Learning and Development Officer

**Employment Status**

Permanent Part Time

**Program**

People & Culture

**Location**

All Sites

**Hours Per Fortnight**

56

**Position Summary**
- Fantastic Permanent Part Time Role opportunity
- Drive new learning and development opportunities in a leading health service organisations
- Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment

**The Facility**

Barwon Health, based in Geelong, Victoria, is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care, employing over 7,500 staff.

People and Culture is a large team that supports and delivers a range of services to the organisation including Organisational Development, Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, Onboarding, Staff Care, Payroll and WH&S. We are all dedicated to supporting the staff and organisation in achieving the goal of being Australia’s Leading Regional Health Service - Building a Healthier Community

**About the role**

As one of two Learning Development Officer, you will be responsible for providing and coordinating training assessment activities and career advice for non-clinical staff at Barwon Health, Great Ocean Road Health and HESSE Rural Health.

Duties of the Learning and Development Officer include but are not limited to:

- Establishing partnerships and liaising with external training providers to deliver appropriate courses for identified training needs
- Providing recommendations on required training and on the methods for training.
- Designing and facilitating learning programs that meet industry expectations and provide meaningful learning experiences
- Establishing a resource network to advice employees in relation to possible career pathways and areas of potential future training and employment

**About the culture**

The Organisational Development and Employee Experience team are an expert group of genuinely passionate, forward thinking and knowledgeable Organisational Development professionals. We thrive on working collaboratively, and are inspired to assist the workforce live its vision, with a commitment to respect and compassion.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Djillong, Geelong is thought to mean ‘land’ or ‘cliffs’.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
- To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
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**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Certificate IV Training and Assessment
Essential: Tertiary qualifications, or experience in a relevant field such as teaching, careers counselling or human resources.
Essential: Skilled in using Microsoft Office Suite.
Essential: Experience in scheduling, marketing, coordination and delivery of both large and small scale consultation and training events.
Essential: Strong empathy and cultural awareness with proven customer service and team player skills.
Essential: Knowledge and experience within the fields of Learning and Development, Organisational Development/Human Resource Development and VET.
Essential: I agree to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full COVID vaccination) as set out in Barwon Health’s Staff Immunisation Policy as amended from time to time. I acknowledge that meeting this ongoing requirement is mandatory and a condition of any employment subsequently offered.

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