Date posted: 23rd of September 2025
Application closing: 17th October 2025
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Primary purpose of position: |
Oversee the day-to-day running of the Sewing Social Enterprise; recruit |
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Reports to: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Location: |
On-site – Office Level 1 85-87 North Terrace, Bankstown |
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Work Hours: Work Days: |
15 hours a week (between 9.00 am to 2pm)
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Commitment:
Probation period: Salary: |
Permanent Part-Time
3 months
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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- Program Coordination
● Recruit and onboard women into beginner, intermediate, and advanced sewing
programs.
● Coordinate schedules, sewing trainers, and program logistics to ensure smooth delivery.
● Support participants’ pathways to employment or self-employment, including referrals
to services and networks. - Stakeholder Engagement
● Maintain regular communication with sewing trainers, participants, and partners (e.g.,
Camilla, Thread Together, Global Sisters).
● Schedule and facilitate stakeholder meetings, ensuring strong collaboration and
alignment across projects.
● Assist with media and communications by contributing project updates, promotional
content, and impact stories. - Administration & Reporting
● Monitor project progress against milestones and deliverables.
● Manage project documentation, including plans, intake and exit assessments, databases,
and progress reports.
● Provide timely reports to the CEO, program staff, partners, and funders.
● Ensure supplies, resources, and equipment are ordered and available when needed. - Collaboration & Problem-Solving
● Foster cross-team collaboration among participants, staff, and volunteers.
● Work proactively to resolve challenges, adapt project plans when necessary, and ensure
goals are achieved.Teaching & Training
• Plan and deliver high-quality sewing classes across beginner, intermediate, and
advanced levels.
• Instruct participants in industrial sewing machine use, garment construction, tailoring,
patternmaking, finishing, pricing, and product marketing.
• Adapt training approaches to suit diverse learning needs, including language barriers.
• Foster participant confidence, creativity, and readiness for employment or enterprise.
- Program Coordination
SKILLS AND REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Social Work, Social Science, or related field
● Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience in project coordination, case management role.
● Knowledge and experience or interest in sewing/textile design is desirable
● Proficiency in Microsoft Office or Google Suite apps for document editing, spreadsheets
and forms.
DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to build
relationships with people from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.
● Problem-Solving: Ability to respond to challenges with practical solutions.
● Change Management: Adaptable and resilient when plans or circumstances
change.
● Organisation: Strong time management, delegation, planning, and reporting skills
to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
● Teamwork: Collaborative, empathetic, and able to inspire trust in participants and
partners.
ABOUT COMMUNITY SUPORT SERVICES – CSS VILLAGE
Community Support Services is a non-profit social enterprise that takes a pro-active approach
to empower marginalized women and families with the tools to ‘thrive’. Through our services
and training programs, we help everyone in our “Village” be part of the community, and build a
better future for themselves and their families.
Since 2018, CSS has helped support approximately 13,000 community members and works with
over 45 volunteers each year to enhance social, educational, economic and environmental
outcomes. This is achieved through the following programs:
• Sewing Learn and Earn Social Enterprise (Stich the Gap and Sew Good): a work-
integrated social enterprise in partnership with Camilla and other fashion industry
collaborators. Participants gain commercial sewing skills—including tailoring,
patternmaking, and embroidery— making and selling products made from upcycled
fabric through sales in our shop, online marketplaces, and industry collaborations.
• Circular Economy Social Enterprise: Our Village Pantry & Shop repurposes food and
clothing, furniture through partnerships with Thread Together, ReLove, OzHarvest,
Secondbite, Foodbank —providing affordable/free essentials to those in need while
reducing waste.
•Education & Training: Workshops in parenting, wellbeing, business coaching, and
digital/financial/English literacy for all ages, including volunteering opportunities for
over-55s.
• Employment & Social Support: supporting people in crisis with vouchers, coaching,
counselling, and pathways to employment.
At our workplace, your talent can be challenged, and your efforts recognised as well as
rewarded. Employing fantastic people is what we do, so come and join the fun!
BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH CSS
As a part of the friendly and vibrant CSS Village team, you’ll have the opportunity to:
● Work with a dedicated team of staff and volunteers with a vision to empower women
and families through a variety of impact focused projects
● Attend free upskilling courses
● Enjoy staff discounts for purchase of items offered in the CSS Village Pantry and Shop
● Work with well-known sustainable fashion industry enterprises like Camilla, Thread
Together, Social Outfit.
● Meet people from diverse cultures and do meaningful work alongside like-minded
people
●Utilise your skills and talents to help others.
By supporting our initiatives, you can help many women achieve social and economic
independence.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit a Resume and Cover Letter outlining your suitability for the role to
hello@cssvillage.org.au with subject line ‘Application for Sewing Project Coordinator’
If you have any question feel free to contact us via hello@cssvillage.org.au