Learning and Development Advisor

at  Samaritans

The Opportunity:
We’re in search of a dynamic and seasoned Learning & Development Advisor to join our L&D Team on a maximum-term basis, filling in for parental leave until mid-2025. Your role will be pivotal in maintaining the momentum of our organisation’s crucial learning initiatives.
We’re a tightly knit team of diverse talents, united in our mission to construct the framework for learning and organisational development from scratch. Within our team you’ll find innovators, designers, facilitators, collaborators, and achievers. We tackle challenges head-on, supporting and uplifting each other while finding joy in the journey.
This opportunity is perfect for a Learning and Development Coordinator poised to advance their career or an experienced Advisor eager for a new, invigorating challenge. If you’re ready to dive in, roll up your sleeves, and make an immediate impact, this is the role for you.
Why Work for us?

Our teams are the heart of what we do here at Newcastle Anglican. As a part of the team, you have access to the following great benefits:

• Salary Package a range of everyday living expenses (Mortgage, Rent and Bills), up to $611/fortnight.
• Career and development opportunities
• Up to 40% off on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools
• Flexible working options (including compressed week, RDO’s & 9-day fortnights)
• Open to Part Time for the right candidate.
• 14 weeks paid parental leave or 3 weeks paid partner pay
• Access to Fitness Passport (over 800+gyms)
• Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program

What you’ll be doing
This is a multi-faceted role, where no two days are the same. You’ll thrive in a fast-moving, fluid environment, and be passionate about supporting teams to scale effectively.

You’ll have the support of internal resources, access to subject matter experts and will play a pivotal role to help deliver effective learning programs and support.

• Maintain all components of Newcastle Anglican’s Learner Manager System (Litmos), including content authoring, learning system architecture, mapping processes, record keeping, reporting and evaluation.
• Coordination and support of early careers programs, including, work experience and vocational/ tertiary placements, and traineeship programs.
• Instructional design and development of e-learning modules and webinars.
• Development and distribution of periodic and ad-hoc reporting on learning metrics and compliance as required by key stakeholders.
• You’ll use your critical thinking skills to pre-empt, identify and make recommendations for stakeholder support, answer enquiries and present learning solutions that support continuous improvement and service delivery.

What we’re looking for

• You will have had exposure to building, delivering, and facilitating learning experiences that engage and build capability for a broad range of cohorts targeting frontline employees up to senior leader.
• 3+ years’ experience within a Learning and or Organisational Development function, ideally in a diverse, large matrixed organisation
• Understanding and application of adult learning principles in development of learning programs
• Experience in managing and supporting stakeholders or portfolios to support service delivery.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, in particular Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Administrator experience with a Learning Management System such as Litmos or Success Factors
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in the use of learning authoring tools (e.g.: Articulate 360)
• Certificate IV Training and Assessment or working towards
• Current Working with Children Check (WWCC) and NDIS Check or willingness to undertake.
• Willingness to undertake a National Criminal History Check (Newcastle Anglican will consider the relevance of any reported outcomes)
• Current drivers’ licence

• Maintain all components of Newcastle Anglican’s Learner Manager System (Litmos), including content authoring, learning system architecture, mapping processes, record keeping, reporting and evaluation.
• Coordination and support of early careers programs, including, work experience and vocational/ tertiary placements, and traineeship programs.
• Instructional design and development of e-learning modules and webinars.
• Development and distribution of periodic and ad-hoc reporting on learning metrics and compliance as required by key stakeholders.
• You’ll use your critical thinking skills to pre-empt, identify and make recommendations for stakeholder support, answer enquiries and present learning solutions that support continuous improvement and service delivery