Learning and Development Consultant

Berry Street’s People and Culture team is embarking on a very exciting transformation aligned with the Berry Street strategic plan to ‘Reimagine the Future, Make an Impact, Future Growth and Sustainability and Support our People’.

The Learning & Organisational Development team have the rewarding job of creating a learning culture that ensures Berry Street staff are engaged, and have access to the professional development they need to provide positive outcomes for the children, young people and families they work with.

The Opportunity

Working with the Senior Manager of Learning & Development, you will bring your diverse Learning and Development expertise, a passion for learning and innovation. This role is responsible for delivering a broad suite of learning that builds the capability of the Berry Street workforce, meeting organisational, program and team needs, improving employee engagement, and ultimately enhancing service user outcomes.

Berry Street has a strong organisational learning culture that already values learning, you will have the rare opportunity to build on a solid foundation and contribute to further growth and innovation, including building our capacity to achieve the L&OD goals within our 2023 to 2025 Strategic Plan.

Key Responsibilities include:

• High level presentation skills with experience in developing and facilitating workshops, training sessions, coaching and group work.
• High level knowledge of adult learning principles and organisational and development strategies that build workforce capacity and a culture of learning.
• Experience in providing internal consultancy advising on effective learning solutions to meet strategic program and team needs.
• Experience in the use of Learning Management Systems and the development of online and blended courseware.
• Experience in managing the learning program lifecycle including needs analysis, planning, design, promotion, delivery and evaluation of development activities.

What our ideal candidate looks like:

• Confident in public speaking and facilitation.
• High level understanding of adult learning principals and learning and development strategies that build workforce capacity and a culture of learning.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Broad lens view of learning practices and its impact on organisations.
• Ability to identify key learning gaps and create supports to ensure programs and our people thrive. 
• Bachelor qualification in Adult Learning or a related field.
• Experience in the Community Services sector and Project Management (Desirable).

 Why Berry Street

• Flexible working arrangement and hybrid working environment with a mix of time in our Richmond office and home.
• Access to salary packaging up to $15,900 that reduces your taxable income and puts more in your take home salary.
• Amazing supportive culture that is 100% focused on Diversity and Inclusion and providing a psychological safe and accessible working environment where everyone belongs.
• Generous leave conditions.
• A supportive learning culture, full of learning pathways, professional development and mentorship from experienced people who just want to share their wealth of knowledge and see others grow.
• And lots lots more….

How to Apply

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Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted as soon as possible.

Applications are being assessed as they are being received.

Queries to Allison McEntee – Senior Manager of Learning and Organisational Development 03 9429 9266.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check and International Police check if required and Victorian Carer Register clearance if applicable.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply. 

A position description is attached.