Position Details


Reference Number 162240
Position Title Learning and Development Officer
Employment Status Permanent Full Time
Program People & Culture
Location All Sites
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 80
Position Summary
  • New Permanent Full Time Role initially working remotely
  • Drive new learning and development opportunities in a leading health service organisation
  • Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment

About Geelong

Barwon Health services the community across Geelong and the Barwon South West Region. Geelong is Victoria’s second largest city and is recognised as a creative city-region, adaptive and enterprising, located close to the beautiful Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road.  

About the facility

Barwon Health, based in Geelong, Victoria, is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care, employing over 7,000 staff.

People and Culture is a large team that supports and delivers a range of services to the organisation including Organisational Development, Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, Onboarding, Staff Care, Payroll and OH&S. We are all dedicated to supporting the staff and organisation in achieving the goal of being Australia’s Leading Regional Health Service – Building a Healthier Community. 

About the role 

As the Learning Development Officer, you will be responsible for providing and coordinating training assessment activities and career advice for our non-clinical staff. This is a new role within the organisational development team that will initially review and implement the recommendations made from a recent organisational Training Needs Analysis.

Duties of the Learning and Development Officer include but are not limited to:

  • Establishing partnerships and liaising with external training providers to deliver appropriate courses for identified training needs
  • Providing recommendations on required training and on the methods for training.
  • Designing and facilitating learning programs that meet industry expectations and provide meaningful learning experiences
  • Establishing a resource network to advise employees in relation to possible career pathways and areas of potential future training and employment

If you are an innovative, passionate and proactive professional please apply for this career defining role now! Part time applications will be considered.

To discuss this position further and to find out more regarding working remotely please contact Beth Eaton on (03) 4215 0509

About the culture

The Organisational Development team are an expert group of genuinely passionate, forward thinking and knowledgeable OD professionals. We thrive on working collaboratively, and are inspired to assist the workforce live its vision, with a commitment to respect and compassion.

Barwon Health staff benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Professional development
  • Access to employee wellness facility
  • Salary packaging
  • Social club

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. 

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team on (03) 4215 0520 or via email at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

Selection Criteria Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Certificate IV Training and Assessment
Essential: Tertiary qualifications, or experience in a relevant field such as teaching, careers counselling or human resources.
Essential: High level computer skills
Essential: Experience in scheduling, marketing, coordination and delivery of both large and small scale consultation and training events.
Essential: Strong empathy and cultural awareness with proven customer service and team player skills.
Desirable: Knowledge and experience within the fields of Learning and Development, Organisational Development/Human Resource Development and VET.
Contact Person Beth Eaton 
Contact Person Job Title Senior Organisational Development Consultant 
Contact Number (03) 4215 0509 
Closing Date 19/07/2020
Position Description
File name 
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.