The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents who call Casey home.

The Community Facilities Management team operates across four local areas, facilitating bookings, administration, operational and community development tasks. This position will be located within the Northwest local area of Casey and includes Lynbrook Community Centre and various family and community centres. There is a requirement to travel across Centres.

Our Benefits:

Benefits | City of Casey

• A supportive learning culture where you can grow your career and even your qualifications
• Approachable leadership group
• Focus on development and wellbeing through our Thrive and elevate program.
• Experience a flexible, supportive work environment with a strong culture of collaboration and growth.

We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.

A bit about the role

Are you passionate about creating vibrant, welcoming community spaces? As a Senior Community Facilities Officer, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring smooth operations, excellent customer service, and meaningful community connections.

Using community development principles, you’ll drive engagement and run programs that build capacity and foster a strong sense of belonging. You’ll also provide inspiring leadership to your team, helping them grow professionally.

This role requires availability on Thursdays and Fridays, providing the opportunity to focus your skills and energy during these key days.

What you’ll deliver

• Provide direction, mentoring, leadership and supervision to staff that builds their capacity to work within a collaborative context and maximises professional growth and effective service delivery.
• Maintain information and data to support preparation of funding submissions, reports and other material as required.
• Oversee and ensure the smooth operation of community facilities including financial, OH&S and emergency management plans and procedures, management of resources and equipment, cleaning and maintenance of the centres.
• Promote awareness of the various community facilities through maintenance of all publications including print materials and digital content to outline activities, programs and functions pertaining to the local community.
• Develop, plan and implement appropriate programs, activities and events at various community facilities, in response to the identified needs, service gaps and community strengths.

What you’ll bring

• Relevant tertiary qualification in community development, social science, community services or other related fields or extensive work experience within a community setting.
• Desirable IAP2 training.
• Drivers licence which is valid to drive within Victoria.
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check and Eligibility to Work check.
• Functional Assessment (Medical/physio)
• A curious, collaborative, and inclusive community mindset.

What’s next?

If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.

Position Description: Position Description - Senior Community Facility Officer

To find out more about the role, please contact Rachael Castle, Coordinator Community Facilities at [email protected].

Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on Sunday 20th July 2025.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

At the City of Casey, we are proud to be an inclusive, child safe, and equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities, including those with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ communities, multicultural communities, and refugee or migrant backgrounds.

We are committed to providing a diverse, safe, and inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed. We promote gender equity and actively address barriers to employment, ensuring participation without discrimination and supporting workplace adjustments.

For any reasonable adjustments or access needs during the application or interview process, please contact the Talent Team at 9709 9777 or [email protected].

The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.

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