**Community Development Project Officer**
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**Job Overview**
Our WA Government client is seeking short-term support from a suitably skilled Community Development Project Officer to undertake some priority planning and research projects for the Community Development Team. Providing a range of engaging projects to progress, the priority requirement is an interest in leading sector engagement and research to explore options for Council to consider for a holistic wellbeing support service incorporating assertive outreach, to positively engage and facilitate access to support for vulnerable community members.
**Tasks**:
- Lead the research, consultation and prepare options paper for potential assertive outreach and wellbeing support service.
- Support a review of Men's Shed support and long-term options for location, scale and cooperative potential and preparation of options paper and/or relevant reports.
- Support a review of the Adachi Exchange Program including risk assessment and preparation of options paper and/or relevant reports.
- Support a review of the Community Contribution Fund and improvement options.
- Support writing and finalisation of the Aboriginal Strategy.
- Collaborative support to projects of other team members as required.
Skills and experience:
Essential:
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a similar community development, social services, or social research and engagement role.
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant social science discipline or significant industry experience.
- Sound research, consultation, report writing and project management skills.
- Demonstrated understanding of evaluation frameworks and designing and implementing program evaluation.
- Relevant experience in the homelessness and/or assertive outreach sector. (Desirable)
📌 Community Development Project Officer
🏢 Chandler Macleod
📍 Perth