Community Educator - North West

Community Educator

Laurel House

Contract

$49.28 – $56.22 per hour

ABOUT LAUREL HOUSE

Laurel House provides a range of trauma-informed, evidence based, therapeutic services to victim-survivors of sexual assault, their families and supporters. 

We also develop and deliver a broad range of programs to adults, young people and children including the provision of therapeutic face-to-face counselling at our centres located at Launceston, Devonport and Burnie and through outreach locations across the North and North West Tasmania. Laurel House is partnering with the Tasmanian Government in the delivery of the North and North West Arch centres (multidisciplinary centres) for victim-survivors of sexual harm. 

Laurel House delivers the PAST (Prevention, Assessment, Support and Treatment) Program for children and young people (aged17 years and under) who have displayed harmful sexual behaviours in North and North West Tasmania. Our team also provides community education and other capacity building programs focused on the prevention of sexual harm and on supporting parents, carers and service providers to better respond to disclosures of sexual violence. See our team here: https://www.laurelhouse.org.au/our-organisation/team

YOUR NEW ROLE

Laurel House is seeking a skilled Community Educator, whose role will build the capacity of the community to better understand sexual violence and equip them to prevent and respond to all forms of sexual violence including child sexual abuse.  The role involves the development, delivery and evaluation of community education and training, including the development of educational resources that support the delivery of quality respectful relationships and sexuality education programs in the community for a diverse range of audiences including schools. The Community Educator must ensure that education and training programs are contemporary, innovative and inclusive of diversity and meet the needs of people of all ages from pre-school to seniors. The Community Educator will also from time to time be involved in other projects that are aligned with the Laurel House Strategic Plan and/or the delivery of other programs.

This is a fixed term full-time (with flexibility for part-time) position, commencing from April 2025 to August 2026.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

• Have a passion for igniting conversations about equality, sexual safety respectful relationships and wellbeing. 
• Experience in education and/or working with young people.
• Degree level qualification in health, human services, education or related field, or VET level qualification with significant work experience.
• Committed to inclusion and amplifying the voices of diverse cohorts of people with lived experience of sexual harm and working with clients from diverse backgrounds.
• Experience in the development, delivery and evaluation of education or training for individuals and groups.
• Effective community and stakeholder engagement skills, and/or codesign approaches, including the ability to establish and maintain strong networks and partnerships with key stakeholders.
• High level communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills and a high standard of written expression.  
• High level organisational skills, self-motivation and ability to work as part of a team.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

As a valued member of the Laurel House team, you will be supported in your role. We offer:

• A challenging and rewarding role, working alongside a range of stakeholders to create meaningful change.
• Competitive salary ranging between $97,377 to $111,090 per annum (exclusive of superannuation), plus salary packaging provisions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• The opportunity to extend your skills and knowledge through generous training budget and regular professional supervision (both internal and paid external).

As a Public Benevolent Institution, Laurel House employees receive tax-effective salary packaging opportunities including $15,899 each year tax free. This means you can increase the value of your take-home pay.

LAUREL HOUSE’S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY 

Laurel House values the expertise, lived experience and cultural wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, migrant, culturally and linguistically diverse, people with disability and those who have experienced sexual and family violence. Applicants from these groups are strongly encouraged to apply, as are people with parenting or caring responsibilities.

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE  

Laurel House is a Child and Youth Safe Organisation.  We have a zero tolerance for child abuse and have systems to protect children and young people from abuse. We take all allegations and concerns very seriously and respond to them consistently in line with our policies and procedures. We actively work to listen to and empower children and to providing an inclusive and safe environment for all children and young people. In particular, we are committed to promoting cultural safety and to ensuring that the diverse needs of children and young people are met. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION 

Please refer to our website www.laurelhouse.org.au for an overview of our services and a copy of the position description (under Our Organisation - Career Opportunities).

FURTHER ENQUIRIES

Contact Claire Tonks (Operations Manager) at claire.tonks@laurelhouse.org.au or 03 6334 2740.

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