Ready to enhance your career and lifestyle? Join the friendly and dynamic team at South West Healthcare Nestled in the stunning Great South Coast region, we serve over 110,000 residents with a comprehensive range of medical, surgical, and psychiatric services. With 282 beds and extensive primary and community services, our focus is on delivering exceptional holistic care. Warrnambool, our lively city, offers excellent sports facilities, educational institutions from preschool to university, and a vibrant social and cultural scene. Explore the award-winning foreshore promenade—a 5.7km coastal path with spectacular views from the breakwater to the Hopkins River mouth. Embrace a rewarding career and a vibrant lifestyle with us About the role South West Healthcare (SWH) has a Acting Manager of Education and Development open for a full time, fixed term 12 month contract. This is an exciting opportunity to join the People and Culture team and coordinate the ongoing annual Training and Education development program for the Service. Position overview The role is responsible for providing leadership across SWH, in establishing and progressing strategic education and workforce development priorities in collaboration with key stakeholders and maintaining high standards of delivery that enable the development of a skilled, patient – centred workforce. The post holder will oversee the effective and integrated creation, development and maintenance of services, policies, procedures and resources to support best practice learning and development, working collaboratively with and leading intra-directorate education staff, to promote and facilitate an organisational culture of learning. What you bring You will have the ability to assess the organisational staff development needs, by conceptualising, developing and implementing programs and/or strategies to meet identified needs, now and into the future. You will be able to incorporate the principles of adult education and learning theory and practice in the development and coordinated delivery of best practice workforce development programs. As well as the above, you will need to have formal tertiary qualifications, specifically in Education, Human Resources, Business Management or a related discipline, along with a Certificate IV or equivalent in Workplace Training & Assessment. This role works within a tight knit team and will need to have highly development management and interpersonal skills, be a team player, at the same time as leading an intra-directorate multidisciplinary team. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to work within establish priorities, set realistic goals and timelines, regularly communicate with stakeholders, and deliver quality outcomes within budget. What we offer You will enjoy benefits such as: Excellent salary packaging options including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions Internal and external professional development opportunities A range of internal development opportunities focusing on personal development such as resilience and mentoring workshops and comprehensive leadership programs Excellent terms and conditions of employment Who we are As an organisation SWH prides themselves on their values; Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership and their overall dedication to the local community. Learn more about SWH here . SWH respects all individuals and promote equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural and religious backgrounds and socio- economic status.
