consultations
- Well developed project management skills
- Experience in implementing community programs in partnership with government, community and business partners, as well as other key stakeholders and individuals that achieve high levels of engagement
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience in preparing, submitting and administering funding applications
- Computer skills including competent use of Microsoft products
- Have a commitment to EEO, social justice, WH&S and ethical practice and procedure
- Successful applicants may be required to undertake a Criminal History Check, Medical and/or Working with Children Check
- Applicants must hold an Australian citizenship, permanent residency, or possess a valid work permit/visa with full unrestricted working rights
Skills
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles
- Microsoft products
Location
- Canterbury Bankstown
Work Type
- Temporary Part Time Contract
- 21 hours per fortnight
- Hours of work: Mon - Fri between 8am - 5:30pm, occasional projects outside standard work hours
Experience Level
- Up to 5 Months
Education Level
- Tertiary qualifications
Salary/Compensations
- $97,327 pro rata + 12% super
- Salary may be negotiable dependent on skills and experience
Benefits
- An attractive remuneration package
- Opportunity for extension subject to the substantive employee's future working arrangements and organisational requirements
- An investment in your professional growth, fostering continuous learning and development opportunities
- Access to our employee Health and Wellbeing Programs
About the Company
- The City of Canterbury Bankstown is one of the largest councils in NSW with one of the most culturally, socially and economically diverse communities.
- We deliver 28 key services such as childcare, waste collection, parks maintenance, libraries, community facilities and aquatic centres to over 385,000 residents.
Equal Opportunity
- CBCity is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.
- We want our workplace to reflect the diverse community we serve.
- We encourage applications from all backgrounds, experiences and abilities; this includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the LGBTQIA+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
