Program Lead

Playgroup NSW supports and delivers a range of strengths-based programs and playgroup related engagements to its 50,000 member families, including but not limited to: Universal community volunteer led programs; Targeted early intervention and preventative programs specifically for children and families experiencing vulnerabilities, and for children with a disability and their carers; Programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse families; Perinatal mental and parent/child mental health programs, and Intergenerational programs including older Australians.

For nearly 50 years, playgroups have been a fundamental community building block, creating vital social networks in which children, parents, grandparents, and carers play together, share knowledge and experiences, connect, and grow stronger as a community. There are Playgroup organisations in all states and territories.

**Our Vision **at Playgroup NSW is to positively impact every NSW child, their family and community in the first 2,000 days of life.

**Our Purpose **is to lead play-based programs and services for NSW families with children birth to school age, offering development, shared experiences, and family support, that results in active citizens and inclusive communities.

**Our Values** are to:

- Be child centric_: Children are at the heart of our work.
- Lead change_: Seek and encourage learning, innovation, and greater positive impact.
- Act with integrity:_ Be honest, accountable and show respect.
- Work smart, play often:_ Be goal focused, mindful of people's wellbeing and enjoy work.

**Role Purpose**

MyTime is a national program of facilitated peer support groups for parents and carers of children with disability, developmental delay, or chronic medical condition. MyTime provides face-to-face peer support groups for parents/carers, with a facilitator for parents and a play leader for preschool aged children. Parents or caregivers with a child up to age 18 years, who requires a higher level of care than other children, may attend.

The objective of MyTime is to establish and maintain peer support groups that increase parents/carers feelings of support in their caring role.

**About the Role**

**Program/Project Management**
- Participate in project team, as the MyTime program expert, to deliver the requirements of the MyTime program.
- Lead and manage the operations of a range of programs against contractual obligations to meet funding requirements
- enhance service delivery
- Ongoing monitoring, recording and evaluation of data and processes to allow for continuous improvement.
- Execute and maintain all contract deliverables delivering project plans in line with contract requirements.
- Manage reporting schedule and complete reports for review by leadership within allocated deadlines directed by our funders.

**Reporting & Compliance**
- Ensure scope of services and session attendance levels are met per MyTime program requirements.
- Ensure MyTime team members have the necessary minimum qualification and experiential requirements.
- Ensure MyTime team members have adequate allocation of time to undertake all activities associated with group delivery
- Ensure all MyTime team members complete PRC’s orientation and other training as required by PRC.
- Ensure each MyTime team member receives necessary training relating to the collection of relevant data, prior to first session.

**Coaching and Supporting Team members**
- Support positive community awareness of groups.
- Support Facilitators, Educators and Play Leaders to achieve minimum attendance and registration levels of the MyTime program.
- Provide training and resources to PGNSW team members, specifically My Time Facilitators to meet administrative and reporting requirements of the MyTime program.

**Engagement with local disability organisations**
- Build relationships with local Peak Disability Organisations, Disability Family Organisations and ECEI providers to identify families for referral into My Time programs and playgroup programs where applicable.
- Develop and implement inclusive activities/events in collaboration with Peak Disability Organisations.
- Promote the benefits of My Time program outcomes for children, families, and community.
- Partner with Marketing & Communications team to create a communication strategy to:

- engage local disability organisations, and
- encourage participation by families.

**What Playgroup NSW will Offer You**

**Contribution** - An opportunity to help shape and lead the positive impact the organisation is contributing to over 50,000 member families.

**Hybrid working** - A spacious, bright, and convenient office location in Sydney’s vibrant Barangaroo to support collaboration and connectedness with the opportunity to work in the office and work from home in a hybrid working model.

**Flexibility & Work life balance** - we support a flexible workforce and provide additional days off during th