Reference: VG/SLV/EXP/1832037
Occupation: Arts and Sports
Salary Range: $74,580 - $82,571
State Library Victoria is Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free public libraries in the world. At State Library Victoria, we believe that access to information and stories builds knowledge, strengthens community, and inspires our future. Our recent redevelopment transformed our services and spaces, enhancing our role as a driver of Victoria's education, innovation, tourism, and creative industries.
About the Library State Library Victoria preserves and shares the stories of Victoria and the world, and is a major destination for stimulating cultural experiences, contemporary debates, and community-driven collecting. We encourage learning, exploration, imagination, and creativity, opening up possibilities for all Victorians.
About the Opportunity The Learning Program Facilitator is responsible for the delivery of a range of new and existing creative and learning engagement programs, designed for school groups, children, families, and communities. Key to this role is ensuring excellent delivery of creative, educational, and learning events and activities to the Library's audiences.
The Learning Program Facilitator is accountable for the following measurable outcomes:
Ensuring effective facilitation and presenting of a range of Library activities, including public programs, workshops, tours, and educational events to school-aged audiences, early learners, their families, and communities.Deliver a seamless end-to-end program experience to engage and educate target audiences, in both online and onsite environments, including coordinating any technical issues relating to online programs.Ensure audience engagement through customer service that is timely, accurate, and meets audience and community needs.Contribute to a process of continuous improvement by resolving operational, technical, or program delivery issues, as required.Contribute to the wider programming team's work to implement feedback and lessons learned into programs for the purpose of an enhanced audience experience.
About You The successful candidate possesses knowledge in leading engaging programs and/or lessons for school-aged students and early childhood. Key to this role is ensuring excellent administration and delivery of educational and learning events and activities to the Library's school-aged audiences.
In addition, you will have:
Qualifications in early childhood, primary or secondary education or equivalent.Facilitation experience for programs or workshops (preferably in a cultural setting, museum, or organisation).A successful track record of presenting and facilitating programs to a range of audiences from early childhood to school age.Demonstrated experience in working with and presenting to diverse audiences.Demonstrated experience applying current education and learning techniques for diverse audiences, including meeting the needs of primary and secondary school audiences in a learning setting.Experience utilising administrative tools and software, such as the Microsoft Suite, is desirable.Demonstrated experience working with school-aged children or early childhood audiences (children 0-5 and their carers) in education settings is desirable.State Library Victoria is a child-safe organisation. A valid Working with Children Check will be required before commencing. State Library Victoria promotes a workplace that actively seeks to welcome and value the unique contributions of all people. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+, D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent people, and people of all ages and abilities to apply.
How to apply Please click the Apply button to submit your application via Careers.Vic.
The following documents should be attached to your application:
ResumeCover letter (maximum 3 pages) summarising how you meet the key selection criteria in the Position Description and the About You section of the advertisement.For a confidential discussion about the opportunity, please contact Caitlin Gilmour (Interim Manager Production and Operations) at ******.
Reasonable Adjustments We want all applicants to have an equal opportunity to demonstrate that they are the best person for the job. If you require an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, or the provision of a particular access service, please contact our People team on ******.
If you are unable to make this deadline due to unforeseen personal circumstances, please get in contact to obtain a short extension to the deadline.
Advertisement closes at 11.59pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on 7 January 2025. To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the State Library of Victoria job application system.
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