Education Team Leader

Permanent, full time
- Salary - $92,369 plus super
- Location in a beautiful environment, close to public transport

Bundoora Park Farm is seeking an energetic and innovative Education Team Leader to lead and direct our enthusiastic Education Team in Bundoora Park, a Darebin City Council regional park. Bundoora Park Farm is a space that brings together culture, community and the environment. We seek to represent farming over time and inspire change towards a more sustainable and harmonious planet. The successful applicant will be responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of education, holiday, recreation and volunteer programs and ensuring programs are delivered in an informative, fun and professional manner.

At Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work. Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community. We know that having varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.

**About Darebin City Council**
Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

**About the Role**
The role of Education Team Leader involves coordinating, developing and delivering the education, holiday, recreation and volunteer programs at Bundoora Park for the local and wider community Programs include farming, sustainability and the history of land use. Historical programs involve teaching about the true history of Australia, exploring the history of indigenous culture, farming and communication.
- Book groups and/or individuals into programs
- Create, coordinate, and deliver education, recreation, holiday and volunteer programs
- Supervise, recruit, train and performance manage education staff and prepare rosters.
- Induct and supervise work experience students, work placement students and volunteers

**Skills & Experience**
- Current Drivers Licence
- Experience in teaching or working with children - Tertiary qualification an advantage
- Skills in group management or professional speaking
- Experience working with animals
- Knowledge in Australian History an advantage

**Culture**
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

**Benefits**
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

**How to Apply**

We’re also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

Contact the hiring manager, Tim Cadusch, Coordinator Bundoora Park Farm on 8470 8163 for a confidential discussion.

**Applications close on Friday 1 December at 11.30pm.**
- Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply. To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment. Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as outlined in the Staff Covid-19 Vaccination Policy._