
Pedagogical Coach for Kindergarten Programs
5 days ago
**Pedagogical Coach for Kindergarten Programs**:
**Job no**: 497649
**Work type**: Permanent Full Time
**Classification**: Band 6 ($88,493 - $95,456 pa)
**Categories**: Early Childhood Education, Child & Family Services
**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
At City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung country such a great place to live, work and study.
We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we have built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.
Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.
We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.
If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit **apply** - we’d love to meet you
**About the** **Role**
As a Pedagogical Coach you will provide strategic support and coaching to the four-year-old Kindergarten teaching teams to ensure high quality teaching and learning for children in our Kindergarten programs.
Working closely with the Coordinator for Family services and our Early Childhood Educators, you will be to deliver pedagogical leadership, and mentoring to educators and teachers to support them in developing a deeper understanding of what informs their practice and why they work in particular ways, recognising the importance of a shared understanding of high quality pedagogy making their practice more visible to others. ensuring these values are embedded in everyday practice.
**Key responsibilities in this role will include**:
- Provide Educational Leadership through mentoring, coaching and support to educators and teachers in collaboration with the Team Leader.
- Support staff to build and establish a working knowledge of the all relevant policies, strategies, plans and frameworks that guide or influence practice within programs.
- Provide targeted support and mentoring to teachers and educators, as directed by the School Readiness Funding goals established, and in consultation with Centre Managers and Team Leader - Quality Assurance.
- Undertake regular reviews and evaluations of programs and professional practices of teachers and educators to plan for continuous improvement.
- Strengthening teachers and educator’s knowledge and understanding of the principles of reflective practice to ensure innovative and responsive programs are delivered.
**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will require:
- Tertiary qualification in Early Childhood Education (Bachelor of Early Childhood Education or equivalent). Qualification must be NQF approved as Early Childhood Teacher)
- Proven relevant experience in providing and delivering high quality children’s programs using a strength-based, inclusive, family-centered approach.
- Thorough working understanding of the guiding documents used in Early Childhood. The whole suite that sits under the National Quality Framework, and an understanding of the Child Safe Standards.
- Proven relevant experience in leading and participating in reflective discussions and considerations on practice and the implementation of the VEYLDF with a focus upon interactions, routines, intentional teaching, learning to support staff to explore practice change.
- Strong mentoring skills including ability to observe and feedback constructively, lead reflective discussion, support adult learning and change, and develop plans for professional development
**A career with us**
With flexible working options, our people have choice in how and where they work. Our employees connect with us from across the Greater Geelong region and beyond.
Central Geelong-based City employees have moved to our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.
We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.
We offer:
- flexible work arrangements including RDO options in specified work areas
- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and
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