Educational Leader

Location Profile

Educational Leader - Early Learning Victoria Murrum (Toolern Waters)

Role Purpose

Role Requirements:

- Coaches and mentors across the centre to promote a strong culture of ongoing learning and continuous improvement through reflective practices and continuous cycle of feedback and self-evaluation
- Actively contributes to the centre's quality improvement process
- Builds respectful relationships with families, staff and relevant community partners
- Coordinates an environment where children can flourish and thrive, informed by contemporary research evidence and practices
- Communicates with staff, families, children and stakeholders ensuring that all children feel safe and valued within supportive learning environments
- Ensures all legislative requirements, policies and procedures are met.

Capabilities

Educational Program and Practice: Coaches, mentors and guides staff in the implementation of the educational program in accordance with the ELV educational program policy. Role models evidence informed practices to support positive child outcomes and inclusion. Ensures effective documentation of the educational program across the centre supports team and individual reflective practices and the planning cycle. Is cognisant of different strengths, abilities and learning styles for both children and adults so that approaches can be individualised dependant on their needs.

High Quality Practice: Is committed to providing learning environments where children can flourish and thrive, supported by evidence-informed pedagogy and practice that upholds all elements of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework, the Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations and the National Quality Standards and is guided by the philosophy of Early Learning Victoria.

Compliance and Child Safety: Ensures the centre, educational program and practices are compliant with all aspects of the Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations, National Quality Standards, Child Safe Standards, Approved Frameworks and all Early Learning Victoria policies and procedures.

Service Integration and inclusion: Establishes collaborative communities and fosters effective partnerships and inclusion. Engages stakeholders at various levels and from a range of sectors including local government, not-for-profit and community organisations. Leads service integration planning and assists in establishing frameworks, processes and procedures to guide service integration, inclusion and co-location within ELV services.

Communication: Utilises effective communication skills to develop and maintain meaningful relationships with staff, families, children and other partners and stakeholders, fostering a supportive and collaborative centre environment. Promotes respectful relationships and conflict resolution.

Personal Attributes: Demonstrates the public sector values of responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect, leadership and human rights.

Flexibility and adaptability: Operates well in a flexible and changing environment and manages workload efficiently to meet the centre's needs. Demonstrates initiative and seeks guidance and direction from senior colleagues when unsure.

Working Collaboratively: Supports a culture of collaboration within the centre and builds effective relationships with stakeholders and the community to maximise impact of the centre.

Leadership: Leads the development and implementation of educational programs across the centre to ensure that practice is aligned with ELVs educational program policy, ELVs philosophy, the National Quality Standards and approved frameworks. Drives centre improvement by assessing strengths and areas for growth in accordance with the Quality Improvement Plan. Leads organisational objectives, such as the shared practice guide and quality measurements, to drive continuous improvement through practice support and formal and informal coaching and mentoring. As part of the centre leadership team, actively contributes to the centre's quality improvement process, identifying key strengths and key areas for improvement and leads the educational program and practice improvements identified in the Quality Improvement Plan. Support practice through utilising formal and informal coaching and mentoring opportunities. Maintain effective professional networking to keep up to date with contemporary research and innovative practice. Together with centre leadership, support local community connections with the centre. Promotes a learning culture by prioritising reflective practice and maintaining a continuous cycle of self-evaluation and improvement.

Selection Criteria

- Criteria 1: Demonstrates the Child Safety and Compliance role requirements
- Criteria 2: Personal Attributes; please see the Capabilities section above for more detail.
- Criteria 3: High Quality Practice and Educational Programs and Practice - please see the Role Requirements section above for more detail.
- Criteria 4: Leadership - please see the Capabilities section above for more detail.

EEO AND OHS Commitment

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via marrung@education.vic.gov.au

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees,including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

Applicants are required to submit a CV and cover letter (max 2 pages for cover letter) summarising their skills, relevant experience and suitability to the role. In your cover letter, please also respond directly to the Key Selection Criteria.

Please note, applications will only be reviewed after the job ad close date. We will not be contacting applicants before this time. For more information about the role please contact kate.whelan@education.vic.gov.au

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Please let us know via phone or email if you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments in an accessible format (e.g large print) due to any viewing difficulties or other accessibility requirements.

Applications close 11:59pm on Sunday 05 October 2025

Who May Apply

Experience required will include:

- Demonstrated experience as an Educational Leader, delivering high-quality play-based educational programs
- Minimum 2 years pedagogical leadership experience
- Practical knowledge of the Victorian Early Years Learning Development Framework, Child Safe Standards, the Education Care Services National Law and Regulations and the National Quality Framework
- Effective communication and relationship-building skills with staff, children, families and communities
- Experience working with vulnerable children and families is desirable

Specific skills/qualifications required:

- ACECQA approved Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
- Early Childhood Teaching Degree (preferred but not required)
- Valid Employee Working with Children Check (or full VIT registration)
- Willingness to consent to a National Police Check (to be arranged by Early Learning Victoria)
- International Police Check required if resided outside of Australia for 12 months or more during the last 10 years
- First Aid, CPR, anaphylaxis and asthma qualifications
- Protecting Children Mandatory Reporting online learning

About Early Learning Victoria

The Victorian Government is establishing 50 government-owned and operated early learning centres by 2032 as part of the Best Start, Best Life reforms. The centres will offer childcare, Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten and Pre-Prep. The centres will provide high-quality, accessible and inclusive early childhood education and care that is child centred, focused on learning through play and in nature, with strong connections to local communities.

The department's central office is part of the Victorian Department of Education. The central team is leading the roll-out of the 50 centres and will support and oversee centre operations once they open.

Staff in the Early Learning Victoria centres will be part of a new Victorian government-employed early childhood workforce. We are committed to creating a supportive and enriching work environment for our employees, offering a range of benefits and opportunities for professional growth and development.

Early Learning Victoria is committed to Child Safety and the safeguarding of children from harm.

Applications close Sunday 5 October 2025 at 11.59pm

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