Adult Education Officer

For more than 35 years, Life Ed Qld has been empowering children to make safer and healthier choices through education, and as Queensland’s largest non-government provider of health education to children, we are well-recognised for our trusted health and and safety messages.

Our staff share a vision to empower young people to thrive and reach their full potential and supported by our much loved mascot Healthy Harold, last year alone, we saw 180,000 Qld children – empowering them to live a safe and healthy life.

The demand for our work in community has never been more important or valuable, and as a result, we are very excited to expand our team.

The Role

To enhance our social impact, we have created a new role of Adult Education Officer to focus on delivering education and support to both parents and teachers.

Life Ed Qld is a trusted partner of Triple P and we are dedicated to delivering the Positive Parenting Program. This new role will take the lead in delivering this vital program to families, both face to face and online. You will help promote this program, as well as support and mentor Life Ed Qld Educators in the ongoing delivery of the Triple P program.

The role will oversee Triple P delivery goals across Queensland which will result in some travel and flexibility in hours.  Further details of this will be discussed at interview.

Applicants must address the following selection criteria in their application: 

• Relevant qualification in counselling, psychology, social work, education or related field.
• Strong group presentation and facilitation skills, delivering to adults.
• Existing accreditation or previous experience in delivering Triple P Positive Parenting Program will be an advantage.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated capability to build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Have some flexibility with hours of work and ability to travel to meet demands of families and schools.
• Have a current unrestricted driver’s license and reliable transport to travel.
• Hold a Working with Children Blue Card, or the capacity to obtain one prior to commencement.

What’s in It for You:

We are a great fun team with a strong passion for the work we do.  We are inspired by the impact we make in the lives of children and young people and we love to share our success stories.

We have a central Gold Coast head office and offer attractive NFP salary packaging benefits to help lower your taxable income.  We value the health and wellbeing of our staff and provide an Employee Assistance Program and run regular staff events.

Free onsite parking is available at our head office. Some travel to head office will be required from time to time, with the remainder of time working remotely.

This role will be offered as a part time position working (0.6) 22.8 hours per week.

As part of our recruitment process and before starting work with us, you will need to undertake any qualification checks and provide work referee details. As part of our commitment to keeping children and young people safe, you must provide a current Qld Working with Children Blue Card prior to commencement.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people, we would love to hear from you.  Please note that only applicants who have addressed the selection criteria above will be considered.

Life Ed Qld is committed to the protection, safety and wellbeing of children and young people. Keeping children and young people safe is at the heart of everything we do.