Clinical Educator
Job No:
ELD1797
Location:
Eastwood
Join Our Learning & Development Team as our Clinical Educator. Make a real difference in aged care through education.
• Permanent opportunity (0.8 FTE or Full Time)
• Based at Head Office – Eastwood
At Eldercare, our purpose is simple but powerful: to deliver peace of mind with our care.
At Eldercare, we are committed to delivering exceptional care and support to older South Australians. As one of the state’s leading not-for-profit aged care providers, we foster a compassionate and inclusive work environment where every team member is valued.
By joining Eldercare, you'll become part of a team that prioritises integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. With a strong focus on learning and development, we’ll support you as you grow your career.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Clinical Educator to join our Learning & Development team.
In this role, you’ll combine Learning & Development expertise with clinical knowledge to design, develop and deliver contemporary learning solutions that build the capability and confidence of Eldercare’s Clinical and Care workforce.
You’ll contribute to Eldercare’s Mandatory Onboarding and Annual Training Programs delivered at Head Office, as well as develop and deliver site-based toolbox education and targeted learning solutions that respond to identified workforce, clinical practice and site learning needs. Working as part of the Learning & Development team, you’ll apply contemporary adult learning principles to create engaging, practical and relevant learning experiences. This includes facilitating face-to-face learning, developing workplace learning resources, delivering toolbox education, supporting competency-based learning, and evaluating learning effectiveness to inform continuous improvement.
You will work collaboratively with other clinical and care educators, subject matter experts, leaders and site teams to translate clinical knowledge, best practice and organisational requirements into meaningful learning that staff can confidently apply in the workplace.
This is a hands-on L&D role requiring strong initiative, collaboration and a solutions-focused approach. To succeed, you’ll be passionate about adult learning and workforce capability, confident engaging and facilitating diverse groups, and committed to supporting best practice through effective education, coaching and mentoring. If you’re passionate about Learning & Development, adult education and building workforce capability, and have the clinical knowledge to support learning within an aged care environment, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Bring:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
- Demonstrated Learning & Development or education experience
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or working towards one)
- Experience designing, developing, facilitating and evaluating learning programs
- Knowledge and application of adult learning principles
- Experience developing learning resources and competency-based assessments
- Strong facilitation, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills
- Clinical experience in aged care or a similar healthcare environment
- Sound knowledge of the Aged Care Quality Standards and relevant requirements
- A proactive, collaborative and continuous improvement mindset
Why Choose Eldercare?
- Be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values compassion and community
- Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Work in modern facilities with on-site parking
- Enjoy the variety of working across different roles and locations
- Join a team that feels more like family
Ready to Join Us?
To view the Job and Person Specification for this role please click here
Applications will be considered as they are received, and interviews may commence immediately.
Please contact Kirsty Darley, Lead Educator on 0414 396 525 or Kirsty.darley@eldercare.net.au or Amelia Tsekinis, Learning and Development Manager on 0451 469 775 or amelia.tsekinis@eldercare.net.au to learn more about this opportunity.
To work for Eldercare, you are required to hold an acceptable National Police Clearance and comply with relevant vaccination requirements as per Eldercare policy which includes vaccination for both seasonal influenza and COVID-19.
Eldercare is proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation. We are committed to supporting our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) residents, employees and volunteers to ensure they feel included and safe. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are welcomed, included and respected.
Eldercare encourages respectful relationships and does not accept any form of gender-based violence in the workplace. Eldercare is committed to preventing violence against women and is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace to support victims of abuse.
All employees can expect to receive fair and equal treatment and to be free from discrimination in all aspects of their life with Eldercare.
