• PART TIME OPPORTUNITY: 0.6 FTE (22.8 hours per week).
• Based in an iconic location in Melbourne's CBD.
• Employee benefits include a 10% discount at Readings bookstore and Mr Tulk Café!

About the Library

State Library Victoria is Australia's oldest public library, and one of the first free public libraries in the world.

We believe in the power of knowledge to change lives. Free to access and open to all, the Library enriches the cultural, educational, social and economic lives of all Victorians.

State Library Victoria preserves and shares the stories of Victoria and the world, and is a major destination for stimulating cultural experiences, contemporary debates, and community-driven collecting. We encourage learning, exploration, imagination, and creativity, opening up possibilities for all Victorians.

About the Opportunity

The Learning Program Coordinator is responsible for supporting the delivery, production, and administration of a range of new and existing learning programs, designed for school groups, early years, families, and school-aged audiences. Key to this role is ensuring excellent administration, production, and delivery of educational and learning events and activities to the Library's school-aged audiences.

The Learning Program Coordinator is accountable for the following measurable outcomes:

• Effectively presenting a range of outstanding educational and learning events, ensuring quality delivery of workshops and activities to school-aged audiences and groups, in a manner that meets their requirements.
• Efficient and timely management and coordination of bookings, ticketing, communications and program production to ensure smooth administration for school, early years or family programs.
• Assuring seamless program experiences for engagement and education of young audiences through coordination and end to end management for audience experiences.
• Delivery of excellent customer service through several communication channels including ticketing, email enquiries, presentations and more
• Timely and robust contribution to program development, evaluation, continuous improvement program and application of lessons learned.

About You

The ideal candidate comes with a deep understanding of the education and cultural sectors and the diverse needs and expectations of pre-school, primary and/or secondary students and their teachers or families.  You are further able to apply your knowledge of teaching and learning principles and standards to the delivery of engaging and insightful enrichment programs for students.

In addition, you will come to us with:

• Practical experience as well as qualifications in early years, primary or secondary education or families-programming
• Experience working in a museum, cultural institution or similar environment is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and administering programs or events.
• Track record of coordination and support for the work of a small or casual team
• Current VIT registration is desirable.

How to apply

Please click the Apply button to submit your application via Careers.Vic.

The following documents should be attached to your application:

• Resume
• Cover letter (maximum 3 pages) summarising how you meet the key selection criteria in the Position Description and the About You section of the advertisement. 

(for more information on format and content of your application, please see Preparing Your Application on the Careers.vic page).

Enquiries

For a confidential discussion about the opportunity, please contact Tara Prowse, Creative Programs Manager at tprowse@slv.vic.gov.au.

For assistance with the application process, or to discuss options for internal transfers, please contact the People team at employment@slv.vic.gov.au.

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Reasonable Adjustments

We want all applicants to have an equal opportunity to demonstrate that they are the best person for the job. If you require an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, or the provision of a particular access service, please contact our People team on employment@slv.vic.gov.au. If you are unable to make this deadline due to unforeseen personal circumstances, please get in contact to obtain a short extension to the deadline.

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