ABOUT US

Sweet Justice was founded by Managing Director, Claire Moore in 2020 for the purpose of teaching beekeeping skills to young people in youth justice settings. We are now providing training in adult correctional facilities across Victoria.

Our growing beekeeping operations include honey production, pollination services, and queen bee breeding, allowing us to create employment pathways for parolees trained in beekeeping by Sweet Justice.

our opportunity

The Beekeeping Trainer is responsible for providing high quality training and assessment in beekeeping that facilitates an enriching learning experience for participants, is aligned to the Sweet Justice vision and values, and meets and exceeds regulatory and/or contract requirements.

The Beekeeping Trainer will travel to Youth Justice and Correctional Facilities within Victoria to deliver training in facilities under the control of Corrections Victoria, and must meet and comply with Corrections Victoria’s site and screening requirements.

The Beekeeping Trainer will:

• Conduct training and assessment in accordance with the requirements of the training curriculum.
• Create, maintain and manage training and assessment records in accordance with Sweet Justice policy and procedure, and/or with client/regulatory requirements;
• Maintain subject matter expertise and currency of knowledge in beekeeping, including participating in professional development and/or mentoring facilitated by Sweet Justice;
• Liaise with and be directed by the Head of Training regarding training delivery, curriculums, logistics and client requirements;
• Maintain and manage training resources, including participant materials, PPE, and digital resources/assets.

ABOUT You

• Advanced skills in training and assessment;
• Proven competency and skill in beekeeping practices;
• Collaborative, responsive and professional approach to cross-functional and stakeholder relationships;
• Proven skill in building trust and respect with clients;
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to communicate across diverse cohorts and influence outcomes.
• A current Drivers Licence;
• Certificate IV or Diploma in TAE or higher level educational qualifications (desirable);
• Proven knowledge and understanding of child safety and wellbeing, including but not limited to child safe practices in a training context;
• Knowledge of biosecurity, honey extraction and production, hive manipulation, pollination and best practice beekeeping;
• Experience delivering training and assessment;
• Experience delivering training in corrections settings or similar (desirable).

OUR PROCESS

Please click Apply Now to submit your application.

Applicants for employment with Sweet Justice will be subject to a selection process.

Successful candidates will be required to satisfy our pre-employment conditions before an offer of employment is made.

These requirements may include the following:

• A valid and satisfactory Working with Children Check (employee category);
• Evidence of vaccination status, in accordance with Sweet Justice policy;
• Relevant qualifications and/or professional registration/s.

Diversity, equity and inclusivity are the cornerstones of our mission and vision, our practice and our workplace and organisational culture. If you require adjustments in order to equitably participate in our selection and recruitment process, please email [email protected], using the subject line: Teacher - Beekeeping enquiry via EthicalJobs.