Community Development Worker

Your Role

as Community Development Worker Reporting to the Family Support Manager and working closely with the multidisciplinary leadership team, the Community Development Worker will play a key role in delivering a community development approach to care at Hummingbird House. This role focuses on building connections, strengthening support networks, and fostering a sense of belonging for children and families accessing Queensland's only children's hospice and paediatric palliative care service.

Guided by a strategic work plan, you will work collaboratively with families, community groups, services, and stakeholders to identify opportunities that enhance community capacity and support. You will help connect families with meaningful resources and networks throughout their journey, including during their child's illness, end-of-life care, and into bereavement.

Through a community development lens, you will create opportunities for greater awareness, inclusion, and sustainable support for families navigating paediatric palliative care. This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact by empowering communities, strengthening support systems, and improving outcomes for children and families across Queensland.

Lead the development and delivery of evidence-based, community-focused programs that enhance quality of life for children, young people, and their families throughout illness, end-of-life care, and bereavement. Build and strengthen support networks by engaging families, friends, schools, community organisations, and key stakeholders.

Work with local communities to foster greater inclusion, understanding, and support for children and families living with serious and life-limiting illness, as well as those impacted by grief and bereavement. Establish and maintain strong partnerships with community groups, schools, health providers, and other stakeholders to ensure services are responsive to family needs.

Engage with schools, young people, and local communities to identify needs and develop, implement, and evaluate initiatives that create meaningful outcomes. Support the implementation of Hummingbird House's community development strategy, helping to embed a community-focused approach across the service and strengthen community capacity across Queensland.

What We Offer

Attractive Remuneration plus packaging benefits – Boost your take-home pay by up to $18,550 annually through not-for-profit tax concessions Free and Secure Car Parking – No more paid parking!! Employees can enjoy complimentary access to secure parking, ensuring the safety of their vehicles while at work What We’re Looking For Degree qualifications preferred, or Diploma with extensive experience, in community development, or equivalent.

Demonstrated ability to listen to stories and narratives of children, families, and communities; identify existing resources in communities and linking these accordingly. Demonstrated proficiency in the development, delivery and evaluation of community-based initiatives aimed at working with children, young people, and families.

Ability to confidently communicate a community development framework of practice (a clear set of ideas that guide your practice) – including personal and principles framework, along with a method framework Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills particularly in establishing and maintaining rapport with staff, children, and their families.

Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team as well as independently, with an ability to be flexible with staff, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary panel members, and children/families where required. Demonstrated understanding of Workplace Health & Safety issues, Equal Opportunity and Anti-discrimination legislation.

Possession of a ‘C’ class driver’s license and willingness to drive in the course of duties. undefined A Valuable Addition, Yet Not a Must-Have! Other specialised experience or qualifications in complementary areas of practice such as disability work, community-music, community-arts, complementary therapies, including nature-based work.

Knowledge and experience in the application of community development practice in health and/or community contexts, working sensitively within a strengths-based framework. Specialist experience or qualifications in death care, grief and loss, or bereavement will be highly Essential Requirements Relevant probity checks required by legislation and WMQ Limited policy.

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