• Diverse, community focussed role 
• Collaborative team environment
• From $ 81,626.68 plus super (Band 5)
• Part Time lifestyle (15.2 hours per week), Narre Warren-based

The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents and over 36,000 businesses who call Casey home.

Our workspace is located within Bunjil Place, a must-visit destination nestled within Narre Warren in Melbourne’s southeast. Bunjil Place reflects and enhances the city’s rich diversity by providing an energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere through a lively community meeting place.

Our Benefits:

Benefits | City of Casey 

• Flexible, supportive work environment with a strong culture of collaboration and growth.
• Diverse professional development opportunities.
• Close to Westfield shopping centre, with an adjacent gym/pool offering Free Workout Wednesdays, discounted memberships, and an onsite café.
• Multi-award-winning, architecturally designed office with fully equipped kitchens, free coffee, community library on-site, free parking, and more.
  We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.

A bit about the role

As part of the Community Safety team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in a wide range of projects to support community safety needs.

With the support of your Team Leader and collaborating with key stakeholders, this will include supporting project design, implementation, and evaluation across community safety initiatives and programs.

What you’ll deliver

• Adapt and evolve Community Safety services to effectively meet the current Community Safety Strategic Service Plan and future needs of Casey’s diverse community.
• Support the Team Leader Community Safety Strategy designing and delivering projects, programs, initiatives, plans, or community safety related policies based on a formal workplan.
•  Assist in unit-wide research, data collection, classification, benchmarking, and analysis to develop and prepare reports, memos, funding applications, and presentations.
• Organise and lead meetings and focus groups, working with stakeholders such as Victoria Police, Neighbourhood Watch, Crime Stoppers and other local government and service providers to identify and address community safety issues
• Engage with the community to address resident safety concerns and issues through onsite visits, inspections, and direct communication with affected parties.

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain stakeholder relationships using high level written and interpersonal consultation, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Experience in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design auditing framework and understanding of CPTED principles preferred
• Experience working within a project workplan framework. 
• Demonstrated ability to provide proactive and intuitive assistance and support during the design, implementation and evaluation of projects and initiatives.
• Ability to identify opportunities for connections and collaboration across projects and teams and initiate action.
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills with attention to detail.
• Qualifications in Community Services, Social Work, Criminal Justice/Criminology, Project Management or other similar related discipline will be highly regarded.
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check, Eligibility to Work check
• A curious, collaborative, and inclusive community mindset.

What’s next?

If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.

To find out more about the role, please contact Danijel Sormaz, on 9709 9463 and dsormaz@casey.vic.gov.au

Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on 23 July 2025.

Please Note: Applications will not be accepted via email. Please apply by following the links only.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

At the City of Casey, we are proud to be an inclusive, child safe, and equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities, including those with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ communities, multicultural communities, and refugee or migrant backgrounds.

We are committed to providing a diverse, safe, and inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed. We promote gender equity and actively address barriers to employment, ensuring participation without discrimination and supporting workplace adjustments.

For any reasonable adjustments or access needs during the application or interview process, please contact the Talent Team at 9709 9633 or Talent@casey.vic.gov.au.

The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.

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