Officer - Resilience (RediCommunities)
- Four part-time positions – 30.4 hours per week
- Maximum term roles until 30 June 2028
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Location – Multiple across South Australia
About Red Cross
Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
About the role
The Resilience Officer - Redi Communities® supports communities to strengthen their capacity to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies through the Australian Red Cross RediCommunities® program. The role focuses on building local connections, facilitating workshops and discussions to support community resilience initiatives that reflect local strengths, risks, and priorities.
Using a community development approach, working collaboratively with councils, community organisations, and emergency services, the officer guides communities through each phase of the RediCommunities® process — from engagement and assessment to action implementation, and evaluation — ensuring inclusive participation and sustainable long-term resilience outcomes that align with Red Cross humanitarian principles and emergency management frameworks.
This role requires occasional intrastate travel and may include periods of overnight stays away from home.
These roles require the successful candidates to lead work in one of the following four locations. Please clearly nominate which location/s you are applying for in your cover letter. Lucindale Naracoorte Council, City of Port Lincoln, The District Council of Yankalilla, Mid Murray Council. (travel to other locations may be required at times)
What you will bring
- Demonstrated sound technical knowledge and expertise in community development practices
- Community-Centred Approach: Listens to and values local knowledge, fostering inclusive participation and empowering communities to lead their own resilience actions.
- Sound discipline knowledge gained through experience, training or education in community development, emergency management, disaster resilience, or related fields.
- Proven ability to engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including local councils, emergency services, community organisations, and residents.
- Experience facilitating workshops, forums, or co-design sessions that support community-led planning and action.
- Demonstrated experience working with and supporting volunteers, including fostering safe, inclusive participation.
- Experience applying strengths-based and community-led approaches in diverse settings, including regional, rural, or remote communities
Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity
Financial wellbeing: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.
Life, Health & Wellbeing: You can access a paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options. You can also tap into specialist health and wellbeing advice via our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider, Converge International.
Career development: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development.
Further information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 4.
For additional enquiries, please contact Cristel Chambers at [email protected] for a confidential discussion. Please note, email is for enquiries only. Applications must be received online to be considered.
Applications close: Sunday, 21 June 2026 – ‘interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications as they are received and may close this advert only
While we appreciate the interest in our organisation, we will not be engaging with agencies or agency candidates for this position.
