Senior Officer Learning and Capability
- Location: Melbourne - Western Metro
- Job Function: Human Resources (HR)
- Work Type: Fixed term - part time
About this role
- Utilise your expertise and experience in First Aid provision and training delivery to educate the youth justice workforce.
- A Fixed-Term, Part-Time (0.6 FTE) opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service until 30th June 2026
- Flexibility to deliver training between 8:30am-8:30pm Monday to Friday across multiple locations
- VPS Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation.
About the Business Unit:
The Youth Justice Learning and Capability team is part of the Transformation, Development and Capability business unit, responsible for transformation, learning and development to support employees. The team delivers training across Youth Justice Custody and Community areas, spanning induction training to refresher, upskilling and professional development training.
Learning and Capability's purpose is to enable staff to grow their capabilities through quality learning and professional development services, to better serve our community.
About the Role:
If you are an experienced first aider or health professional, and love sharing your skills and knowledge with others, then this opportunity could be for you. The Youth Justice (YJ) Learning & Capability team is currently seeking a first aid trainer in the role of Senior Officer- Learning and Capability.
Some of your duties will include:
- Delivering engaging training sessions to Youth Justice staff, including initial and refresher first aid and CPR training
- Providing subject matter expertise to training programs through facilitation and contributions to relevant learning materials
- Collecting and maintaining training data
- Conducting assessments
- Completing reports including attendance, assessment results, and compliance
You will work across multiple training venues including Little River, Parkville and occasionally within regional Victoria.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE) and current first aid qualifications mandatory
- Recent/Current real first aid experience essential- must have applied what is taught
- Experience in a justice environment would be beneficial, but not essential.
- HLTAID011 Apply first aid and HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
- Current Working with Children Check (WWWC) card is required and will need to be provided prior to commencement of employment by the applicant. Currency will need to be maintained by the employee for the period of employment.
- A current driver's licence is required due to the need to work across different locations.
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
Job details
| Job Reference: | VG/D02655SEPTEMBER2025 |
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| Location: | Melbourne - Western Metro |
| Work Type: | Fixed term - part time |
| Job Function: | Human Resources (HR) |
| Classification: | VPSG4 |
| Salary Range: | $97,955 - $111,142 |
| Job Duration: | 30/06/2026 |
| Date posted: | 12-Sep-2025 |
| Application Close Date: | 28-Sep-2025 |
| Attachments: | Position Description - Senior Officer Learning and Capability (first aid).pdf (PDF, 192KB) Position Description |
| Contact: |
David Ball on 0475 047 044
David.Ball@justice.vic.gov.au
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