Learning and Development Specialist

5 months ago


Melrose Park, Australia Workskil Australia Ltd Full time

**About the Role**

The Learning and Development Specialist will be responsible for developing, overseeing and coordinating learning and development programs and projects and will be managing the study assistance program.

This will include coordinating external training and education for Workskil Australia staff engaged in professional development and collaborating with Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), Traineeship providers, and other stakeholders to maximise training opportunities aligned with staff needs and organisational goals.

**This is a full time, ongoing role and will be based at Melrose Park.**

**You’ll also experience the work/life balance that comes with working a 9-day fortnight, with a dedicated and fixed day off every second week. You will still receive the remuneration of a full-time employee in addition to the ability to salary sacrifice.**

**To be successful in the role you will be able to**:

- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and implement learning and development programs that engage and motivate staff based on best practices in the field.
- Manage the study assistance program including the contracts and relationships with external training providers and RTOs, the enrolment process, mentoring staff, analysing training effectiveness and reporting.
- Develop and manage the delivery of learning and development projects to support the delivery of the People & Culture Strategic Plan and Learning & Development Plan.
- Assist with the management of the Learning Management System, including, trouble shooting, allocating courses to customers and staff, reporting, and help desk escalation.

**You will also need to**:

- Hold a qualification in Human Resources Management, Training or a related field.
- Demonstrate the ability to think critically and problem solve to get great learning outcomes.
- Demonstrate project management and change management skills.
- Demonstrate strong skills in data entry, the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills to engage and motivate staff through presentations and written material.
- Show ability to write professional quality documents, presentations, and influence others verbally to achieve desired outcomes with excellent attention to detail.
- Demonstrate ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse range of customers, employers, and staff.

**About Us**

Workskil Australia is a national not-for-profit and charitable organisation, with almost 40 proud years of supporting Australians to achieve sustained economic and social self-reliance. We do this by providing a range of employment, work experience, disability, youth, Indigenous and community services across New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, and Victoria.

We promote a positive team culture where high performance can thrive. We value excellent customer service, integrity, and honesty in our employees. We look for employees who have a genuine passion for working with those in need, are results-focused and can contribute to a strong team. In return for your truly valued contribution, we will support your ongoing career development and offer a friendly, supportive & innovative environment for you to thrive.

**We work hard every day to**:

- Work with our Customers to secure great long-term job opportunities.
- Meet the labour needs of business and industry through quality recruitment services at no cost.
- Assist businesses with diversifying their workforce.
- Provide specialist employment and community services to people seeking work, including people with mental illness, injury or disability and Indigenous Australians.
- Deliver work experience projects to the community.

Our values remain at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to conduct our business with the highest degree of care, integrity, respect, honesty, and service. We believe that the care, respect, and high level of service we give to all our customers is our key point of difference.

**Remuneration**

A competitive salary will be negotiated commensurate with skills and experience. As Workskil Australia is a public benevolent institution, we can also offer a portion of the salary through tax effective salary packaging.

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