About the role

Mercy Community are on the search for a Mission Officer on a Permanent Full-Time basis. Your role will be based at our Nudgee Corporate Offices. The primary responsibility of the role is the development and ongoing support of the Mercy Community Volunteers Network.

The Mission Officer is a key stakeholder in ensuring the Gospel values, Catholic social teaching, the charism of Mercy, and Mission and Values of Mercy Community are embedded in all aspects of the practices within facilities; ensuring that the day-to-day operations promote a person-centred practice and faith-filled environment.

 Your role involves but not limited to – 

•  The development and delivery of Mission Induction to new staff and the ongoing Mission formation of existing staff
•  Reconciliation Action plan development and implementation
• Ensuring the Catholic identity and Mercy Values of the organisation
• Foster a workplace culture which respects human dignity, addresses the needs of the vulnerable and disadvantaged, and protects human rights

About you

• Experience in developing resources, delivering training and network development
• Qualifications in Catholic theology and related disciplines
• Availability to work with reasonable flexibility as required in response to needs, in consultation with the EGM Mission

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families, young people and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

• Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging – up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
• Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $156 if you need both cards!
• Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services through our employee assistance program
• Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
• Benyfits – is an employee benefits program designed to help you save money on living costs

Please note we will review applications as they are received and we may interview and appoint prior to closing date, do not delay in applying.

For any queries, please contact [email protected].

Mercy Community is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.