Could you become a Community Arts Worker?
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What this job is
A Community Arts Worker designs, delivers, and facilitates arts programmes and creative activities in community settings such as local councils, neighbourhood centres, schools, aged care facilities, and culturally diverse communities. They work to increase access to arts participation, build creative capacity within communities, and address social isolation or disadvantage through creative practice. The role involves programme planning, direct facilitation of workshops and classes, partnership development with community organisations, and evaluation of arts outcomes against social and wellbeing goals.
Pay
A$1,960 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Active Listeningcore
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Community Developmentcore
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivitycore
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligencecore
- Goal Setting and Planningcore
- Group Facilitationcore
- Inclusive Practicecore
- Participant or Client Advocacycore
- Stakeholder Communicationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Trauma-Informed Communicationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Conflict Resolution
- Digital Literacy
- Disability Awareness and Inclusion
- Funding Claim Submission
- Record Management
- Report Writing
- Research and Analysis
- Service Navigation and Referral
- Workload Self-Management