Cultural Community Connector - Multicultural

Fixed Term (Until 31 December 2028) | Part Time | 38hrs Per Fortnight (0.5 FTE)
Premium Recquatic Membership | 13% Superannuation | Fantastic Culture
This position is classified as a PACS Band 5 ($80,839 – $88,058) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.____________________________
Can you build trust across cultures?Can you help families feel confident navigating services and opportunities for their children?Do you believe that every parent's voice deserves to be heard?If your answer is "yes", we'd love to meet you.
What’s On OfferThe City of Kwinana is looking for a compassionate, community-minded Cultural Community Connector to join our brand new Early Childhood Development team.
This isn't a desk job. It's about connecting with people where they are. Listening to stories. Breaking down barriers. Helping multicultural families access the services, support and opportunities that enable young children to thrive.
Working alongside our Early Childhood Development Partnership, you'll become a trusted connector between families, community organisations, service providers and government agencies. You'll advocate for multicultural families, provide culturally informed advice, and ensure their lived experiences help shape the programs and services delivered across our community.
What You’ll Be DoingIn this rewarding role you’ll:Build trusted relationships with multicultural families across the Kwinana community.Connect parents and caregivers with health, wellbeing, early childhood and community services.Support families to understand child development and access the right assistance when needed.Provide cultural advice that helps make local services more inclusive, welcoming and accessible.Give multicultural families meaningful opportunities to contribute to the planning and design of community programs.Work collaboratively with government agencies, community organisations and local service providers to improve outcomes for young children and their families
What You'll NeedTo make an impact in this role the successful candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:Considerable experience in community services program delivery, including planning, organising and evaluating experiences for families and young children.Sound experience working in the community/social services sector and/or advocating for family support services across the social services sector.Demonstrated experience in building trusted relationships and working effectively with multicultural families and communities.Sound knowledge of the community services sector that enables the ability to provide cultural advice and contribute to the development of programs and services.Well-developed interpersonal, communication and engagement skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with community service stakeholders.The ability to obtain Working With Children’s, Police Clearance and holding of a current driver’s licence.A relevant tertiary qualification will be highly regarded.
What’s In It For YouAt the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance, with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.
Other perks include, but are not limited to…A fantastic workplace, recently ranked alongside the top 10% of the most constructive local governments in Australia and New Zealand for workplace culture!Competitive salary plus 13% superannuation.Three (3) days paid time off during Christmas close-down.Additional annual allowance instead of leave loading.A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.The opportunity for flexible working arrangements.Career development, training opportunities and study support.Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.
Want To Know More?To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a current CV and a covering letter demonstrating their suitability for the role by briefly addressing the selection criteria in no more than two (2) pages.
For more information relating to the position please call Denver D’Cruz, Manager Communities on 9439 0281.
Apply online: https://www.kwinana.wa.gov.au/council/work-with-councilApplications close 5:00pm Wednesday 26 August 2026
The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date, and will not accept or consider late applications
The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.
Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.