Supplementary Title Position: Workshop Presenter

Appointed by: State Learning & Development Manager

Reports to: State Learning & Development Manager

Key Relationships:

Course participants and training teams

Region Teams

State Learning & Development Team

Term of Appointment: Three years (can be reappointed after review is conducted).

 Primary purpose of the position

Facilitate learning in a specialist subject area, enabling participants to learn and apply new skills.

 Training and Facilitating Learning

• Communicate and engage effectively with girls and women
• Practice high-level interpersonal skills including building positive respectful relationships, questioning, active listening and empathy
• Present sessions and workshops
• Facilitate learning, helping participants to discover their own learning
• Share skills, knowledge and resources and help others learn
• Debrief learning activities
• Evaluate sessions
• Manage groups and people effectively
• Work as a member of a team.

Administering Workshops and Courses

• Promote a culture of thanks
• Plan and prepare learning programs, sessions and resources
• Evaluate the course with the participants and the training team
• Complete administrative responsibilities
• Report as requested to the State Learning & Development Manager.

 Designing Learning

• Assess and respond to the needs of course participants
• Use a learner-centred approach to developing adults in Guiding
• Plan and prepare learning programs, sessions and resources
• Use the Girl Guide / Girl Scout Method
• Create effective adult learning environments.

Requirements of appointment to the position

• Be a Member of a State Girl Guide organisation.
• Accept the Girl Guides Australia Code of Conduct.
• Be recommended by her Manager.
• Complete the Learning & Development Qualification for Workshop Presenter.
• Relevant experience, qualification and/or appointment.

Capabilities and personal attributes

• Commitment to the principles of Guiding and willingness to make or renew the Guide promise.
• Commitment to the development of girls and women.
• Sound planning, organisation and management skills.
• Effective communication skills both one on one and in groups.
• A positive role model.
• Capacity and time to undertake the role.
• Commitment to her own on-going development.

Ongoing requirements

• Commitment to the Promise and Law.
• Compliance with the Girl Guides Australia Code of Conduct.
• Commitment to ongoing self-development and learning.
• Commitment to wearing of the Guide uniform.
• Meet the ongoing requirements of her current appointment (if relevant) as set out in the relevant Position Description.
• Commitment to the role of Workshop Presenter and membership of the State Learning & Development team.
• Delivery of a minimum number of hours training per year (as set by the SLDM and her Committee), and recorded in her personal Training Log.

Appointment review

• ‘New to Role’ Review completed with State Learning & Development Manager six months following appointment.
• Annual evaluation of sessions presented
• Review of Training Log and hours of training facilitated
• Participation in Annual Role Review with the State Learning & Development Manager or her nominee as required.