Community Development Worker

Hobart (Bellerive Office) TAS

Full Time Basis

• Work with a rapidly growing organisation committed to social justice
• Discounted membership to over 290 gyms/recreation centres
• Competitive rates: $51.27 - $53.59 p/hr (dependent on qualifications + experience)
• Access to Salary Packaging
• Full Time Basis
• Based at our Bellerive Office in Hobart (TAS)

About us

Wintringham is a specialised non-religious not-for-profit welfare organisation. We are committed to providing older people who are at risk or have experienced homelessness with a range of high-quality care, housing and services. We employ more than 1,000 staff across Victoria and Tasmania

Your new role

We are currently seeking a dedicated and professional Community Development Worker to join our Housing and Homelessness Support Team on a Full-Time basis at our Bellerive site in Tasmania.

This engaging role focuses on empowering tenants through community engagement, promoting inclusion, and supporting capacity building. You will use your leadership skills to champion initiatives like the ‘Client Voice’ project to ensure tenant perspectives shape our services. Working closely with the State Manager and key partners, you'll help create vibrant, connected neighbourhoods that celebrate diversity and support tenant wellbeing.

Your responsibilities and duties will include:

• Develop and maintain excellent internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Provide a leading role in contributing to community development and tenant engagement across southern Tasmania
• Assist in the development and delivery of sustainable activities and programs across Southern Tasmania
• Provide support and guidance to groups and/or individuals in developing and implementing community building activities and ongoing programs
• Where applicable, facilitate the integration of community development initiatives into existing programs and strategies – internal and external
• As required work in collaboration with government; non-government agencies and business in the development and implementation of projects that address identified need
• Assist in the development and maintenance of data, and evaluation of service provision
• Development of progress reports to management and funding bodies as required
• Facilitate a continuous quality improvement approach to all work

What is in it for you?

We are committed to offering an enjoyable, safe and flexible workplace that provides a work-life balance. When you are working with Wintringham, you will have access to the following benefits:

• Access to exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging: salary package your personal expenses up to the amount of $15,900.
• Continuous development: we believe in giving our staff the skills they need and will keep you up to date with yearly qualifications such as behaviour management, first aid, CPR and manual handling. We offer many growth opportunities and have a strong internal recruitment program.
• Free access to wellbeing services + discounts to retailers: When you are employed at Wintringham, you will have access to our Employee Assistance Program, Staff wellbeing portal as well as discounts to some of Australia’s leading retailers.

We are looking for candidates with the following:

• Relevant qualifications, and/or considerable demonstrable experience in community development, public relations, project management, events management, stakeholder/partnership development, and grant/funding applications and management
• A current Tasmanian driver’s license and a willingness to travel to various sites around the greater Hobart areas
• Ability to travel intra and interstate
• Experience in working effectively and sensitively with a broad range of clients, including those with high support needs and challenging behaviours
• An understanding of the needs of older people and the services and groups within the broader Tasmania community, including Local Government and peak bodies
• Well-developed communications skills and the ability to with engage sector partners and stakeholders at a service delivery level
• First Aid Certificate

This sounds great! How do I apply?

For more information about this exciting role, you can view a copy of the Position Description here

Applications can be addressed to Lisa Roberts and submitted by filling out the required information below.

Please upload your documents in PDF Format

Applications close on Wednesday 25^th  of June 2025 at 5pm.

We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity of backgrounds and differences, our Inclusion Statement may be accessed here. We encourage applications from First Nations people, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Please contact us if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at inclusion@wintringham.org.au

Successful applicants may be required to undergo a NDIS Worker Screening Check and Police Records check. Refusal to provide your information to both parties will prevent Wintringham from being able to continue with your application.

Applicants who have lived in a country other than Australia for a period longer than 12 months in the last 10 years may be required to undergo an International Police Check.

Successful candidates will be required to comply with the Wintringham Health and Immunisation policy including having one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as well as the 2025 Influenza Immunisation before commencing employment, and must provide evidence.