Sydney, NEW South Wales City Of Sydney Council

Recreation Officers
· $65,716 p.a. plus superannuation
· 1 x Permanent full time position at Juanita Nielsen Community Centre
· 1 x Permanent full time position at Ultimo Community Centre
· 1 x Full time term contract up to 17 May 2018 at Redfern Community Centre

The City of Sydney, one of Australia’s premier Councils has three exciting opportunities available for skilled and motivated Recreation Officers to work as part of our friendly City Spaces Team.

We believe our people are our success, strengthen our organisation and position us to lead, govern, and serve our community enabling us to achieve all that we plan for this spectacular city. Working in the City Spaces team you will be responsible for the coordination and development of health and wellbeing activities, social and community programs, services and events. Our centres are vibrant multipurpose, intergenerational community facilities which plays an important part in community life in the city.

To be successful in this role you must have:

· experience in a wide range of administrative and financial duties commensurate to the operation of community, leisure and recreation centres
· experience in the planning, co-ordination and the delivery of community, recreation and leisure services and programs to a diverse client base
· ability to apply a community development framework that seeks to plan and deliver programs in partnership with community stakeholders and address the community’s needs.

You will also be able to demonstrate that you can provide high-quality customer service, work autonomously and successfully manage a wide scope of work priorities.

A commitment to Work Health and Safety, Cultural Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunities is essential.

Offering employee’s unparalleled employment benefits including flexible working arrangements, additional training and salary increases paid annually in line with the City Award, the City is a great place to work.

Applications must address the selection criteria stated within the position description below and made online via our website www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/jobs by Sunday 30 April 2017.

For more information about this role, please contact Daniel Denford, City Spaces Centre Manager on 9298 3105.

At the City we provide equal employment opportunity. We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment and encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Source: Uniting News