Lismore, NSW | 18-Month Fixed-Term Contract | 35 Hours per Week
Enjoy an Additional 2 Weeks of Bonus Leave Over Christmas
Make a lasting impact in your community.
At Community Gateway, we believe strong communities create better futures. We're seeking a passionate and motivated Community Strengthening Officer to join our Community Hubs team and help deliver early intervention and community development initiatives that support children, young people and families across the Northern Rivers.
If you're someone who enjoys building genuine relationships, connecting people with the right supports, and creating opportunities for communities to thrive, we'd love to hear from you.
About Community Gateway
Community Gateway has been supporting Northern NSW communities since 1976. Guided by our vision of "Many tracks, one road, sustaining community," we deliver a broad range of services that reduce disadvantage, strengthen wellbeing and empower individuals and families.
We are a child-safe organisation committed to inclusion, diversity and cultural safety, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
About the Role
As the Community Strengthening Officer, you'll play a key role in delivering the DCJ Children and Families (CAFS) Community Strengthening Program through:
Delivering community development initiatives, workshops and events.
Providing intake, assessment, information and referral support.
Connecting children, young people and families with appropriate services.
Maintaining strong relationships with community organisations and stakeholders.
Supporting the intake function across our Casino, Kyogle and Lismore hubs.
Acting as a key support person for our CHILIDB client management system.
Contributing to continuous improvement, reporting and quality outcomes.
You'll work within a trauma-informed, strengths-based and culturally safe framework, helping communities build resilience, connection and wellbeing.
About You
To be successful, you'll bring:
A Diploma or tertiary qualification in Community Services, Community Development or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
Experience delivering community development, engagement or early intervention programs.
Strong knowledge of trauma-informed, strengths-based, culturally safe and child-safe practice.
Excellent communication, relationship-building and organisational skills.
The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high-quality documentation and client records.
Desirable experience includes:
DCJ Children and Families (CAFS) programs.
Data Exchange (DEX) reporting.
CHILIDB or similar client management systems.
You will also require:
What's on Offer?
18-month fixed-term contract
35 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
SCHADS Award Level 4 salary plus superannuation.
Enjoy an Additional 2 Weeks of Bonus Leave Over Christmas
Salary Packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay.
Ongoing professional development and supervision.
A supportive and collaborative workplace culture.
The opportunity to make a genuine difference within your local community.
Apply Now
If you're passionate about strengthening communities and supporting positive outcomes for children and families, we'd love to hear from you.
Community Gateway is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and values diversity in our workforce. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Applications close: 14 August 2026
Please submit your resume together with a cover letter addressing the selection criteria.
