Our Yarning Cultural Facilitator

Overview

This is no ordinary opportunity. Our Yarning initiative at Library For All has a rare opening for a Cultural Facilitator. Our Yarning is a library of books created by and for community, designed to reflect the cultural identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and spark a love of reading. These stories ensure cultural integrity and share a wide range of voices and perspectives. Our Cultural Facilitator, Our Yarning has the power to change the lives of thousands of children in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with Indigenous communities to support the publication of their stories
  
• Cultural advising on manuscript texts and illustrations
  
• Working with the Our Yarning Coordinator to deliver cultural training to educators
  
• Driving the production of culturally authentic children's stories to support inclusion and literacy across Australia
  
• Contributing to the operational processes of the Our Yarning initiative
  

Library For All is no ordinary Not-for-Profit.

As a social enterprise of Save the Children Australia, our mission is to make knowledge accessible to all equally. We have a proud history of leveraging innovation in our everyday work to deliver meaningful change for children's education around the world. As a trusted partner to many of the world's leading development agencies, we're laser-focused on scaling our impact to create measurable change for millions more children.

What we offer you

A place to make a difference

In this full-time, fixed term role, you'll work as a part of our Programs team in Brisbane, Melbourne, or remotely to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Cultural Facilitator, Our Yarning plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children. Whether it's managing Cultural and Intellectual Property (CIP) or working directly with community, you'll be contributing to our commitment to children in Australia.

You will make a difference by

• Driving the production of culturally authentic children's stories to support inclusion and literacy across Australia.
  
• Supporting learning, assessment, and advocacy of Our Yarning.
  
• Contributing to the operational processes of the Our Yarning initiative.
  

A place to feel valued

Your deep expertise in and understanding of cultural protocols and community engagement is invaluable. Bringing your best every day, means:

• Leading with cultural competence and respect
  
• Working in community with strong communication skills
  
• An ability to collaborate and build authentic relationships
  
• Delivering workshops using expert facilitation and mediation skills
  

A place to belong
We offer a range of rewards for your effort, including

• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
  
• Internal employment and development opportunities
  
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
  
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We've established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that's what you want) (, Parents and , Mental Wellness Alliance, , First Nations Advisory Committee).
  

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you? We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications close COB, Saturday 13 September 2025

Position Description – Cultural Facilitator, Our Yarning (Identified Role)

For more information about this position, please contact Jessica Wimbus at Or for more information about a career at LFA and Save the Children Australia, visit our Careers Page.

We understand the need for work-life balance. We\'ve advertised this role as full-time, contract position, but if you\'re looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we're providing you a personalised career.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it\'s straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn't quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at We're dedicated to ensuring Library For All is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Library For All is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Library For All is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

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