Help us improve our natural environment and support sustainable agriculture!

• Join a values based organisation.
• Friendly and supportive team.
• Use your natural environment and community engagement skills to have a lasting positive impact.

About Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare Network

WCLN is a community based natural environment organisation operating in Warrnambool and Moyne municipalities. We support a number of 'Friends of' and Landcare-type groups in the region. We successfully partner with local and regional government and non-government organisations and groups to achieve our goals. We undertake projects to protect and improve biodiversity, including working with farmers and other land managers to improve sustainability outcomes for agriculture and nature.

The Opportunity

We have funding until April 2026 to employ a 3 day/week Landcare Facilitator. We are hopeful that ongoing funding will continue the position beyond 2026. You will join our small Landcare Team based at the beautiful Sherwood Park campus of Deakin University in Warrnambool. As part of the team you will help us achieve our ambitious objectives. We can offer a starting hourly rate of $36.54 plus superannuation, leave loading and a guaranteed annual pay increase. Depending on project funding we may be able to offer additional hours if you are interested. We offer a working environment in which you will collaborate, learn, grow and achieve satisfying outcomes with the team and individually.

Our Vision

People in Warrnambool and the wider region enjoy and support a sustainable and biodiverse natural environment.

Our Mission:

• Improve biodiversity in Warrnambool and the wider region.
• Inform, advocate and act for the protection of our natural environment.

Our Goals:

1. Foster connections between people and their local environment.
2. Increase community awareness of key environmental issues.
3. Provide opportunities for people to participate in and learn from community environment projects.
4. Work with Traditional Owners, landholders, community groups, government and non-government agencies towards shared goals.
5. Lead and participate in native revegetation and regenerative environmental work that improves biodiversity.
6. Influence policy for positive impacts on our natural environment.

Our Values:

• Collaborative in our approach to achieve outcomes and working with integrity.
• Science based and driven by knowledge and learning.
• Respectful of the knowledge of diverse groups of people.
• Empowering individuals and communities to make a positive difference to their local environment.

About you

Ideally you will be a self-starter, confident in engaging with a very wide range of people and groups, have a track record in project management and grant seeking, able to work in a team or on your own. You may have qualifications and a work background in natural environment work or you might have the right knowledge, skills and passion that we are looking for. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.