Passport to Success Facilitator

The Smith Family
$84,784 - $107,355 a year
New South Wales
Part time
1 day ago

Date: 7 Aug 2025

Location: New South Wales, AU

Company: The Smith Family

  • Facilitator needed for primary in-school programs in Term 4 2025 onwards
  • Make a genuine difference to the lives of some of Australia’s most disadvantaged children and their families
  • Casual position located in Dubbo, NSW

The Smith Family is a national children’s education charity that works with children and young people experiencing poverty to overcome their circumstances and reach their full potential by providing holistic, long-term support for their education.


About our role


We are currently seeking a casual facilitator to join our organisation. Reporting to the Programs Facilitator Manager and working alongside dedicated, energised, and passionate team members, this role will work across our participating schools in Dubbo, NSW where our ‘Learning for Life’ students are enrolled. You facilitate to the whole class, so everyone gets the benefit of these extra-curriculum programs. Programs run intermittently, as required by the participating schools. It would suit a facilitator with at least two available days per week. Scheduling can fit around your other part time/casual work/study commitments. Training and resources supplied.


The successful candidates may consider delivering one or more of the following programs, depending on their skills and experience and also the local participating schools’ needs:


  • One hour a week for 6 weeks to assist Year 6 students transition to secondary school (Passport to Success)
  • Increasing Years 4-6 and/or junior secondary students’ knowledge of the world of work, and how these relate to their own interests and strengths in 5-7 one-hour sessions (Future Seekers)

About you


It takes a special kind of person to work as a casual facilitator in our programs. The successful candidate will have:


  • Demonstrated qualifications and/or experience in the delivery of training programs or classroom-based learning
  • A current drivers licence, access to a reliable and insured vehicle and a willingness to travel up to one hour each way to deliver the program sessions
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships with people from various backgrounds
  • Highly developed organisational and administrative skills with the ability to manage your time effectively
  • Commitment to The Smith Family’s Facilitator Quality Standards, informed by existing frameworks including the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
  • Have or willing to obtain an employee Working With Children's Check

Benefits


The Smith Family has employees at the centre of its values and operations. By joining our team, you can expect to:


  • Find balance, with flexible work options
  • Feel valued and appreciated, with KUDOS, our established recognition program where we share and celebrate the actions, efforts and achievements of all team members
  • Feel you belong; with a supportive, diverse and inclusive team with opportunities to connect with colleagues and community
  • Thrive; with support for you and your family’s mental and physical health with a complete care and safety platform with unlimited Employee Assistance

About us


The Smith Family is a national children’s education charity with a vision of a world where every child has the opportunity to change their future, no matter their circumstances. We believe that education is one of the most powerful change agents, and we work with young Australians to overcome educational inequality caused by poverty – so they can thrive now and into their futures.


For any other information, please contact Susan Thompson, Programs Facilitator Manager at facilitators@thesmithfamily.com.au. Remember to add "Facilitator - Dubbo, NSW" in the email subject if enquiring about this role.


Closing date: 1 September 2025


Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate must be prepared to undertake a National Police Check and a Working with Children’s Check. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to principles of cultural diversity. Applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged.

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