• Supportive and inclusive environment working for a leading NFP organisation
• Fantastic salary packaging benefits
• Hybrid model work from home/office – Pick your hours

Deaf Connect is the largest, whole-of-life service provider and social impact organisation for Deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing Australians. We stand with the Deaf community to build capacity and influence social change while paying respect to history, culture and language.

Our organisational values of Heart, Courage, and Discovery stand with the Deaf community to build capacity and influence social change while paying respect to history, culture, and language.

We offer an attractive benefits program including:  

• Salary packaging, enabling you to make huge savings on tax and maximise your pay  
• Flexibility regarding working arrangements 
• Discount membership to gyms and facilities throughout Australia  
• Free annual flu vaccinations  
• Free comprehensive online learning portal 
• Free financial wellness support through our default super fund 

About The Role

Deaf Connect is looking for a motivated Instructional/Learning Designer to create engaging learning materials for our Interpreting and Auslan Qualifications. Working closely with a remote, high-functioning team of SMEs and casual designers, you will develop interactive materials suited to adult learners in our Accredited Courses.

Under the direction of the Team Leader – Interpreting Qualifications, you will collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs), casual designers and other stakeholders to develop learning materials, online modules and assessments for our diploma-level Interpreting Qualifications.

You will be working on a focussed short term project, designing a hybrid delivery program for a mixed cohort of Deaf and hearing students in our Interpreting Qualifications. This is an exciting project with possibilities for creating innovative resources and assessments and reviewing existing materials with accessibility and universal design principles in mind.

This role can be located in any of the Deaf Connect offices.

About You

In your application, let us know if you have these key skills and experience:  

Essential:

• Demonstrated experience in instructional design with previous exposure to RTOs and AQF standards.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Reliable time management skills and ability to complete projects within tight timeframes.

Highly desirable:

• Adult education or instructional design qualifications. Eg. Certificate IV / Diploma in Training and Assessment, Bachelor degree with Instructional Design stream/major
• Demonstrated experience writing VET materials mapped to specific units of competency and qualifications.
• Experience designing a variety of materials for trainers and students, utilising technology such as Microsoft Office suite, Acrobat Pro, Moodle, Articulate Storyline, Rise, Vimeo, GoReact.
• Demonstrated ability to design engaging content specific to student needs.
• Auslan fluency will be highly regarded and Deaf candidates are highly desirable for their ability to provide insights into Deaf-centred design and the Deaf student experience
• Qualifications in Auslan and interpreting or relevant experience
• Ability to work well under little supervision.

Apply now!

We may actively review applications and begin interviewing prior to this date.

To apply you must submit the following:

• Either a Cover Letter or a link to your Auslan video recording outlining how your skills and experience meet the position requirements as outlined in the position description (no more than 1.5 pages or 5 min Auslan video recording)
• An up-to-date resume including your name, contact details, employment history and qualifications. 

If you have further questions about the role, you can contact our friendly People and Culture team on [email protected] using the subject line: Instructional Designer - Interpreting Qualifications - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Deaf Connect is an equal opportunity employer. The successful candidate will require a NDIS WC and Blue Card prior to commencement.

A position description is attached.