Communications and Events Specialist
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
BlueCare Communications & Events Specialist Retirement Living
Newly created opportunity to showcase your communications expertise with a meaningful community focus
Help to enhance the lives of those living in our retirement villages through engaging content and experiences
Base salary salary packaging benefits staff discounts
Brisbane based position with hybrid working arrangements
Your part in the Blue Care Team
Were seeking a passionate Communications and Events Specialist to join the BlueCare Retirement Living team.
This newly created role is your opportunity to lead the development and delivery of communications strategies that connect inform and inspire our retirement living residents their families and our internal teams. With a strong focus on internal and resident communications youll also help plan and bring to life events and activities that promote wellbeing and community engagement.
Reporting to the Marketing Manager and working closely with the Digital Marketing Manager and Operations teams youll ensure that all communications and activities reflect the BlueCare and UnitingCare brands and support our mission of enriching lives.
Key responsibilities will include:
Working closely with the Digital Marketing Manager to assist in creating engaging multi-channel content that supports marketing campaigns (predominantly through social channels) operational updates and resident programs
Develop and implement internal and resident communications strategies that increase awareness engagement and connection across our Retirement Living communities.
Collaborate with Village Managers to plan and promote a meaningful annual program of events and activities aligned with resident interests and wellbeing.
Support the delivery of the resident activities and wellness program where required including event promotion logistics coordination materials development and budget tracking.
Manage communications and promotional campaigns for resident and community events from concept development through to execution.
Assist with internal stakeholder communications ensuring alignment across all business objectives
What makes a difference for us
Youre a creative and strategic communicator with a heart for community and a drive to make a difference. Youll bring strong writing skills excellent stakeholder engagement and the ability to manage multiple projects with confidence. Ideally youll also have:
Tertiary qualifications in Communications Marketing Event Management or a related discipline.
Minimum 5 years of experience in a communications-focused role ideally with some event coordination exposure.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects meet deadlines and work with diverse stakeholders.
Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills.
Experience in developing and delivering event programs for varied audiences.
Experience in not-for-profit aged care or community services sectors.
An understanding of the needs and interests of older adults and how to foster community connection and wellbeing.
Employee Benefits:
Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15900) and meal entertainment (up to $2650) per annum
A recognition and rewards platform providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers including everyday expenses holidays health insurance annual awards celebration wellbeing and employee assistance programs
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave available after 6 months service in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year Diwali Ramadan NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Career development opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself grow and make a meaningful difference
BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family wed love you to be too
Joining the states largest network of aged care workers with its over 8000 strong bright team in blue youll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16500 staff and 9000 volunteers across our brands ofBlueCare Lifeline ARRCS The Wesley Hospital Buderim Private Hospital St Stephens Hospital and St Andrews War Memorial Hospitalyou are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate inclusive and committed to the work we do helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe Child Friendly organisation and will:
Provide welcoming safe & nurturing services for children
Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simpleeverybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare diversity is at the core of our who we are our mission and our are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex race culture sexual orientation disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.For additional support and to meet our RAP Team email
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children young people and the elderly safe from harm within our services workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Marketing
- Catering
- Organizational skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Management Experience
- HubSpot
- Event Planning
- Events Management
- Project Management
- Event Marketing
- Leadership Experience
- negotiation
About Company
UnitingCare provides aged care, disability support, crisis support and health care across Queensland through a range of services. Learn more about what we do.
