Love where you live? Help others love it too.

Love where you live? Help others love it too.

Riverina Local Connector - The Welcome Experience
Regional Development Australia - Riverina
Temora, West Wyalong or Cootamundra
Part time | 0.4-0.6 FTE | Flexible hours | Hybrid | $95k pa pro-rata

About the role

Regional Development Australia - Riverina (RDA Riverina) is looking for a warm, capable and well-connected Riverina Local Connector to deliver The Welcome Experience across Bland, Temora and Cootamundra-Gundagai LGAs. This is a rewarding, people-focused role helping essential workers and their families relocate, settle and build a life in the Riverina. From finding housing, childcare and schools to helping people discover local groups, services and employment opportunities, you'll be the person who helps turn an unfamiliar town into a community they can call home.

Key responsibilities

- Provide one-on-one support to essential workers and their families before and after they arrive
- Help newcomers navigate housing, childcare, schools, partner employment and local services
- Connect people with community groups, activities, events and networks
- Support internationally recruited workers and their families to navigate local services and systems




- Work with employers to help new staff settle successfully
- Build strong relationships with councils, employers, community organisations and service providers
- Identify local workforce challenges and help develop practical solutions
- Organise and support local welcome and connection activities
- Capture feedback, identify emerging issues and contribute to program reporting and improvement

About you

- Build rapport and trusted relationships easily
- Have strong connections within your local community
- Are empathetic, practical and a creative problem-solver
- Are confident talking with people from a wide range of backgrounds
- Are organised and comfortable juggling competing priorities
- Can work independently while contributing to a supportive small team
- Communicate clearly, both in person and in writing
- Are comfortable using technology including Microsoft 365, Outlook and CRM systems
- Must live in or near Temora, West Wyalong or Cootamundra
- Current driver's licence and access to a vehicle are required

About us

Regional Development Australia - Riverina (RDA Riverina) is a small, supportive team doing work that has a direct impact on regional communities.

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