Community Education Coordinator (Science Communicator/Environmental Education)

Community Education Coordinator • Full-time • Sydney • 1w ago

Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Community Education Coordinator (Full Time, Permanent) to join our team.

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.

This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career.

This role can be based out of our Parramatta, Warragamba, Shoalhaven or Nepean office locations.

Our perks and Benefits:

At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.

Flexible working

Work a 9-day fortnight at Full pay on the Enterprise agreement
Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
Fertility leave
Yearly corporate wear allowance
Professional development and educational assistance
Remote Area Benefits based on work location

Salary starting from $116,524 base + Super
And so much more!

What you’ll do:

Design, develop, deliver and evaluate high quality community education programs for target audiences, incorporating organisational messages and using best practice education principles.
Develop interpretive resources that communicate complex messages in a clear and effective way, are accessible to a diverse range of audiences and learning styles and respond to stakeholder interests and organisational needs.
Develop and maintain effective internal and external partnerships with learning/ cultural institutions and water focused organisations, ensuring WaterNSW community education projects meet the expectations of stakeholders, reflect organisational objectives and are integrated with priority WaterNSW projects.
Ensure community education programs focused on increasing awareness, understanding, skills or influencing behaviours are integrated with other behaviour change tools such as enforcement and incentives as required and provide advice to internal stakeholders

What we are looking for:

Appropriate tertiary qualifications in education, environmental science/ management, social sciences or related field or equivalent experience
Excellent understanding of best practice community education and interpretation principles and behaviour change theory
Excellent writing skills and ability to communicate complex technical issues in a clear and effective way, for a diverse range of audiences and accessibility requirements
Experience in the development, delivery and evaluation of multi-faceted best practice community education programs
Experience in developing interpretive resources including signage, installations, displays, exhibitions or face to face experiences in an educative environment
Experience in applying high level interpersonal, communication, negotiation, presentation, facilitation and conflict resolution skills
Current NSW Drivers Licence

How we will support you:

At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.

When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit ourWORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities

More about our team/ culture:

No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.

Who is WaterNSW?

WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.

We’re the people taking care of the state’s water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at waternsw.com.au

For more information, please reach out to: Talent Acquisition Partner Azmine Amer at azmine.amer@waternsw.com.au

Please note applications for this position will close on 05 November 2024.

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