Early Childhood Education Director

4 weeks ago

Mornington, Australia Save The Children Full time
Director/Manager - Children and Family Centre

Save the Children Australia is seeking an experienced leader to oversee our Children and Family Centre and Long Day Care teams. The successful candidate will work with our local team of educators to engage with children, families, and community to improve knowledge of and access to early childhood education and family support services.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the team to deliver the EYLF curriculum framework, ensuring quality and consistency in the delivery of an early childhood education program
  • Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children, families, staff, and visitors, ensuring policies and procedures are followed, and legislation is complied with across our centres
  • Work on partnerships with parents, families, and community to provide appropriate education and care for children
  • Partner with local services to facilitate community groups, activities, events, and stakeholder meetings
  • Drive community development processes and champion a best practice approach to integrated service delivery

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Early Education or equivalent, or Bachelor of Primary Teaching with an approved Diploma-level qualification
  • Experience working with and supervising educators providing care and supervision for young children from diverse backgrounds, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds
  • Demonstrated experience in working alongside children and families, using a partnership and strengths-based approach in a community development setting
  • In-depth knowledge of the Learning Outcomes in the Early Years Learning Framework
  • Thorough knowledge of child protection processes and commitment to upholding them
  • Demonstrated experience in maintaining service records, reporting, and collection of outcome data

About Us:

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation that invests in the development and wellbeing of our people. We are a learning organisation that values diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to providing a safe and supportive work environment for all employees.

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary plus full salary packaging benefits
  • Shared accommodation provided on island, if required
  • Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you're able to perform at your optimum
  • Internal employment and development opportunities
  • Supportive Managers – we provide professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions so you can feel supported and build a career at Save
  • Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program

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