Job Description
Community workers encourage and assist community groups to identify their needs, participate in decision-making and develop appropriate services and facilities to meet those needs.
Duties and Tasks
Community workers may perform the following tasks:
- assist community groups in planning, developing, maintaining and evaluating community resources, programs and support networks
- support, develop and evaluate strategies that encourage community participation in activities
- research, analyse and assist council, town planning, corporate planning and environmental health departments in developing community service policies, facilities, or services
- communicate frequently with community groups, and other agencies about community services such as welfare and recreation
- monitor, evaluate and recommend changes to community development programs, policies, practices or budgets
- help raise community and public awareness
- carry out administrative work which may include written correspondence, preparing submissions and reports
Personal Requirements
- enjoy assisting people
- able to work independently
- able to work in cooperation with others
- good work organisation and time management skills
- able to relate to people effectively and patiently
- able to manage and help resolve conflict
- able to understand the issues and interests of the communities involved
- good oral and written communication skills