Curriculum Officer

About us
The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) provides fire prevention, preparedness and response services to fire in the built and landscape environments, as well as scientific and specialist capabilities to Queensland communities. The QFD provides a multi-hazard emergency response, including road crash rescue, bushfire, hazardous material, technical and vertical rescue, severe weather incidents, remote and swiftwater rescue, and provides a number of functions supporting community safety outcomes.
The department encompasses Queensland Fire and Rescue (QFR), Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ), as well as the broader department which work together to pre-empt, prevent, mitigate and manage the consequences of fires and other emergencies on Queensland communities and support our large volunteer membership across the state.
The QFD is an organisation that is focused on reframing the department's relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and organisations through the Path to Treaty, Closing the Gap and building our cultural capability.
Purpose of the role
The Curriculum Writing unit is responsible for reviewing and developing quality training and development products, services and systems that provide a holistic and specialised approach to curriculum design and flexible learning materials to meet the requirements of each capability stream across the department and will enable trainers and assessors throughout QFD to effectively deliver quality learning and development activities.
Reporting to the Manager, you will be a key member of the team providing advice, consultation, needs analysis, curriculum instructional design, development, review and continuous improvement of flexible learning products and resources ensuring all curriculum remains relevant, contemporary, meets stakeholder objectives, and complies with current industry best practice and frameworks.
Key requirements
Highly desirable requirements
- Possession of a current Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and/or accredited tertiary qualification in adult education or can obtain the skill within a mutually agreed timeframe.
- Knowledge or experience working in a quality assurance role within a Registered Training Organisation environment.
- Knowledge or experience with eLearning systems (e.g. Articulate and/or Accelerate), tools and methods to enhance learning experiences.
- Knowledge or experience in project management methodologies.

Your key accountabilities
Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:

- Contribute to the review, development, and instructional design of flexible education and training curriculum and resources to enhance learning experiences, and manage completion within negotiated timeframes.
- Develop and design high quality curriculum products that meet QFD capability owner requirements and align with training and assessment standards and meet legislative and departmental compliance.
- Undertake research, planning, analysis, and interpret and align curriculum design to industry competency standards and qualifications, ensuring training products align to operational capabilities.
- Prepare correspondence, briefs, submissions and reports in relation training curriculum and related issues as required, and in accordance with department requirements and timeframes.
- Provide advice and manage projects identifying changes and recommendation within the development and production processes for a range of flexible learning materials and programs.
- Liaise, consult and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders regarding initiatives impacting on the design of flexible learning materials and delivery of programs.
- Represent the department and contribute to the delivery and coordination of workshops and meetings with internal and external stakeholders in relation to projects, curriculum and best practice training programs.

Capabilities
To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream - Individual Contributor (leading self)
Vision
- Stimulates ideas and innovation
- Makes insightful decisions

Results
- Builds enduring relationships
- Drives accountability and outcomes

Accountability
- Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
- Demonstrates sound governance

Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFD shared values:

- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Courage
- LoyaltyThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.