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Lots of beginners start with dobs. It does take a little while to learn to find things, but you will be able to find a lot fairly quickly. "Atlas of the Southern Night sky" is a very useful book with maps of each constellation and 4-5 interesting things to look at in each. I use my dob at school nights etc - even at high powers, things don't move out of view that quickly - i move it every now and then, but its not hard for people to get a good view.
Star hopping is a great way to learn about the sky IMO. Mind you, going to some star nights or astro camps helps the learning happen much more rapidly.
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