Community Programs Officer

Permanent Full Time Position 

Band 5 - Salary Range $81,006 to $93,280 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

We currently have an exciting Mens Sheds Program Officer position within our Community Programs Teams. You will work with a passionate team (reporting to the Team Leader, Community Participation and Connection) that activates Council-managed Mens Sheds and Neighbourhood Houses.

You will be a proactive and self-motivated person with demonstrated understanding of mens health and wellbeing, skills and knowledge in ensuring a safe environment for Sheds programs and providing leadership to the volunteers managing the day to day operations of the Sheds.

Council currently manages the Mens Sheds over two locations (Melton and Taylors Hill), this position will be working across both Sheds.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the team to manage activation of community centres and have a coordinated presence at Council Neighbourhood Houses and Men’s Sheds to build community capacity to plan, implement, and evaluate a suite of programs and activities that respond to the identified needs of the local community.
• Activate Council-managed Neighbourhood Houses and Men’s Sheds through the facilitation of community initiated and driven opportunities for residents to develop responses and solutions to locally important needs and issues.
• Provide direction and support to contract tutors, community volunteers, and other stakeholders recreating and working within Council’s Neighbourhood Houses and Men’s Sheds.
  Under the direction of the Team Leader, work to ensure the safety and maintenance of Council facilities in collaboration with relevant internal teams.
• Exhibit a strong dedication to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) accountability by adhering to pertinent OHS regulations, policies and procedures, actively fostering a secure work environment, and proactively mitigating potential workplace risks.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

• Degree or diploma in community development with little or no relevant work experience, or lesser formal qualifications with relevant work skills and experience.
• Computer software, including Microsoft Office Applications and Internet technology.
• Hold a current Victorian driver’s licence.
• Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.

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*
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities - Australian Breastfeeding Association
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

*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 Lyn Harding, Team Leader Community Participation & Connection on 0439 503 142.

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.