Community Grants Support Officer

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 5 - Salary Range $81,006 to $93,280 per annum Pro Rata + 12% Super 

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity

Exciting opportunity to join the Healthy Inclusive Communities Team in the vital role of Community Grants Support Officer, responsible for the successful administration of Council’s Community Grant and Award programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the administration of Council’s Community Grant and Award Programs, including processes to administer grant applications and appoint assessment panels, consistent with Council’s policies and guidelines.
• Support the delivery of a program of training and support to the community to help design and deliver effective projects, partner with others where appropriate, and develop quality funding applications that result in positive community impact.
• Administer the processing of grant payments and acquittals
• Support the development of regular reports, briefing documents and evaluations.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Post-secondary qualification in administration or other relevant qualification and/or relevant experience in the implementation and administration of grants programs. 
• Demonstrated experience efficiently undertaking administrative processes with exceptional attention to detail. 
• Demonstrated experience in extracting data from Windows and grants applications, preferably Smarty Grants to support preparation of reports and analysis. 
• Demonstrated ability to work flexibly within tight time schedules and in accordance with variable work demands. 

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year*
• 5 weeks annual leave* 
• Genuine Flexible work options
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)* 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Wellbeing initiatives

*Eligible for Full Time positions or for Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment. 

How To Apply

This role reports directly to the Coordinator Healthy Inclusive Communities.  Candidates are encouraged to contact Stephen Hiley to discuss the key responsibilities affiliated with the position in greater detail on 9971 7477.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government. 

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.