Early Childhood Coordinator

Early Childhood Coordinator, Toowoomba
- Employment Term: Maximum Term Until June 30, 2025 | Full time or Part-time hours available
- Location: Toowoomba
- Remuneration: $97k + 11.5 % Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our team as an Early Childhood Coordinator you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in our UnitingCare team

We are seeking motivated individuals to join the team in UnitingCare’s Early Childhood Approach, partnered with National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). The positions are full-time or part-time and based in the Toowoomba region, on a maximum term contract to 30th June 2025.

You will be familiar with contemporary practices in early childhood early intervention and be passionate about making a difference in the lives of families with children with developmental concerns, a developmental delay or disability.
- Work alongside families to ensure access to the information, linkages and capacity building to enable their children with developmental concerns, developmental delay or disability to be fully integrated into the life and opportunities of their communities.
- Implement the NDIS Early Childhood Approach to support children under nine years of age who have a developmental delay or disability, and their families/carers.
- Support families to facilitate access to the most appropriate early intervention pathway for children aged 0-8 years, including community supports, Early Supports, and accessing the NDIS.
- Support families to help children develop the skills they need to take part in daily activities.
- Support communities to ensure they have the confidence and competence to include all children.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with families, community, clinical services and education.

What makes a difference for us?
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant human service field (Education, Social Work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy) with an early childhood focus, or minimum Diploma level Early Childhood qualifications.
- Commitment to actively working in partnership with young children with developmental concerns, developmental delay or disability and their families
- A sound understanding of child development and best practice guidelines within early childhood intervention.
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Ability to analyse information provided by various stakeholders including allied health, medical, Child Safety and Education.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and practices, that are congruent with a strengths approach and demonstrate professional integrity.
- Ability to analyse information provided by various stakeholders including allied health, medical, Child Safety and Education.
- Ability to record accurate records of conversations, developmental progress, and goals, in the NDIA business system.
- Empower children with developmental delay or disability, their families, and carers to build and pursue their goals, exercise choice and control and engage with the Scheme

What makes a difference for you?
- At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our Family and Child Services team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives._- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance- Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs- A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others- Eligible employees are entitled to 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme; for eligible employees.- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events- Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Our Family and Disability Services team are passionate about their work with parents to ensu