Job description
- Salary $87,000 – $105,000 p.a. plus superannuation, dependant on experience and qualifications
- Full-time, permanent ongoing
- Flexible working environment
Our organisation
Reconciliation Australia is an independent, national, not-for-profit organisation promoting and facilitating reconciliation by building relationships, respect and trust between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our vision is for a just, equitable and reconciled Australia.
Reconciliation Australia’s Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Education program has resources and tools for schools and early learning services to actively contribute to the reconciliation movement. Through the Narragunnawali online platform, schools and early learning services can develop a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and teachers and educators can access professional learning and curriculum resources to support the implementation of reconciliation initiatives.
Narragunnawali (pronounced narra-gunna-wally) is a word from the language of the Ngunnawal people, Traditional Owners of the land on which Reconciliation Australia’s Canberra office was located. The word means alive, wellbeing, coming together and peace. We pay our respects to and thank the United Ngunnawal Elders Council for giving us permission to use the word narragunnawali.
The role
The Senior Officer Professional Learning and Curriculum contributes to the ongoing development and implementation of the Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Education program with a focus on professional learning and curriculum resources and partnerships.
Reporting to the Manager, Professional Learning, the Senior Officer will work collaboratively with other team members to support the delivery of program objectives.
Selection criteria
The selection criteria are also contained in the position description.
Please address these criteria in a succinct cover letter that displays your skills and experience and how they would relate to our work.
Essential:
- High level understanding and awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and histories.
- Demonstrated experience developing and evaluating curriculum and/or professional learning resources for early learning and/or primary and/or secondary school.
- Demonstrated experience developing and facilitating professional learning opportunities for teachers, educators and other adult learners (e.g. webinars, workshops and events).
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships and strategic alliances with a wide range of stakeholders including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and organisations, Government, corporate and not-for-profit sectors.
- Proven organisational skills and demonstrated ability to deliver projects on time and to a high standard.
- High level understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content as per school and early learning frameworks; Australian Curriculum, Early Years Learning Framework, AITSL and ACECQA standards.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communications skills, including the ability to represent an organisation in public forums.
- Ability to work co-operatively in a team environment and collaboratively with other units within an organisation.
- Australian teaching qualification and/or professional experience in early learning, primary or secondary school settings.
- Commitment and willingness to learn about and contribute to reconciliation between non-First Nations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Desirable
- Experience utilising Narragunnawali curriculum or professional learning resources, and/or developing and implementing a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
- Possession of a Working with Children Check or the ability to acquire one.
- Willingness to travel, while representing Reconciliation Australia, with a valid driver’s licence.
Applicants must have valid working rights in Australia.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to apply
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