Education Officer - Geelong Botanic Gardens

About the role
In this role, you will develop and deliver education and learning opportunities that support and enhance an understanding of flora and fauna.  The position will directly contribute to successfully building visitation, reputation and support the Geelong Botanic Gardens excellence in education.

Work type: Permanent part time (40 hours per fortnight)
Classification: Band 4 ($69,560 - $74,316 pa plus super) pro rata

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering high quality programs for education booked groups, public programs, and volunteer guides.
• Developing, sourcing, preparing, and maintaining program materials.
• Evaluating education and learning programs feedback, participation on project teams and supporting the development of key partnerships.
• Being the primary point of contact for enquiries and bookings and ensuring a positive, engaging, and timely customer experience for all customers.
• Maintaining spaces, materials and resources used in the delivery of GBG programs to a high standard.
• Work with staff and the coordinator implementing the Geelong Botanic Garden Website and Socials.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will have a relevant qualification in teaching, education, or related discipline, such as a post-trade certificate of other post-secondary qualification and a passion for plants and the environment.

Essential:

• Experience in the development of targeted education programs and resource kits.
• Demonstrated teaching skills and experience in the preparation and delivery of educational programs and materials for various age and skill levels that capture students’ imagination and be able to communicate key messages to an audience.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Victorian and/or National curriculum and its framework.
• Proficient and professional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the role of Botanic Gardens and living plant collections.
• Current Working with Children Check (Employee)

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now!

Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong
At the City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung Country such a great place to live, work and study.  

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger. 

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit apply – we’d love to meet you!

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

A career with us
Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language.  Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.

We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people.  We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you. 

We offer:

• salary sacrificing and novated lease options
• cultural and ceremonial leave
• study leave
• paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
• IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
• training and career development opportunities
• a healthy and safe environment
• our employee wellbeing program
• corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
• unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning 

Applications and Enquiries
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Applications close Thursday 4 April 2024 at 11:55pm.

Enquiries:  Kellee Reissinger | Coordinator Geelong Botanic Gardens | Kellee.Reissinger@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

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