Instructional Designer

**Role**: Instructional Designer

**Location**: Murarrie, Brisbane Qld/ Australia-wide

**Employment Type**: Full Time, permanent or 12-month Fixed Term Contract

With 16,500 Goodstart team members across nearly 700 centres nurturing 70,000 children, we’re Australia's largest provider of early learning and care. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their families. From our centre teams to our support teams, we work together to make a real difference for children in those crucial early years.

The role of Instructional Designer is key to creating and delivering world class innovative learning experiences to the Goodstart network.

Critical to the success of this role will be the creation of highly engaging learning artefacts, resources, courses and learning materials to support the growth and development of Goodstart employees. The Instructional Designer has an excellent understanding of contemporary adult learning design, and delivers effective learning solutions on time.

**Your Impact**:
Develop design concepts to meet the learning requirements in support of organisational initiatives.
Create innovative professional learning solutions using a range of mediums, including creating video, animations, infographics, podcasts, job-aids, Learning Guides, PowerPoints, SharePoint sites and eLearning.
Develop learning outcomes, activities, scripts, and assessments with consideration given to adult learning principles and learning styles.
Utilise organisational systems and platforms to design and develop learning solutions.
Work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)/curriculum writers within the organisation to design highly engaging professional learning programs/ modules/ courses and artefacts.
Manage project tasks, coordinate SMEs/curriculum writers/administrators and deliver projects on time.
Maintain quality standards that align with the organisation’s Enterprise Learning and Development Strategy (ELDS).
Manage multiple projects and adjust shifting priorities as they arise.
Other learning priorities and projects as directed by the Head of Professional Learning.

**What Goodstart can offer you**:
Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.
Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose
Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
Security and stability - as Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care and a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families

**You’ll bring to the table**:
Formal qualification/certifications (e.g., Certificate IV TAE) in instructional design/ adult learning.
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the design and delivery of learning and development solutions.
Able to integrate adult learning theory and instructional design methodology into an appropriate mix of delivery media and methods.
Demonstrated high-level proficiency in the use of a range of tools and technologies such as video, video editing software, Articulate Suite, Vyond, Canva, SharePoint and Learning Management Systems to design learning.

How to apply

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

**Posting Notes**: MURARRIE, BRISBANE || QLD || Australia (AU) || | SF: LI || No Early Childhood Qualification || Full-Time