Cultural Interpreters, First Peoples

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Museum Victoria Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Museum Victoria

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services

Reference: VG/MV9383A

We are seeking two cultural interpreters to facilitate learning programs, tours, workshops, and shows for education groups, community organisations and the general public, using professional judgement to deliver learning outcomes for diverse audiences.

**Cultural Interpreters, First Peoples (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Identified Positions)**
- 1 Part-time & 1 Full-time position available
- Based at the iconic Melbourne Museum, Carlton
- Your chance to use contemporary digital tools to deliver engaging educational experiences

The Cultural Interpreter, First Peoples position plays a crucial role in enhancing our audience's understanding of First Peoples' knowledge, cultures, histories, and technology.

As part of the First Peoples Experiences department within the Museums Victoria Research Institute, you will be responsible for delivering engaging programs and activities to diverse audiences.

**WHO ARE WE**:
Museum Victoria cares for the State's scientific and cultural collections, providing visitor access, activities and events at five distinct venues: Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum, Scienceworks, IMAX Cinema and world heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building.

To learn more about Museum Victoria, please visit About us - Museums Victoria

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
We are seeking two cultural interpreters to facilitate learning programs, tours, workshops, and shows for education groups, community organisations and the general public, using professional judgement to deliver learning outcomes for diverse audiences.

This exciting position will also have the opportunity to use contemporary digital tools to support and deliver engaging educational experiences and will support and supervise new staff and volunteers with program and procedure familiarisation, including peer-to-peer learning, communication guidance and procedural training.

For full details about this role, please refer to the role statement.

**ABOUT YOU**:
To succeed in this role, we are looking for two people with the following skills:

- Demonstrated ability to interpret and present First Peoples' knowledge, cultures, histories, and technology to diverse audiences.
- Proven experience in facilitating First Peoples programs, workshops, or shows for diverse audiences, with the ability to adapt to audience needs.
- Strong communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with mínimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams.
- Self-motivated and capable of taking responsibility for your own performance and managing your work and time effectively.

**This position is only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants in accordance with relevant Commonwealth, State and Territory legislation.**

**OTHER INFORMATION**

Position 1: Irregular part-time ongoing, and the salary offered is $66,063- $72,985 _(plus 11.5% superannuation_) per annum paid pro-rata.

Position 2: Full-time ongoing, and the salary offered is $66,063- $72,985_ (plus 11.5% superannuation_) per annum paid pro-rata.

**HOW TO APPLY**:
To view the position description, visit Careers - Museums Victoria. From our Current Vacancies page, select **“All Jobs”** and click on the link for this job's listing.

To apply, please submit the following:

- A cover letter that addresses the key selection criteria (max 2 pages)
- A copy of your Resume

**Applications Close: 18 December 2024



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