Job Title: Community Engagement Coordinator

Reporting to: Rainbow Families Australia Executive Officer

Hours of work: Part-time position, 15 hours per week (2 days, or distributed hours across the week). Monthly weekend work required.

Salary: $47 per hour, plus 11.5% super.

About Us

Rainbow Families is the leading voice for LGBTQ+ families in Australia. We are committed to our mission as a charity to support, connect, celebrate, empower, and advocate for LGBTQ+ parents and their families at every stage of their lives. We are currently expanding nationally and are establishing a presence in the ACT. As a small, passionate and person centered organisation we are proud to offer flexibility and a supportive work environment to our employees.

Location

Hybrid role: Either remote work (work-from-home) or potentially an in-person arrangement at a third-party office. There is also in-person attendance and travel required for events and group activities at various locations within the ACT.

Position Overview

The Community Engagement Coordinator is a new position responsible for the planning, coordination, and delivery of events and programs that support LGBTQ+ families in the ACT. This will include:

Delivering Seahorse Playgroup

• Planning and leading 2 - 3 playgroup activities per month for LGBTQ+ parents, carers, and their children.
• Organising an annual larger scale Family Pride Event.
• Collaborating with the Seahorse Playgroup volunteer committee, including organising an annual planning day.
• Building relationships and trust with LGBTQ+ families who attend and fostering positive group culture.
• Engaging with the Seahorse Playgroup community through the message board, providing support, sharing updates from Rainbow Families, and sending event reminders.
• Welcoming and onboarding new families and responding to inquiries.
• Identifying and escalating risk to Rainbow Families' Executive Officer.
• Working with Rainbow Families' Communications to create engaging promotional content for social media, the website, and reports.
• Managing a small budget to support playgroup activities.
• Tracking attendance and impact throughout the year.
  

Network and relationship management

• Establishing and maintaining connections with LGTBQ+ community groups, cultural events, and organisations in the ACT.
• Establishing and maintaining connections with perinatal supports and services, Assistive Reproductive Technologies industries, and the Out of Home Care system.
• Feilding communication from media or government with the support of Rainbow Families.
• Representing Rainbow Families at relevant cultural events, festivals, forums and networks.

Organisational participation

• Take part in Rainbow Families team meetings, PD, supervision and collaboration.
• Participating in and adding to a positive work culture.
• Assisting Rainbow Families Parenting Program with ACT based personnel recruitment, venue hire and promotion.
• Other duties as required.

Key Selection Criteria

1. Connection to LGBTQ+ communities: Understanding of the unique experiences of LGBTQ+ families.
2. Social and emotional skills: Able to help parents, carers, and young people feel valued and supported.
3. Organisational skills: Skilled in big-picture planning while managing dynamic and changeable daily communication, events, and operations.
4. Teamwork and independence: Able to work collaboratively while also self-directing tasks and workload.
5. Volunteer management: Capable of collaborating with volunteers and ensuring they feel recognised and appreciated.
6. Networking and relationship-building: Confident in connecting with community groups, organisations, and stakeholders to build service awareness.
7. Digital literacy: Confident using online communication tools, social media, and data tracking systems
8. Current Working With Vulnerable People Card.
9. Personal vehicle and a valid driver’s licence.

Equity and Diversity

Rainbow Families is dedicated to equitable and inclusive hiring practices and understands the benefits of a diverse workforce. LGBTQIA+SB, First Nations, Black, and other People of Colour, Disabled people and parents and carers are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants with some but not all Key Selection Criteria are encouraged to apply. Lived experience is highly valued organisationally.

How to Apply

• Answer the Key Selection Criteria in 2 pages.
• Email this and your Resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the heading ACT Community Engagement Coordinator.
• Applications close April 6th 2025

Our hiring process

• If you’d like to touch base to hear more about the role contact Ashley on [email protected]
• We will contact applicants with offers for interviews within three weeks of applications closing. Interviews will be conducted online via zoom.
• If you do not progress to the interview stage, we will advise you of this via email once all interviews have been completed.