Team Leader, Community Development and Activation

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 6 - Salary Range $97,926 to $106,637 per annum + 12% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity

This role is an exciting opportunity to lead a team that delivers programs and projects at Community Centres and builds community capacity to implement sustainable local initiatives and services

The role will lead the implementation of policy, service models and operational frameworks for the management of Council’s Community Centre programs and support and mentor staff to deliver high quality community outcomes. The role reports to the Coordinator, Community Participation and Partnerships and works closely with the Team Leader, Community Programs and Connection.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of policy, service models and operational frameworks for the management of Council’s Community Centre programs.
• Manage projects that builds community capacity and creates opportunities to implement sustainable local initiatives and services.
• Lead, support and mentor staff to ensure the quality management of operational resources, asset stewardship, excellence in customer support and risk mitigation in the daily operations of Community Centres.
• Development and implementation of a range of community engagement processes to guide the development of learner focused and place-based programs, events, experiences, and learning opportunities for and with the local community.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships and stakeholder relationships across Council, the community, key service providers and government agencies to improve service outcomes.
  
  

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About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following: 

• Tertiary qualification in social sciences, community development or health promotion, with some relevant experience or lesser formal qualifications and substantial relevant experience
• Substantial knowledge and expertise in development and management of community learning programs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage staff, including the ability to motivate and develop staff and volunteers and set priorities to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, prioritise and manage multiple tasks in a changing environment to achieve targets within tight timelines and the ability to adapt to meet urgent priorities.
• Experience in working directly with local community groups through community engagement, consultation and various communication methodologies.
• Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.
• Current valid Victorian drivers licence.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year*
• 5 weeks annual leave* 
• Genuine Flexible work options
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)* 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Wellbeing initiatives

*Eligible for Full Time positions or for Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment. 

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Stephen Hiley on 9747 7477.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government. 

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.