Looking for a change in 2025? Passionate about advancing gender equality? Share our commitment to driving meaningful change and empowering women? Want to make workplaces fair and safe for women? The Education and Training Officer role is a unique opportunity to be involved in establishing the Working Women’s Centre in NSW. Join us in the fight for women’s safety and economic security.

New Position

This a unique opportunity help set up a new legal program to redress structural workplace inequalities experienced by women and non-binary people. The Working Women’s Centre (WWC) NSW has been established to provide a feminist employment and discrimination service that will champion the rights and demands of working women. Working Women’s Centres have a proud tradition of delivering high quality, best practice workplace and community training. The Education and Training Officer will play a key role in our fight for women’s safety and economic security.

Be involved in establishing a new education and training program to improve the lives of working women. The role will focus on assisting employers to understand their legal obligations to employees through education and training. The Working Women’s Centre NSW will form part of a national network of Working Women’s Centres that have been funded in each state and territory to deliver employment law legal services to women, including training to employers. This is a dynamic role that will collaborate with a range of stakeholders both nationally and in NSW.

The Working Women’s Centre is a specialist service, and we are experts in gendered workplace legal issues. This makes us uniquely placed to address systemic inequality at work. We are looking for an Education and Training Officer who enjoys developing and delivering engaging content that will contribute to meaningful change in workplaces for working women. We invite you to join us in the fight for women’s safety and economic security.

THE ROLE

This is an opportunity to work with a dynamic team of employment law specialists and best-practice frontline access workers.

This is a new role. We are seeking an experienced Education and Training Officer who is passionate about our mission to advance gender equality. The multifaceted role in the Training Program will deliver compliance programs to employers, and capacity building workshops to key stakeholders. By equipping employers with the knowledge and tools to comply with employment laws, you will reduce the harms suffered by working women and address workplace exploitation. You will plan, develop, deliver and evaluate training to address systemic issues impacting women, including wage theft, sexual harassment, and precarious working conditions.

ABOUT US

Women's Legal Service NSW (WLS NSW) advocates for an end to gender-based violence and for gender equality in Australia. As a state-wide specialist women’s legal service, we assist women and non-binary people across NSW to obtain legal advice and representation from our trauma informed, holistic legal practice to address women’s safety and economic security.

We use our experience gained from working with over one hundred thousand women and our expertise in a feminist analysis of social issues and the law to determine where we can make the most meaningful and impactful interventions that make positive change structurally and systemically. We have invested in the development of our specialist expertise to advocate for structural changes in legislation and policy through law reform and through the provision of education and training to our colleagues in the legal profession, the community services sector, and the community.

We advise and represent women in a range of practice areas including discrimination, employment, sexual harassment, family law, domestic/family and sexual violence, and compensation and victims support for victims of crime.

WORKPLACE OF CHOICE

WLS NSW promotes gender equality through creating a workplace of choice for women that is:

• Safe. We have clear and effective policies on sexism, discrimination, harassment, bullying and abuse.
• Diverse. We acknowledge, encourage and respect diversity and lived experience.
• Culturally safe. We acknowledge and respond to the need for cultural safety for First Nations staff.
• Flexible. We acknowledge and support flexible work arrangements accommodating caring responsibilities, disability or health issues and study commitments.
• Professional Debriefing. We work in a trauma informed practice that acknowledges the vicarious trauma associated with our work and provide debriefing on an as needed basis whilst also having a requirement for regular external professional debriefing supervision.
• Career Growth and Development. We facilitate career advancement by offering opportunities to expand knowledge in legal practice, leadership, and strategic organisational development, equipping professionals for success in evolving roles.

WLS NSW seeks to close the gender pay gap by providing job and economic security with an Enterprise Agreement that pays above Award and provides generous leave provisions. You have the option to salary package which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay annually.

Salary range 2024-2025

Grade 5 $96,794.51 - $117,251.58 p.a plus salary packaging

The position is based in our office at Lidcombe. The role will require travel across Greater Sydney as well as to rural, regional, and remote NSW and nationally.

WLS NSW considers being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under s. 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

selection Criteria

Essential:

1. Qualifications Tertiary qualifications in the areas of education, law, social work, human rights, politics, case management or psychology and/or relevant experience in delivering education and training based on adult education principles. Eligible to hold a Working With Children Check.
2. Commitment to social justice issues: Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, social justice issues for women, particularly First Nations women, and women in deep and persistent disadvantage (social, economic, and cultural disadvantage).
3. Experience in Adult Education and Training: Describe your experience in designing and delivering adult education and training programs. Include examples of courses you've developed and the principles you employed.
4. Knowledge of Legal Frameworks: Provide examples of how you have collaborated with legal teams or integrated legal requirements into educational content. Explain your approach to ensuring compliance with current legislation.
5. Research and Innovation: Detail your experience with researching best practices and innovative policies, particularly in relation to gendered workplace issues. How have you applied this research to improve training programs?
6. Customising Training Programs: Discuss your ability to modify training courses to meet client needs and tailor program for various industries. Provide examples of how you've adapted content for different audiences.
7. Development of Educational Materials: Explain your process for developing case studies, scenarios, and sourcing content for training materials. Share examples of materials you've created.
8. Facilitation Skills: Outline your experience in conducting and facilitating training sessions. Highlight how you employ feminist and adult learning principles, accommodate different learning styles, and manage group dynamics.
9. Creating Positive Learning Environments: Describe your approach to creating a positive and safe learning environment. Provide examples of how you handle challenging attitudes and behaviours respectfully during training sessions.
10. Client Relationship Management: Explain your experience in building and maintaining positive relationships with clients. Include examples of how you've responded to training requests and negotiated contracts.
11. Travel: Ability to travel across Greater Sydney and to rural, regional and remote NSW and interstate in Australia.

Being a woman is a Genuine Occupational Qualification for the purposes of WLS service provision (Section 31 Anti-Discrimination Act 1977).

A Position Description and Guide for Applicants is attached. Selection criteria listed above must be addressed for your application to be considered.

A position description is attached.