Lead Educator

BaptistCare; The Hills Shire Council; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Wellbeing support programmes

Employee referral programme

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Australia is seeking a Lead Educator to design and implement national education frameworks for Home Care. This role involves collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure compliance through targeted education while embedding learning into everyday practice. The ideal candidate will have strong qualifications in Education or related fields and a proven track record in developing and evaluating education programmes. This full-time position offers hybrid work options and the chance to positively impact workforce capability and service quality.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and evaluating education programmes in aged care or health.
• Proven track record in embedding learning into practice.
• Valid Australian driver's licence and capacity to travel.
• A valid Australian driver’s licence and capacity to travel.
• Experience designing and evaluating education programmes in aged care, health, or community sectors.
• Experience overseeing national or large‑scale education strategies.
• Proven track record in embedding learning into organisational practice.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement national education strategies.
• Oversee compliance-focused training programmes.
• Monitor and evaluate education outcomes for continuous improvement.
• Monitor and evaluate education outcomes to ensure continuous improvement.

Skills

Strong knowledge of regulatory standards in home care

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Tertiary qualification in Education or related discipline

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Job description

Lead Educator - BaptistCare

Shape tomorrow’s Home Care: Where learning becomes living! Join one of Australia’s largest home care providers at the forefront of service quality and innovation.

The Role

As Lead Educator - Home Care, you will lead the strategic design, governance, and implementation of BaptistCare’s national education framework for Home Care. You’ll ensure reform compliance through targeted education programmes, addressing qualification requirements, regulatory expectations, and future workforce capability. This role is about embedding education into everyday practice and creating a culture where learning is lived, not just delivered.

You’ll work collaboratively with Innovation and Quality leaders, Learning and Development, Care Team Supervisors and Delivery Support Leads to build a sustainable education framework that equips staff to deliver safe, compliant, and person‑centred care well into the future.

This is a 12‑month fixed‑term full‑time position reporting to the General Manager Quality – Home Care.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement national education strategies aligned with sector reforms.
• Oversee compliance‑focused training programmes and workforce capability development.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to embed learning into organisational practice.
• Monitor and evaluate education outcomes to ensure continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Education, Nursing, Allied Health, Social Work, Aged Care, or related discipline.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of regulatory standards and sector reforms in home care and aged care.
• A valid Australian driver’s licence and capacity to travel.
• Experience designing and evaluating education programmes in aged care, health, or community sectors.
• Experience overseeing national or large‑scale education strategies.
• Proven track record in embedding learning into organisational practice.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Previous experience in faith‑based and/or not‑for‑profit community service environments preferred.

Location & Work Type

• Location: Hybrid work options available with travel across our Home Care services nationally.
• Employment type: Full‑time, 12‑month fixed‑term position.
• Work hours: Monday to Friday, with flexibility for travel.

Benefits

Access to salary packaging that may increase your take‑home pay, novated leasing, rewards and recognition programmes, wellbeing support programmes, an employee referral programme, and retail discounts.

Contact

If you have further questions regarding career opportunities, please email [e-mail] for a confidential discussion with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners.

Application Note

Applicants are advised to apply promptly as applications may be reviewed before the closing date. The closing date is subject to change without notice.