Educational Programs Director

6 days ago


Liverpool, Australia 3Bridges Community Full time
About the Role

The Educational Programs Lead is a dedicated Educational Leader responsible for developing and delivering high-quality educational programs for Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) sites, including term and Vacation Care.

This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure alignment with the National Quality Framework, My Time Our Place, and NSW Department of Education Curriculum.

Using a strengths-based approach and play-based learning, the Lead ensures programs are engaging and suitable for children of all developmental stages, ages, and abilities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Programming Excellence
    • Design, implement, and deliver innovative and context-specific educational programs for OSHC sites.
    • Ensure that children's learning and development are guided by the learning outcomes of the approved learning frameworks.
    • Develop term-based and Vacation Care programs to drive attendance and service quality.
    • Promote an inclusive space that welcomes diverse children and families.
    • Creation of new formats, ideas, templates, or resources as required.
    • Evaluate program effectiveness and engagement through continuous improvement practices, incorporating feedback from children and families.
  • Engagement
    • Actively engage children and maintain appropriate supervision ratios to ensure children's safety and wellbeing; redirect positively as necessary.
    • Support and mentor emerging program facilitators, educators, and co-facilitators.
    • Involve children and families in the co-creation of programs, fostering a strengths-based and collaborative learning environment.
  • Compliance
    • Ensure compliance with service policies and relevant legislation, supporting other educators to do the same.
    • Manage programming budgets, resources, and stakeholder relationships in consultation with the Nominated Supervisor.
    • Understand, role model, and be guided by positive behaviour guidance policy, assisting children to develop such skills.
    • Act as a Responsible Person in the absence of the Nominated Supervisor and at other OSHC services as delegated.
About You

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Educational Programs Lead to join our team at 3Bridges Community.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Experience working in a leadership role within a school, aged care, and/or education centre.
  • Experience in program planning, delivery, facilitation, and evaluation.
  • A Diploma or Certificate IV in Children's Services, OSHC, Recreation, or a Degree or Diploma in Primary Teaching.
  • First Aid, Asthma, and Anaphylaxis management certification.
  • Experience as an educator, program facilitator, or like role in an education setting.
  • Strong knowledge of the NQF, Child Safe Standards, and My Time Our Place.
What We Offer

At 3Bridges Community, we are committed to enabling a culture of inclusion and diversity, and to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all.

We welcome your unique contributions through your experiences, culture, opinions, ethnicity, gender identity, and all that makes you an individual.

The successful candidate will require National Police clearance prior to appointment, valid NSW Working With Children Check clearance, and a Current NSW driver's licence.



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