Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling (formerly VVCS) is Australia's leading provider of high-quality mental health assessment and clinical counselling services for Australian veterans and their families.
Open Arms is focused on meeting client needs through a combination of proven clinical practices and new and emerging evidence-based approaches.Community Engagement Coordinators are responsible for the community engagement framework and to propose and facilitate initiatives that contribute to evidence-informed business improvement strategies for current and former defence force members and their families.
This includes strategic planning, coordination of activities, monitoring of progress/barriers to engage, and evaluation of intended outcomes.
They are responsible for the oversight at a regional level of community engagement program outcomes and deliverables.
This role includes stakeholder management, community engagement activities, relevant training, and regional events such as the Regional Advisory Forum (RAF).Community Engagement Coordinators work collaboratively with staff engaged within Open Arms to ensure that community engagement activities reflect regional priorities, client needs, and reduce barriers to engage in Open Arms services.Duties EligibilityThis recruitment process is being used to fill ongoing and/or non-ongoing position/s.
For more information about the role, please see the Candidate Information Pack.Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for an initial specified term of up to 23 months.A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.DVA embraces and fosters a culture that supports diversity, inclusion, and respect, where people are empowered to fulfil their potential.
We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.
We are dedicated and committed to attracting and recruiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and encourage applications from people with disabilities, people that identify as LGBTQIA+, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Take on a rewarding, varied, and broad career with an Australian Public Service Department that can bring balance and flexibility to your working life, while supporting you to stay connected to your community.DVA is committed to improving the data skills and capability of our workforce to underpin our goal of becoming a leading data-driven organisation.RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy.
Under the RecruitAbility scheme, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job.
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