Our Yarning Cultural Facilitator
Our Yarning Cultural Facilitator
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Job Description
This is no ordinary opportunity.
The Our Yarning initiative at Library For All has a rare opening for a Cultural Facilitator.
Our Yarning is a library of books created by and for community designed to reflect the cultural identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and spark a love of reading. These stories ensure cultural integrity and share a wide range of voices and perspectives.
Our Cultural Facilitator Our Yarning has the power to change the lives of thousands of children in Australia.
The Cultural Facilitator Our Yarning is responsible for:
Liaising with Indigenous communities to support the publication of their stories
Cultural advising on manuscript texts and illustrations
Working with the Our Yarning Coordinator to deliver cultural training to educators
Library For All is no ordinary Not-for-Profit.
As a social enterprise of Save the Children Australia our mission is to make knowledge accessible to all equally. We have a proud history of leveraging innovation in our everyday work to deliver meaningful change for childrens education around the world. As a trusted partner to many of the worlds leading development agencies were laser-focused on scaling our impact to create measurable change for millions more children.
We offer you: A place to make a difference
In this full-time fixed term role youll work as a part of our Programs team in Brisbane Melbourne or remotely to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Cultural Facilitator Our Yarning plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children. Whether its managing Cultural and Intellectual Property (CIP) or working directly with community youll be contributing to our commitment to children in Australia.
You will make a difference by:
- Driving the production of culturally authentic childrens stories to support inclusion and literacy across Australia.
- Supporting learning assessment and advocacy of Our Yarning.
- Contributing to the operational processes of the Our Yarning initiative.
A place to feel valued
Your deep expertise in and understanding of cultural protocols and community engagement. is invaluable. Bringing your best every day means:
- Leading with cultural competence and respect
- Working in community with strong communication skills
- An ability to collaborate and build authentic relationships
- Delivering workshops using expert facilitation and mediation skills
A place to belong
We offer a range of rewards for your effort including:
- Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
- Internal employment and development opportunities
- Support for workplace wellness including access to our free confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
- Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. Weve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if thats what you want!) ( Parents and Mental Wellness Alliance First Nations Advisory Committee).
Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.
Does this sound like the place for you
Wed love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.
Applications close COB Saturday 13 September 2025
Position Description Cultural Facilitator Our Yarning (Identified Role)
For more information about this position please contact Jessica Wimbus at . Or for more information about a career at LFA and Save the Children Australia visit our Careers Page.
*We understand the need for work-life balance. Weve advertised this role as full-time contract position but if youre looking for something different please let us know. We offer flexible hours remote working and individual flexibility plans to ensure were providing you a personalised career.
We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didnt quite hit the mark for you please let us know at . Were dedicated to ensuring Library For All is a place where everyone can feel supported no matter your race ethnicity gender age disability sexuality neurodiversity culture and beliefs.
Library For All is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check a Working with Children Check and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
Library For All is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.
Employment Type
Full-Time
