First Nations Education Officer

**Make a genuine difference working with the dedicated team at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary**:

- **Share First Nations Cultures & Wildlife Education as part of our passionate Education Team**:

- **Membership offering free entry to 800 properties worldwide including Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.**

**About National Trust Queensland & the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary**

Voted one of the Gold Coast's most popular tourist destinations, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is the crown jewel of the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) [NTAQ] properties. As one of Queensland's earliest nature-based tourist destinations, the Sanctuary is a physical embodiment of everything the NTAQ represents: to **protect, conserve, and celebrate the Environmental, Built and Cultural heritage of our State**.

As we continue to welcome visitors to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and to share our stories with visitors, students and team members, we are seeking a **First Nations Education Officer** in a part time capacity, to join our Education team to support and deliver a variety of resources and programs.

**About the Role**

Reporting to the Education Manager, as our First Nations Education Officer, you will be delivering educational programs and engage with community, including; hosting school visits, conducting outreach programs in schools, community courses, hosting school holiday programs and promoting the work of the Sanctuary at community events. This role will have the immediate focus on delivering our education series on First Nations cultures. This is delivered to students ranging from pre-school to tertiary level.

As a passionate and friendly educator you will be able to engage with students and visitors and deliver content on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures & Australian wildlife conservation topics. An understanding and knowledge of local cultural protocols and Traditional Knowledge is highly desirable as we aim to deliver storytelling through engaging education programs.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you must have a connection to and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and able to deliver the content of this role. This role is an *Identified Position as we deliver interactive and value-led First Nations education programs. Other skills and attributes we are looking for include;
- Confident and engaging facilitation style and preferably experienced in information in a memorable, informative, and interesting way.
- Good administrational skills to manage program bookings and events and experience with Microsoft Office Suite
- Wildlife handling experience or willingness to be trained in handling wildlife is required.
- Previous experience in developing First Nations educational experiences is highly desirable.
- Must have flexibility to deliver successful outcomes for this role - includes working over school holiday periods for our Vacation Programs.
- Current Blue Card or eligibility to obtain a Blue card (or exemption) and Driver's license is essential.

**What we can offer**

Just as our charter is to protect, conserve, and celebrate the Environmental, Built and Cultural heritage of our State '" we also are committed to ensuring our Team Members are protected, taken care of and of course celebrated We offer current and future team members:

- Flexible Work Practices
- On Site Parking, Uniforms, Retail & Food & Beverage Discounts
- Tertiary Education Partners for access to recognised Qualifications
- NTAQ membership offering free entry to 800 properties worldwide including Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary & Family & Friends Passes
- IDENTIFIED POSTION_ To perform this role it is essential that the person who holds the position be an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, that applicants are Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. A confirmation of Aboriginality will need to be provided._