Training Coordinator

Posted: 20/12/2024

Closing Date: 20/01/2025

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Wakefield St, Adelaide

Job Category: Community Services and Development

Nunkuwarrin Yunti, the foremost Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in Adelaide aims to promote and deliver improvement in the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families in the greater metropolitan areas of Adelaide and regional areas to advance their social, cultural and economic status. The Organisation places a strong focus on a client centered approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Child Safe Organisation.

Provide course coordination, supervision and Training and Assessment functions for nationally recognised Vocational Educational Training (VET) sector qualifications and short courses from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Training and /or Community Services training packages.

Participate in the Registered Training Organisation (RTO) quality assurance processes to ensure Nunkuwarrin Yunti:

- Provides quality training and assessment across all of its operations
- Adhering to principles of access and equity to maximises outcomes for clients
- Ensuring management systems which are responsive to all stake holders

Develop nationally recognised VET sector Training and Assessment resources or accredited workshop materials from the Community Services and Health training package.

Participate in program and work practice review to ensure the efficient, effective delivery of the Unit services.

Participate in other functions consistent with the strategic objectives of the Training Unit.

Provide monthly reports, briefs and other correspondence as required to the Training Manager.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**ESSENTIAL -**includes qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge
- Degree or Diploma or equivalent qualification in Aboriginal Primary Health Care, Narrative Therapy, Community Services, Social Work/Science, Psychology, Counselling or equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution.
- Ability to work with Aboriginal communities and people, while respecting cultural values and ways of doing business.
- Proven ability to work with minimum supervision and under broad direction, to identify performance outcomes, work plan activities and set priorities to achieve training objectives and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated high level verbal and written skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, decisively and effectively.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Sound community consultation and negotiation skills, with the ability to achieve mutually acceptable outcomes with key stakeholders.
- High level of computing skills, especially relating to writing and developing course material, writing reports, briefs and other correspondence - eg. Skilled in using MS Word, Publisher, Power Point.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate local and / or national meetings, workshops and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce training and professional development forums.
- Experience in working with Aboriginal people, organisations and communities and knowledge of Aboriginal society, culture, health and well-being issues.
- Proven experience in delivering and assessing nationally accredited training, accredited short courses and workshops within the Vocational Educational Sector to adult learners.
- Experience in working as a Health and/or social and emotional wellbeing practitioner (as an Aboriginal Health Worker, Community Service Worker, Narrative Therapist, social worker or equivalent).
- Experience or ability to negotiate with external sessional contractors and other training providers to achieve training objectives.
- Demonstrated experience in developing nationally accredited Training and Assessment resources and/or workshops mapped to accredited units of competencies.
- Knowledge of Community Services and Health training packages.
- Knowledge of Aboriginal Primary Health Care principles.

**DESIRABLE**
- Certification in Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid Train the Trainer.
- Demonstrated experience in monitoring and reporting Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTO’s) 2015 compliance issues.
- Experience working in a community-based organisation.
- Knowledge and understanding of the role and functions of Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australian Inc.
- Applications close 19 January 2025._