Community Development Officer - Arts and Culture

City Life | Arts/Culture

PremiumRecquatic Membership | 13% Superannuation

PACS Band 7 ($94,417 –$103,538 p/a pro rata)

*The days of work forthis position are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

What’s OnOffer

The City of Kwinana islooking for a creative, enthusiastic and community-minded CommunityDevelopment Officer – Arts and Culture to join our CommunityDevelopment team.

This is an excitingopportunity to help shape and celebrate Kwinana's unique culturalidentity through engaging arts, cultural and heritage initiativesthat bring people together, strengthen community connections andfoster a sense of belonging.

You'll work alongside localartists, community groups, creative professionals and stakeholdersto develop and deliver meaningful projects, programs and public artinitiatives that inspire participation and celebrate our diversecommunity.

From supporting grassrootscreativity to coordinating public art installations and bringinglocal heritage to life, you'll play an important role in makingarts and culture an accessible and valued part of everyday life inKwinana.

Who Are We? The City of Kwinana is a thriving ocean-sidecommunity at the heart of Western Australia’s major industrialdevelopment and has the second fastest growing population withinany local government area in the state. The City has seen extensiveredevelopment including new residential areas, schools, retailprecincts, community facilities and transport links that continueto transform Kwinana into a unique and liveableCity. This isan opportunity to make some significant contributions to the Cityand progress your career.

What You’ll Need To make an impact in this role, the successfulcandidate will have:

- Previousexperience in a similar role, preferably in localgovernment.
- Well-developed knowledgeof contemporary arts, cultural development, heritage andcollection management practices.




- Demonstrated knowledgeof and commitment to community development, engagement andcapacity building.
- Highlydeveloped interpersonal, communication, teamwork, networkingand relationship-building skills, with the ability to workeffectively with diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated projectmanagement experience and ability to collaborate with creativeprofessionals, including artists, architects, curators, publicart consultants and arts administrators.
- Well-developedanalytical, creative thinking, problem-solving, writtencommunication and digital literacy skills, including reportwriting, records management and grant submissions andacquittals.
- Atertiary qualification in arts, cultural development, communitydevelopment or a related field, or equivalent industryexperience.
- Acurrent driver’s licence, National Police Clearance and FirstAid Certificate.
- Abilityto work after hours and weekends as required.

What’s In It ForYou? At the City of Kwinana you willenjoy a true work-life balance, with access to flexible workingarrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from acollaborative team environment.

Other perks include, but arenot limited to...

- Afantastic workplace, recently ranked alongside the top 10% ofthe most constructive local governments in Australia and NewZealand for workplace culture!
- Competitive salary plus13% superannuation.
- Three(3) days paid time off during Christmas close-down.
- Additional annualallowance instead of leave loading.
- A robustemployee wellness program with initiatives designed to supportemployees' physical and mental wellbeing.




- Agenerous Celebration and Recognition Policy foremployees.
- Theopportunity for adaptable working arrangements.
- Careerdevelopment, training opportunities and studysupport.
- PremiumKwinana Recquatic Centre membership.

This is your opportunity totake the next step in your career and make a significantcontribution to the growing and changing community at the City ofKwinana.

Want To KnowMore?

To be consideredfor this position,applicants must submit a CV, a cover letter and a statement addressing the relevant SelectionCriteria with specific examples in no more than two (2) pages.

For more information relating to the position please call Donna Howatson, Coordinator Community Development, on 9439 0236.

Applications close:5.00 PM, Friday 30 October 2026

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closingdate, and will not accept or consider late applications

The City of Kwinanapromotes and values diversity to create a unique work force.Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people,people living with disability or people fromdifferentcultural backgrounds are encouraged toapply.The City also strives to be a customercentric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everythingwe do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping usto achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customerservice. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, thisincludes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposureto the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance withthe City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information,please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 92364628.

Pleasenote: As part of the City’s recruitment process, theselected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employmentmedical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.

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