About Life Education Victoria

Life Education Victoria is one of the leading health promotion charities, often known by our beloved and iconic giraffe mascot, Healthy Harold. Our purpose is to give kids strategies and life skills to deal with the hard stuff in life – bullying, alcohol and other drugs, sexual health and more.

Life Education programs support children’s learning and development towards a healthy lifestyle, through an engaging delivery which is hands-on and interactive. Our passionate team of over 45 people share a vision for young people to thrive.

About the Role

We are seeking a part-time Program Facilitator to support our team to deliver the Life Education Health and Wellbeing program in school classrooms across the Goulburn Murray / North Eastern Victoria regions. It’s an exciting phase of development for the organisation as we adapt to the new learning opportunities which we are offering schools now and into the future.

The role is 2 days per week with the option to flex up extra days.

The Life Education program supports students learning from Foundation through to Grade 6 by providing an engaging and student centred experience that aligns with the Victorian Health and Physical Education curriculum.

Ideally, we are looking for someone who has an educational or health background, or related skill set. You will have an interest in supporting students to develop the social and emotional skills to handle tricky situations and promoting awareness about positive life decisions.

Our modules focus on relevant topics that students and young children are faced with on a daily basis. These consist of:

• Healthy eating and food choices
• Online safety
• Respectful relationships
• Personal safety and awareness
• Social and emotional learning
• Physical activity
• Drug awareness and strategies to keep oneself safe
• Medicine safety

You will be an enthusiastic and engaging facilitator who is able to make the Life Education program a memorable and impactful learning experience for students and teachers in the classroom.

Training

We place great emphasis ensuring our Program Facilitators have the skills, knowledge and confidence to deliver our programs in a memorable way. Prior to commencing classroom delivery you will participate in a range of training activities onsite at our Eltham office, online and in schools with your Training Manager.

It is expected that the successful applicant is available for training 3 days per week during the training period (up to 10 weeks).

What working for Life Education Victoria offers

• Full training of content delivery
• Excellent salary packaging options due to our Not for Profit status
• Access to uniforms
• Regular access to ongoing professional development
• Travel allowance
• Employment conditions covered by the Life Education Victoria 2017 Enterprise Agreement with minimum baseline levels being:
• Training Rate: $25.99 per hour
• Casual Rate: $36.28 per hour
• Travel allowance
• Overnight accommodation (where required)

Requirements

• Current Employment Working with Children Check is mandatory
• A current driver’s license and a reliable vehicle is mandatory
• Travel throughout the Goulburn Murray / North East Victorian regions is mandatory as well as travel to the Life Education Head Office in Eltham for induction and professional learning days

In line with the advice of the Victorian Government, LEV is committed to following the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Directions. To ensure the safety of students and staff, we require applicants for this position to provide us with evidence of their vaccination status to be eligible for employment, unless otherwise medically exempt. All COVID-19 Vaccination information is confidential and managed by Human Resources.

Life Education Victoria is a committed advocate for child protection, safety and wellbeing. We put the requirement of keeping children and young people safe at the heart of everything we do.

Apply

Please apply via Seek only. In order to be considered you must include a personalised cover letter explaining your interest in the role along with your current CV.

Our national website is www.lifeeducation.org.au, and our local Victorian website is www.lifeedvic.org.au. .

Applications close 30 September, however this date is indicative only. Life Education Victoria reserves the right to close the advertisement before this date is reached. Therefore, it is encouraged that you submit your application as soon as possible.