CREATE LASTING SOCIAL IMPACT ACROSSOUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
$128,****** -$144,****** gross per annum, plus 17.5% annual leave loadingand up to *****% superannuation.
Permanent Full time position based inthe Toowoomba CBD.
CBD Parking provided.
About the position
As the Principal CommunityDevelopment, you will provide strategic leadership and directionfor Council's Community Development function to delivercoordinated, evidence-based programs, services and initiatives thatrespond to diverse community needs across the Toowoomba Region. Youwill lead a multi-disciplinary team and drive the design, deliveryand evaluation of place-based initiatives that strengthen communitycapacity, resilience, wellbeing, inclusion and social outcomes.
In this position, you will providehigh-level leadership to shape Council's approach to communitywellbeing, social inclusion and community activation, ensuringeffective integration across Council service areas and the deliveryof measurable, sustainable outcomes. You will build and sustainpartnerships with government, non-government and communitystakeholders to support coordinated planning and servicedelivery.
You will also provide strategicleadership for Human and Social Recovery to ensure Council meetsits obligations across prevention, preparedness, response andrecovery, and to support community-centred recovery outcomes.
The position exercises a highdegree of autonomy (with advice and direction available on complexor unusual matters) and you will be expected to independentlymanage significant projects, processes and teams. In thisposition, you will work under broad direction.
Advantages of the Workplace
Development, leadership andmanagement training opportunities.
Salary packaging servicesavailable.
Corporate discounts onselected private health insurance.




Access to the Fitness PassportProgram - providing access to a wide range of local health,fitness, and leisure facilities with a single membership.
Free Flu Vaccinations and SkinChecks.
Employee Assistance Program -free 24 hour nationwide confidential counselling services for employees and their families going through personal orwork-related problems.
The preferred candidate will be required toundertake a Criminal History Check and a pre-employment medicalassessment to assess their ability to perform the genuineoccupational requirements of the position.
Closingdate
The closingdate for applications is at 11:59pm on Tuesday, 10 November****.
For furtherinformation
Please contact Paul Reynolds - ManagerCommunity Development Facilities & Tourism - on **************within business hours.
The Toowoomba region is about richtraditions and bold ambitions. Our long and proud agriculturalhistory has evolved Toowoomba into Australia's second largestinland city supporting diverse townships in the council area andacting as a service centre for South West Qld and North West NSW.The region is boldly forging new opportunities around the SuratBasin resource sector, education, health, transport and massiveinfrastructure investments. Growth hasn't come at the expense ofliveability though, with Toowoomba twice voted in the top 5 mostfamily friendly cities in Australia.
Toowoomba Regional Council services aregional population of 178,500 and employs a team of approximately1,600 staff, dedicated and passionate about delivering excellentcustomer service to the community, residents and visitorsthroughout the region. We recognise that our success depends uponattracting and retaining skilled and talented staff and offer awide variety of interesting challenges and opportunities to developyour career.
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