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Opportunity: Outdoor Education Instructor

Reports to: Director of Googa Outdoor Education Centre

Location - Googa Creek, QLD

Salary and Conditions - Enterprise Agreement Classification: Outdoor Education - Full-time as per Lutheran Schools Enterprise Agreement - Accommodation is provided onsite (Shared for singles, whole house for moving families)
Tenure:  Full-time, 3 years. Short-term contracts also considered.
Hours of Duty: 76 hours per fortnight plus additional hours in lieu of accommodation - 4 weeks annual leave plus 3 weeks’ TOIL (time off in lieu).

Commencement date: Immediate
Closing date: Monday 11th August 2025

About Googa
The Googa Outdoor Education Centre is owned and operated by three Lutheran Schools: 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, Rothwell and Caboolture; Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Noosa; Grace Lutheran Primary School, Clontarf.

Majority of our students participate in a four-week experience at Googa Outdoor Education Centre. Activities include multi-day hiking, survival, orienteering, solo, high ropes and service-learning projects.

The Centre, a former forestry camp, is set in the beautiful Blackbutt Ranges and located nine kilometers from the township of Blackbutt. Googa has a lease over six hectares of land adjacent to a further 120 hectares owned and managed by the Committee. The Centre has access to large areas of State Forests and private land for hiking and camping.

Facilities at the camp are deliberately simple. As far as possible, the physical environment has been left as it was in the days of the forestry camp. No electrical appliances, apart from refrigerators, are used in the dormitories. There are six dormitories consisting of three cabins, a kitchen and a cookhouse in each. Kitchens are fully equipped with the basics - crockery, cutlery, pots, pans and other utensils. Cooking takes place over an open fire in the cookhouse. Wood fired ovens are also operational in all cookhouses. The site has a central food preparation area equipped with a stainless-steel kitchen and appliances.

Staff accommodations are in shared houses separate to the rest of the camp – allowing staff to maintain a balance between work and lifestyle. We strive to create a community that is one we want to be a part of, both at Googa and in the greater community of Blackbutt.

Other facilities on the property include the five different high-element challenge course activities, multi-purpose hall, ovals, initiative activities, volleyball and basketball court. The campus and surrounding country have been mapped for rogaining and hiking activities.

The Centre has laying hens, ducks, cattle, sheep, a horse, a vegetable garden and an avocado plantation. Students are involved in working in these areas under the supervision of staff in addition to being rostered on the daily operation of our dairy.

Main Objectives 
> To support the goals and objectives of Googa Outdoor Education Centre in theory and practice.
> To lead outdoor adventure activities (including but not restricted to) hiking, high adventure activities, bush craft, survival skills and camping.
> To frame, supervise and debrief activities providing appropriate duty of care, supervision and learning experiences.
> To assist with the planning of programs including risk management and policy and procedure development.

Responsibilities
Be proactive in supporting a culture of meaningful work, value of worship, appreciation of nature and celebration of personal and communal growth.
• Contribute to the community experience of students and staff in the context of a Christian Gospel centred approach.
• Monitor the student group dynamics and through consultation with the Team and the Director, keep communication among stakeholders open and timely.
• Demonstrate and practise an awareness of, and attendance to students’ physical, pastoral and emotional needs.
• Ensure activities are framed and debriefed in a meaningful way with reference to desired outcomes.
• Supervise students as they complete tasks relating to communal living including cooking, laundry and cleaning of dorms and facilities.
• Supervise students in a range of outdoor activities including but not limited to hiking, high ropes activities, farm maintenance tasks.
• Be proactive in dealing with student behavioural issues within the framework of group deals, restorative practises and appropriate disciplinary measures under the guidance of senior staff.
• Ensure adequate records are kept including activity plans and summaries, logs relating to medication and health issues, behavioural concerns and incidents/accidents.
• Comply with workplace procedures and WH&S principles.

Essential
< Current manual driver’s license
< Senior First Aid certificate (with current CPR)
< Blue Card
< Ability to perform physically and mentally challenging tasks
< Willingness to be guided in work practice
< Able to demonstrate initiative in completing tasks within the context of a team centered approach
< Interest and passion in working with adolescents
< Preparedness to work irregular hours, weekends, public holidays, and school holidays
Desirable
* Current Wilderness or Remote First Aid certificate
* Cert lll or Cert lV in Outdoor Recreation/Outdoor Leadership or Bachelor of Outdoor Education
* Bush Camping experience
* A passion for environmental education and environmental sustainability
* Active member of a Christian denomination

Selection Criteria
SC1 - Demonstrated knowledge or experience in bush camping and hiking to achieve outcomes.
SC2 - Experience working with teenagers and knowledge or a willingness to learn and develop an understanding of adolescent development.
SC3 - Ability to work collaboratively and professionally with staff and fit harmoniously within a residential team working environment.
SC4 - An understanding and desire to contribute to, and participate in, the spiritual and personal development aspects of the program.

Application deadline- Please submit your application by Monday 11th August 2025 at 9:00pm and include:

A Cover Letter
A detailed Resume
Supporting documents
Address your application to director@googa.com.au

Early applications are encouraged.