HOMELESSNESS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER

Closing date: 11/07/2025 11:45 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Location: Brimbank Community & Civic Centre
Department: Community Strengthening and Social Planning
Compensation: Band 6A 36 Hour Week AUD $93,235.45 - $101,108.52
Employment type: Temporary Full Time
Work Arrangement: On-site

HOMELESSNESS & COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER

• 93,235 - $101,108 per annum base + Superannuation
• Permanent Fixed Term (2 years)
  Exciting opportunity to join one of Melbourne’s largest municipalities.
  The City of Brimbank is the second largest municipality in metropolitan Melbourne. Only 10 kilometres west of Melbourne, it’s the gateway to Melbourne’s western suburbs and the regions.
  With half its 196,000+ residents born overseas, and with more than 160 languages spoken, Brimbank is one of Australia’s most multiculturally diverse municipalities.
  This fast-evolving City compromise 25 suburbs, and the five key activity centres of Sunshine, St Albans, Deer Park, Sydenham and Keilor – all thriving communities with their own unique range of attractions and amenities from expansive community spaces to vibrant public art. Residents and visitors alike make great use of Brimbanks many playgrounds, parks, libraries, neighbourhood houses and community centres.
  Some of Brimbanks key attractions include its state-of-the-art performance space – the ‘Bowery Theatre’ in St Albans; and the worldclass ‘Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre’ which features a 24-hour gym, waterslides, and heated Olympic sized swimming pools, along with a six green star rating for its innovative and sustainable design.
  Brimbank is continuously growing, with many transformational infrastructure projects about to break ground. A key focus of the coming years will be working with the State and Federal Governments to establish Melbourne Airport Rail; to complete redevelopment of Sunshine and Albion Stations; and the realisation of the Sunshine Precinct Masterplan which will Sunshine transformed into a CBD, vastly increasing local jobs, housing, businesses, services and tourism to provide for the many tens of thousands of people living, working and travelling through the Brimbank.
  The municipality has a large asset base, and has a broad range of opportunities to innovate, plan and deliver to better meet its community’s needs.
  Brimbank is situated on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging
  Every person working for Brimbank City Council shares our aspiration to make our City the best it can be!
  We are currently seeking a Full Time Fixed Term staff member to join our team based at our offices in Sunshine.

Reporting to the Social Policy Planning Officer, we are seeking a Full Time employee who can bring their skills and experience for:

• Coordinating responses to rough sleeping and homelessness
• Establishing service partnerships that support system improvement and advocacy.
• Facilitate interdepartmental responses to complex homelessness-related cases
• Accompany council officers to engage with the public and people experiencing homelessness when required
• Liaise with Victoria Police, health, homelessness and housing services to coordinate response

Reporting to the Social Policy Planning Officer, we are seeking a Full Time employee who can bring their skills and experience for:

• Coordinating responses to rough sleeping and homelessness
• Establishing service partnerships that support system improvement and advocacy.
• Facilitate interdepartmental responses to complex homelessness-related cases
• Accompany council officers to engage with the public and people experiencing homelessness when required
• Liaise with Victoria Police, health, homelessness and housing services to coordinate responses