Community Education Associate

This is a casual role for friendly and personable communicators involving delivery of education programs for Sydney Water.

• Do you love working in a creative and high energy team?
• Casual hourly rate will start from $43.53

Are you passionate about educating the community?

Sydney Water engages the Greater Sydney community in conversations about where their drinking water comes from, how wastewater is treated and the importance of a resilient and reliable water supply. Our community education programs promote messages within the broader context of the urban water cycle, circular economy, and water conservation.

The Wonders of Water.

This is a casual role for friendly and personable communicators involving delivery of education programs for Sydney Water. The ‘Wonders of Water’ education initiative is a community education program designed to increase water literacy so that our community can make informed choices around positive water and wastewater behaviours, and the importance of diversifying our water sources.

If this sounds like you read on:

The Wonders of Water Discovery Team deliver education at community events, in schools, and high traffic public spaces across Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains and Illawarra. On occasion, activations include our mobile education vehicle which leverages a range of interactive activities to highlight the wonderful (and complex) world of water. As a casual staff member of the Wonders of Water Discovery Team, you will help engage and educate the community at different times, often on weekends. You will be joining an existing team, passionate and motivated to build water literacy across the Greater Sydney community.

Want to know more about the Wonders of Water mobile education van?

Click the link below:

Wonders of Water (sydneywater.com.au)

About you

• Highly developed social skills and comfortable in social situations.
• Friendly, engaging, adaptable and personable.
• Highly developed verbal communication and interpretation skills to deliver complex and technical concepts for diverse audiences in the community.
• Demonstrated experience managing work timeframes, deadlines and expectations independently of direct supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to foster positive, effective relationships with community members and stakeholders.

Experience Qualifications

• Enrolled in or completed degree qualification in science, geography, engineering, marketing, environmental science, teaching and/or equivalent experience.
• Valid Working with Children Check (or willingness to obtain)
• Current drivers licence and personal vehicle access for travel
• Current First Aid training (desirable)

 Please see the position description for the role’s full accountabilities. For any additional questions please reach out to connor.may@sydneywater.com.au – Application closing date is Tuesday 24th June

Research shows that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for roles if they don’t meet every qualification. If, after reading this, you’re not sure you tick every single criteria box, but have the passion to get behind our purpose, the determination to face a challenge and a willingness to grow and learn, we think you should click that apply button anyway. We’re passionate about building a diverse and inclusive team, and love hearing from people like you.

As part of the application process, Sydney Water will be collecting your personal information to assess your suitability for the role. We will also use your personal information to establish a LiveHire talent profile in our Talent Community.  

Your personal information will be collected in accordance with LiveHire’s Terms, Privacy Policy and Sydney Water’s Privacy Collection Statement – Job Application. Please note as part of the application process, you will be asked to undergo background checks which includes a criminal history check.