Position summary
This position requires the incumbent to lead a team of Educators and the Educational program for an Integrated Pre-school and long day care service. In addition, a sound understanding of Early Childhood Development, have communication and leadership skills to create a welcoming, caring and supportive environment for children to achieve full potential and foster strong relationships with families.
Selection criteria
Essential:
- Proven ability to apply high ethical standards and represent MTHCS in a professional manner.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Bachelor of Early Childhood Education or equivalent.
- Good time-management with the ability to plan, work and manage time effectively without direct supervision.
- An interest in improving the health of families through the delivery of children’s services.
- Sound understanding and knowledge of early childhood development.
- Ability to prepare, document and implement a detailed developmentally appropriate educational program for children with parental involvement.
- Leadership and self-motivational skills to achieve goals.
- A demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
- Current Working with Children Check.
- Current Victorian Driver’s Licence.
- Current Police Check.
Desirable:
- Well-developed leadership skills with ability to plan own work and that of other staff to achieve specific objectives.
- Experience developing and implementing Quality Improvement Plans.
- A sound understanding and knowledge of early childhood education and government priorities.
Key responsibilities
- Ensuring that children’s developmental outcomes are met and progressed.
- Leading program planning.
- Leading professional, developmentally informed observations about children.
- Leading and creating a learning environment which responds to each child’s developmental abilities.
- Oversight of the delivery of a service which is child and family centred in its approach.
- Ensuring compliance with the relevant Acts, Regulations and Standards that affect Children’s Services.
See above 'Position description' Pdf Document for full list of responsiblities.
Employment with MTHCS
Child Safe Organisation
Mallee Track Health and Community Service is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental
All MTHCS employees will:
- Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and the health and safety of others.
- Use any equipment provided for health and safety purposes.
- Obey reasonable instructions given by MTHCS in relation to health and safety at work.
- Help MTHCS meet our duty of care, such as by undertaking hazard inspections.
- Comply with all MTHCS OHS policies and procedures.
- Ensure they do not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety.
Section 21 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004, requires an Employer to provide and maintain, so far as is reasonable and practicable, a safe workplace for all employees and ensure that no employee is placed at risk of injury while performing the duties and responsibilities required by their position.
To comply with this obligation, MTHCS requires all candidates/employees to have the mental and physical capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position they are applying for (or have been appointed to).
If a risk is identified and fitness to safely perform the duties of the position needs to be determined, MTHCS with the agreement of the candidate/employee, will arrange an independent medical assessment to determine capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position to minimise the risk of injury or aggravation of any pre-existing condition the candidate/employee may have.
Compulsory Training
As per the schedule.
Performance Appraisal
Conducted as per appraisal schedule.
How to apply
Your application must clearly state the position title specified on the advertisement and include:
- A statement addressing each Key Selection Criteria clearly demonstrating your ability to meet the objectives of the role. Note: Read the Position Description (PD) carefully so you have a good understanding of what is required and remember to address what knowledge, skills and attributes you have.
- General resume.
- Copies of any formal qualifications. Note: hard copies of your qualifications will need to be produced at interview.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a Police Record Check and also a Working With Children Check for nominated positions.
To apply please forward current resume with covering letter addressing the key selection criteria to:
People and CulturePO Box 130, Ouyen VIC 3490
Or alternatively an application can be emailed to [email protected]
Applications received earlier than the closing date may be assessed, interviewed and offered employment prior to the closing date.
Closing date: Friday, 8 Dec 2023, 5:00 pm
