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About National Trust Queensland & The Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Voted one of the Gold Coast's most popular tourist destinations, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is the crown jewel of the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) [NTAQ] properties. As one of Queensland's earliest nature-based tourist destinations, the Sanctuary is a physical embodiment of everything the NTAQ represents: to conserve and advance our natural and cultural heritage for future generations.

As we continue to welcome visitors to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and to share our stories with guests, students and team members, we are seeking an Education Officer in a casual capacity, to join our Education team to support and deliver a variety of resources and programs.

About The Role

Reporting to the Education Manager, as our Education Officer, you will be delivering educational programs and engage with community, including hosting school visits, deliver Education Workshops both on and off-site, conducting outreach programs in schools, hosting school holiday programs and promoting the work of the Sanctuary at community events.

This role will have the immediate focus on delivering an engaging and interactive way, which showcases Australian wildlife & conservation topics to a variety of different age groups and backgrounds to students ranging from pre-school to tertiary level.

About You

To be successful in this role, you must have the capacity to work in a variety of roles to all age groups. You will have flexibility and availability through the week to deliver successful outcomes for this role, which includes working over school holiday periods for our Vacation Programs. Other skills and attributes we are looking for include:

• Previous teaching experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to interpret curriculum is desirable.
• Must be able to demonstrate ability to communicate in memorable, informative, and interesting ways to participants of differing ages, learning levels, cultures, and backgrounds.
• Previous experience working with wildlife and knowledge is desirable.
• Teaching qualification/experience.
• Physical ability to walk distances, carry loads up to 10kg and to perform all requirements of the role in all weathers is essential.
• Good administrational skills to manage program bookings and events and experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Current Blue Card or eligibility to obtain a blue card (or exemption) and Driver's license is essential.
• Current Driver's License is essential.
• Current First Aid Certificate is desirable.
  
  

What We Can Offer

Just as our charter is to protect, conserve, and celebrate the Environmental, Built and Cultural heritage of our State - we also are committed to ensuring our Team Members are protected, taken care of and of course celebrated We offer current and future team members:

• Benchmarked Salary
• Free On-Site Parking
• Tertiary Education Partners for access to recognised Qualifications
• Flexible Working Arrangements and Study Leave
• NTAQ Team Member Card offering unlimited entry to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and other SEQ sites and generous retail & food & beverage discounts.
• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Family & Friends Passes
• Access to 470+ fitness facilities through Fitness Passport for you and your family

Seniority level

• Seniority levelEntry level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionEducation and Training

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