Senior Education Consultant

Australian Childhood Foundation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging up to $15,900 per tax

Wellbeing Support - Employee Assist

National Network across Australia

Values-driven trauma-informed culture

Meaningful community impact

Job summary

Australian Childhood Foundation is seeking a Senior Education Consultant to strengthen knowledge mobilisation and practice for organizations supporting children who have experienced abuse and trauma. You will translate knowledge into practical learning experiences, across face-to-face, online and blended formats.

The role requires strong facilitation, content development and project leadership, with responsibilities spanning stakeholder engagement, learning design and program delivery across a

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in a related discipline.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116) or equivalent with recent VET experience.
• Knowledge of trauma impact on children and relational healing approaches.
• Experience in organisational capacity building and needs analysis.
• Experience managing large, complex projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent written communication, editing and content development skills.
• Experience applying contemporary instructional design principles.
• Ability to facilitate engaging learning online and face-to-face environments.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with organisational clients and stakeholders.
• Understand learning and capacity-building needs; develop meaningful objectives.
• Design, facilitate and evaluate face-to-face, online and blended learning.
• Deliver accredited and non-accredited learning programs.
• Support learners through reflective practice, assessment and feedback.
• Develop learning resources, practice guides and digital content.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, designers and e-learning developers.
• Lead or contribute to complex projects with planning, budgets and evaluation.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Instructional design

Facilitation

Content development

Project management

Editing/writing

Relationship building

Trauma-informed practice

Education

Tertiary qualification in related discipline

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116) or equivalent

Tools

Learning management systems

Content development tools

Job description

Australian Childhood Foundation – Sydney CBD NSW

• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families
• Full-time 12-month opportunity with a NFP organisation
• SCHADS Award Level 6-7, depending on experience | Salary Packaging up to $15,900

About the opportunity

Australian Childhood Foundation is seeking an experienced Senior Education Consultant to join our Knowledge Mobilisation and Practice division.
This is an opportunity for an experienced educator, facilitator and capacity-building professional to help strengthen the knowledge and practice of organisations and professionals supporting children and young people who have experienced abuse, violence and trauma.
You'll work across stakeholder engagement, learning and facilitation, content development and complex projects, helping translate knowledge into practical, engaging learning experiences and resources that build capability and strengthen practice.

Australian Childhood Foundation

The Australian Childhood Foundation is a leading not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting children and young people to recover from the impacts of abuse, neglect, and family violence. We provide specialist therapeutic services, advocacy, and education programs underpinned by the latest research in neuroscience, attachment, and trauma. Our work is driven by a commitment to creating safe, supportive environments where every child can thrive.

About the role

As a Senior Education Consultant, you will:

• Build strong relationships with organisational clients and key internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with organisations to understand learning and capacity-building needs and develop meaningful learning objectives.
• Design, facilitate and evaluate engaging face-to-face, online and blended learning.
• Deliver both accredited and non-accredited learning programs.
• Support learners through reflective practice, assessment and feedback.
• Contribute to the development of learning resources, practice guides, digital content, tools and other knowledge products.
• Work collaboratively with subject matter experts, designers, videographers and e-learning developers.
• Lead or make substantial contributions to complex projects, including project planning, resources, milestones, budgets and evaluation.

About you

You’ll bring a strong combination of practice knowledge, learning expertise and relationship‑building skills.
You will have:

• An appropriate tertiary qualification in a related discipline.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment TAE40116 or equivalent, with recent VET industry experience.
• Knowledge of the impact of trauma on children and young people and relationally based healing approaches.
• Experience in organisational capacity building, including training needs analysis and development of learning outcomes.
• Experience managing or making a substantial contribution to large and complex projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build productive relationships with organisational clients.
• Excellent written communication, editing and content development skills.
• Experience applying contemporary instructional design principles.
• Confidence facilitating engaging learning in both online and face‑to‑face environments.
• The ability to work collaboratively in a busy and changing environment.
• This role sits within Australian Childhood Foundation's Knowledge Mobilisation and Practice division, which brings together Education Services, the Centre for Excellence in Therapeutic Care, Parenting and Early Years, and Business Development and Strategy.
• The division has been established to strengthen impact, build capability internally and externally, and support sustainable growth through a more integrated approach to education, knowledge mobilisation, capacity building, research and service design.
• The role has a national scope, and some intrastate and interstate travel will be required.

What we offer

• Salary Packaging - Increase your take-home pay with up to $15,900 of tax‑free benefits.
• Wellbeing Support - Access to confidential Employee Assistance program
• National Network - Connect with a passionate professional community across Australia.
• Values-Driven Culture: Be part of a trauma‑informed, child‑focused organisation that puts children's needs and voices at the centre of everything we do.
• Real Impact - Contribute to innovative programs that create meaningful change for children, young people and families.

To learn more about our work and the impact we're making for children and families, please visit: https://www.childhood.org.au/

Applications close on 18 November 2026, unless a suitable candidate is appointed earlier.

Australian Childhood Foundation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment including National Police Check, Working with Children Checks and additional State based program checks.
Australian Childhood Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability are strongly encouraged to apply. Members of the LGBITQ+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.