About the role
In this role, you will play an integral part of the service’s effective and efficient operations and delivery of responsive quality programs and provide essential support and advice to the Centre Manager to ensure the efficient and effective strategic management of the service, under the direction of the Early Childhood Education and Care Coordinator.

This role is based at Korayn Birralee Family Centre in Corio.

Work type: Permanent Full Time
Classification: Band 5 $76,355 - $86,617 pa plus super

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting in the leadership of a multi-disciplinary team of early childhood professionals, including maternal and child health nurses, teachers, and educators, to ensure compliance with City of Greater Geelong policies and procedures and relevant State and Commonwealth Government regulations and legislation
• Ensuring service culture embraces the principles and practices of an integrated service delivery model.
• Assisting with and work collaboratively with the Centre Manager to ensure the efficient administrative functioning of the service, including maintaining accurate family records, invoicing, procurement of stock and equipment, reception duties, rostering, processing, and monitoring of agreements, licenses and leases and other administrative tasks as required.
• Providing Educational Leadership through mentoring, guidance, and support to educators in collaboration with the Centre Manager and assist in staff performance reviews.
• Supporting staff recruitment, induction, on boarding, line management and training for staff as directed by the Centre Manager.
• Actively encouraging families and the broader community to authentic participation and engagement with the service via the development of a family engagement plan.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will have a Bachelor qualification in Early Childhood Education. A Diploma in Children’s Services will also be considered.

Essential Experience:

• Current First Aid, Management of Anaphylaxis, Asthma and CPR.
• Current Employee Working with Children Check 
• Experience in managing and providing leadership and professional support to staff within a children’s service.
• Proven high level of skills in business administration of ECEC services, organisation and time management.
• Thorough understanding of the National Early Childhood Quality Framework and the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010.
• Sound understanding of the principles of integrated service delivery and an ability to undertake a leadership role within an integrated service model.
• Ability to undertake consultations with children, parents, and the local community in relation to the review and development of programs and services within the service.

About Korayn Birralee Family Centre:
Korayn Birralee is part of Our Place Northern Bay - one of nine sites across the states demonstrating the potential of an integrated, holistic approach in enabling children and families to overcome barriers to education and learning. The Centre is part of an integrated hub including Maternal and Child Health, playgroups, family services, allied health, community engagement spaces and the Northern Bay Wexford P-8 campus. The Centre Manager plays a significant leadership role in participating in and enabling collaboration and integration between Korayn Birralee and other services, with the support of onsite Our Place staff. This includes oversight of the hub bookings, participation in local leadership groups, enabling collaboration between Early Childhood staff and other teams and regular meetings with the Wexford Principal and Our Place Partnership Manager to align planning and implementation in a way which focuses on the needs and aspirations of children and their families. A collaborative mindset and appetite for new ways of working are key requirements to enable success. Further detail is available here: https://ourplace.org.au/our-sites/northern-bay/

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Child Safety Responsibilities 
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy.  

Diversity and Inclusion 
At the City we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. For this reason, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages and diverse experience.

Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong
Join the City of Greater Geelong, a community-focused workplace on Wadawurrung Country. We deliver over 130 services to our growing population, striving to make our city a great place to live, work, and study. Our central location for Central Geelong-based employees is the Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal, a modern, sustainable, and inclusive workplace, along with our outreach locations.

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Applications and Enquiries
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Enquiries: Lisa Demajo – Coordinator Early Childhood Education & Care | LDemajo@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

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