Learning & Development Officer

Full Time Fixed Term Position - Until September 2025

Band 6 - Salary Range $95,073 to $103,531 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced Learning & Development Officer looking to join local government? Do you thrive in a role where you exercise your high attention to detail and strong organisational skills? Are you zealous about continuous improvement and the professional development of yourself and others? If you answered yes, then this is the perfect position for you!

Reporting to the Team Leader – Learning, you will be responsible for partnering with staff and people leaders to develop engaging, interactive and self-paced eLearning and in-person programs. You will be responsible for the end-to-end coordination of training, manage the performance development plan cycle, preparation and management of learning resources, management of the learning management system (LMS), monthly reporting, attend to L&D helpdesk queries and create and maintain the annual training calendar.

This is a 9-month fixed term parental leave position commencing in November 2024. We also offer flexible Ways of Working including a hybrid model of working from home and on location at the Melton Civic Centre. 

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and delivery of Transformation and People & Safety internal training, awareness and development sessions and programs
• Oversee the corporate development function within the organisation including scheduling workshops, preparing training resources and managing attendance as well and administering pre and post training activities.
• Maintain the Induction Framework within Council including the facilitation of Corporate Induction sessions.

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About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• A tertiary qualification in Training & Assessment, Human Resources or related field and experience in delivery of learning and development in a multi-faceted organisation.
• Experience contributing as a member of a high functioning team, and as a partner and enabler of organisational development.
• Proven track record of designing, implementing, and evaluating successful training and development programs, along with experience in conducting training sessions and workshops.
• A passion for lifelong learning, supporting individuals in their professional and personal development and wellbeing.

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave*
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)*
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

*Eligible for Full Time positions or Part Time positions Pro Rata and Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment.  

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Ray Dummett, Transformation Program Lead on ray.dummett@melton.vic.gov.au 

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

 Applications close 11:59pm Monday 30 September 2024