Officer - Education

Permanent position
- Part time hours - 16 hours per week

About us
Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. Our aim is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people in Australia and across our region.
Australian Red Cross Young Parents Program (YPP) works to ensure best outcomes for children and families by improving the capacity of young parents with complex needs aged 13 to 25, to live and parent independently. YPP is designed to meet the needs of pregnant and parenting young women and men who are unable to access elsewhere the safety, security and support required to parent effectively.
About the role
The Officer - Education is responsible for the coordination, development and delivery of the Education program at Young Parents Program. This entails training staff and volunteers to offer appropriate educational opportunities to young parents, supporting young parents with complex needs and behaviours to develop independent study skills and ensuring best practice delivery of vocational and parent education groups across all YPP sites.
What you will bring
- Use strengths-based practice and trauma informed therapeutic interventions to promote meaningful change and development for young people and their families
- Support the development of FECS and YPP team through contributing to training and development needs of the program and broader program policies and procedures
- Act as a vocational consultant and specialist support for the wider YYP team, in particularly, the Family Educators
- Practical experience in the implementation and coordination of education and life skills programs, particularly with young people with complex needs, challenging behaviours and a history of non-engagement with services
- Sound analytical skills and demonstrated ability to assess, evaluate and solve problems generally found in policies and practices

Qualifications and Mandatory Requirements
- Tertiary qualifications or commensurate experience in Education, Parenting Education, Social Work, Youth Work or related discipline
- Current first aid qualification
- Working with Children Check
- Australian Drivers Licence

Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity
**Financial wellbeing**: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.
**Health & Wellbeing**: You can tap into specialist advice for nutrition, sleep, resilience and mindfulness. And access guided meditation and other wellbeing programs.
**Work/Life Flexibility**: You can access a paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options.
**Career development**: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development courses.
Further information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 4. Competitive salary + superannuation + access to salary packaging.
For additional enquiries, please contact Shafia Birem on 0478 330 048 for a confidential discussion.
**Applications close**: Wednesday 19th February 2025.
Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
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