Preschool Field Officer Service Lead

3 months ago

Melton, Australia Melton City Council Full time

**Full Time Permanent Position**

**PSFO Level 2 + 2.5%** - **$130,201 **per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO**

**The Opportunity**

Melton City Council is seeking a Preschool Field Officer Service Lead to manage the governance and operations, including caseload, of the Preschool Field Officer (PSFO) service to state-funded kindergartens in line with the Department of Education PSFO Guidelines.

You will provide expert guidance and support to early childhood educators, families, and key stakeholders by offering specialized advice, enhancing educator skills, connecting families to necessary resources, promoting the PSFO service, and representing the Council within relevant networks.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Leading, supporting and supervising PSFO staff, including providing opportunities for debriefing, reflection and mentorship.
- Managing an active caseload and prioritising referrals for the effective operation of the PSFO service to ensure delivery priorities and funding obligations are met.
- Providing expert guidance and support to early childhood educators, families and key stakeholders by offering specialised advice, identifying referral pathways and facilitating linkages to support and education services.
- Promoting the PSFO service and strengthening professional partnerships and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders and programs.

To view the **Position Description**, click **here**.

**About you**

**_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_**
- Tertiary Qualification in Early Childhood Education or current regulatory equivalent.
- Skills and experience in leading, supervising and supporting staff to deliver quality programs and high-level customer service.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, manage and evaluate programs within timeframes, funding guidelines and budgets.
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
- Current Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) registration or current Working with Children Check.

**Benefits**

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
Staff Benefits | Melton City Council
- 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave **(Super is paid during parental leave)**:

- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms

**How To Apply**

For further information about the position, please contact **Sarah Bowen**, Interim Early Childhood Coordinator on **9747 7328**.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

**To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.**

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

**Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.**

Applications close **11:59pm** Thursday **24 October 2024

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