Lead Educator – Home Care

Shape tomorrow’s Home Care: Where learning becomes living! Join one of Australia’s largest home care providers at the forefront of service quality and innovation.

The Role

As Lead Educator – Home Care, you will lead the strategic design, governance, and implementation of BaptistCare’s national education framework for Home Care. You’ll ensure reform compliance through targeted education programs, addressing qualification requirements, regulatory expectations, and future workforce capability. This role is about embedding education into everyday practice and creating a culture where learning is lived, not just delivered.

You’ll work collaboratively with Innovation and Quality leaders, Learning and Development, Care Team Supervisors and Delivery Support Leads to build a sustainable education framework that equips staff to deliver safe, compliant, and person-centred care well into the future.

This is a 12month fixed-term full-time position reporting to the General Manager Quality – Home Care.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement national education strategies aligned with sector reforms.
• Oversee compliance-focused training programmes and workforce capability development.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to embed learning into organisational practice.
• Monitor and evaluate education outcomes to ensure continuous improvement.

About You
The successful candidate will have:

• Tertiary qualification in Education, Nursing, Allied Health, Social Work, Aged Care, or related discipline.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of regulatory standards and sector reforms in home care and aged care.
• A valid Australian driver’s licence, and capacity to travel.
• Experience designing and evaluating education programs in aged care, health, or community sectors.
• Experience overseeing national or large-scale education strategies.
• Proven track record in embedding learning into organisational practice.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Previous experience in faith-based and/or not-for-profit community service environments preferred.

Location & Work Type

• Location: Hybrid work options available with travel across our Home Care services nationally.
• Employment Type: Full-time, 12-month fixed-term position.
• Work Hours: Monday to Friday, with flexibility for travel.
  
  

About us:
We are proud to be part of the merged care organisation that will be known nationally as BaptistCare. As a for purpose, Christian care organisation, we are committed to providing exceptional support and services across Australia. Together with Baptcare (VIC, TAS, SA) and Baptist Care SA we employ over 12,000 dedicated employees and support over 38,000 customers to help people live well with dignity and purpose. From older Australians and their families to people facing significant disadvantage, our passion and our priority are the customers we serve. We strive to deliver care as it should be – with people right at the centre.

The Employee Benefits of joining BaptistCare include access to salary packaging that may increase your take-home pay, novated leasing, rewards and recognition programs, wellbeing support programs, an employee referral program, and retail discounts.

If you have further questions regarding career opportunities, please email mytalent@baptistcare.org.au for a confidential discussion with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners.

Applicants are advised to apply promptly as applications may be reviewed before the closing date. The closing date is subject to change without notice.