Part time -22.8 hours per week Maximum term until 30 November 2026, Adelaide, South Australia Hybrid Work - 1 day per week in office (Tuesday in office) 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 Officer – ES (S&T) contributes to our strategic impact of supporting communities to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. The focus of the role will be to deliver Australian Red Cross Preparedness and Resilience workshops to a broad range of stakeholders across South Australia as well as duties across one or more areas of emergency services work.Projects - provides operational support for the consistent roll out and delivery of projects, primarily focused on the planning, design, development and overall project coordination of key Emergency Services quality and continuous improvement priorities. Delivers specialised project work, which includes but is not limited to analysis, interpretation, design, development, review and evaluation of work practices, policy, and procedures on set prescribed pieces of work.Volunteer management and support - provides leadership for Volunteers through engagement, capacity building, coaching, advocacy and provision of advice, and support Volunteers to deliver services that help people before, during and after disasters. This includes ensuring that volunteers are appropriately skilled, compliant and equipped to support their teams.Community work - uses a community development approach to build local partnerships, facilitate, and strengthen relationships between emergency services agencies, government, service providers and organisations and communities to support the delivery of programs and projects that build community resilience What you will bring Demonstrated ability to facilitate and deliver training workshops to a broad range of stakeholders Strong stakeholder engagement experience Manage multiple tasks and deliver outputs within specified time frames Ability to coach and develop individuals and teams Ability to work under general direction from senior employees and with people from diverse backgrounds and create a collaborative working environment Ability to set priorities, plan and organise own work and that other staff and/or volunteers as required Demonstrated sound technical knowledge and expertise in project work, volunteer management or community resilience Ability to conduct intrastate travel including overnight stays. Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity Work flexibility: Australian Red Cross operates under a hybrid working model which includes two days on-site and three days from home, providing you more work/life balance. 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 cchambers@redcross.org.au for a confidential discussion. Please note, email is for enquiries only. Applications must be received online to be considered. Applications close: Wednesday, 25 February 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.
