Digital Educator

About the Agency

As the steward for digitally enabling Australia’s health system, the Agency plays a key role in coordinating national engagement, delivery, and adoption of digital health to facilitate person-centred, connected healthcare. Our responsibilities span national digital health services and systems, including My Health Record, Electronic Prescriptions, and the MyHealth App.

At the Australian Digital Health Agency, we celebrate the agility of remote work while fostering collaboration with your colleagues. Join us to grow, develop, and advance your career without the need to relocate or compromise your current lifestyle. We promote an inclusive workplace culture where everyone at the Agency lives our values in pursuit of a healthier future for all Australians. Our passion and commitment to reconciliation demonstrates our dedication to create inclusive environments, and social responsibility, all to support you in seamlessly balancing life and career.

About the Role

Policy, Programs and Engagement Division: Embark on a career with our Policy Programs and Engagement Division, a hub of excellence that drives national programs and portfolio priorities. We inform policies and manage external stakeholder relationships, fostering a collaborative network based on trust. This is your chance to be a pivotal force in an environment where policy, technology and health outcomes converge.

As the Digital Educator, you will be accountable under limited direction to perform complex work to drive the meaningful adoption and use of digital health technologies across multiple healthcare and consumer settings. This may require using learning design methodologies that support the development of a system wide shift in the understanding of digital health in the workplace, and for consumers. The primary focus of this role will be to design learning and develop education resources in support of the Australian Digital Health Agency’s strategic plan.

You will provide support for the health sector and aged care sector workforce and students, and consumers in support of the Australian Digital Health Agency’s strategic plan.

This position will be responsible for working with internal and external stakeholders, including industry and education sector and subject matter experts to create online and digital learning resources for healthcare providers and consumers in support of the Australian Digital Health Agency’s strategic plan.

Do you have experience in higher education, vocational training, or workforce development in the Healthcare sector, including Aged Care, Allied Health and Digital Health? Then this exciting opportunity is for you!

For all queries relating to the responsibilities of the position, please contact Stephen Ridgway at Stephen.ridgway@digitalhealth.gov.au

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for experienced Digital Educators that have the knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Ability to build and create innovative educational content for a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Capability to develop and design eLearning material on digital platforms, with a preference for experience in Vyond, Articulate 360, Adobe Creative Suite and Learning Management Systems or transferable skills to use these programs.
• Proven ability to work with subject matter experts to write and create education material.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills and the ability to manage all stages of online resource development projects.
• Capacity to lead education and change management activities to a wide variety of audiences.
• An understanding, or ability to quickly acquire an understanding of the Agency’s digital health products and services, such as My Health Record and electronic prescriptions
• Animation skills would be highly regarded.

Eligibility

• Ability to obtain and maintain national police check.
• Australian Citizenship is a condition of eligibility.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a baseline security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a higher clearance if required by the Agency.

Our Benefits

• Ask us about our 2025-26 salary increases, annual performance reviews and superannuation employer contribution of 15.4%.Salary packaging (also known as salary sacrifice) is available.
• Work From Home & Attractive Flexible Working Arrangements: All staff can apply for flexible work arrangements that offer a range of options for how, when and where you work.
• Agency Study bank: Our employees are eligible for financial assistance up to 100% of costs and up to 7.5 hours per week study leave as per our study assistance guidelines.
• Generous leave opportunities including Parental (primary & secondary), compassionate, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Leave, Cultural, Emergency Response, Defence, Half Pay option, and Portability of leave across most State and Federal government agencies.

Additional Information

The position maybe filled in Brisbane, Canberra or Sydney, and locations outside of these Agency office centres will also be considered. To apply, submit your resume and a cover letter.

Please contact the recruitment team at careers@digitalhealth.gov.au with queries relating to the application process.

Order of Merit: Applicants rated as suitable will be placed in a merit pool that may be used to fill similar ongoing or non-ongoing positions throughout the Agency for up to 18 months.

Closing Date: Sunday 5 January 2025, 11:00pm

Salary: This role offers between $94,456 - $106,563 plus 15.4% superannuation depending on skills and experience.