Assistant Director

ECMS’ philosophy is simple; We foster lifelong learning. As a result, we have been operating for over 29 years and are one of Victoria’s largest Early Years Managers - through 69 kindergartens and child care centres, ECMS Educators impact the lives of 6,500 Victorian children each week. We are dedicated to consistently good learning outcomes, and being the place where the best early years people choose to be.

We are seeking a dedicated **Assistant Director** to join at team at Newport Gardens Early Years Centre. This is an architecturally designed early years hub conveniently located next to Newport Gardens Primary School. The team takes pride in their strong community partnerships, and the hub provides a home for co-located services to the community including maternal child health nurse, Toy Library, Yooralla support service, and Playgroups.

This is a dynamic leadership opportunity where you will inspire and drive the educational program and practices through mentoring and providing professional development to Educators. To succeed in this role, you will be required to demonstrate your working knowledge of the EYLF, NQS and Regulatory requirements.

Working closely with the Centre Director you will support a rewarding and collaborative workplace As an Assistant Centre Director you will be covering in the rooms as required as well as administration support (if required). ECMS is an organisation that is committed to supporting your professional growth. We expect high standards and provide ongoing training and career development opportunities in pedagogy, business and staff management to support you.

Our team of nurturing and experienced educators develop a play-based learning program that helps each child, aged 3 months to five years, to realise their potential in both our early learning centre and kindergarten spaces. This service is approved 74 places amongst 4 early learning rooms and 108 places within our 3 sessional kindergarten rooms, which has 7 groups across the week.

This is a **full-time, ongoing position** working 38 hours a week, plus an additional 2 hours to allow for a monthly RDO

**What will you do**
- Partner with the Centre Director to build strong collaborative relationships with parents, families, Educators and the local community to provide an inclusive and enriching play-based learning program for children
- Lead development of the curriculum and the establishment of clear goals and objectives for teaching and learning and encourage reflective practice to provide effective learning experiences
- Lead and support a team of Educators by providing constructive feedback and coaching to improve operational practice, programs and values-driven behaviour
- Effective communication skills including the ability to deliver critical information to a diverse audience including those with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Be a motivated and driven leader who will inspire a positive learning culture
- Be supported by the Centre Director and Area Manager with the day-to-day operations and by Child Safety Compliance Advisors
- Contribute to a child safe environment ensuring standards are met on a daily basis

**Essential criteria for an Assistant Centre Director**:

- A Diploma in Early Childhood or equivalent ACECQA approved qualification. A Bachelor degree in Early Childhood or equivalent would be desirable
- Multilingual skills highly regarded
- Have a sound knowledge of and experience with implementing the Early Years Learning Framework, National Quality Standards and Child Safety Standards
- Experience leading a large team and ability to develop and maintain relationships with various stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience in creating and implementing high quality and inclusive programs for children
- Current Working with Children Check and National Police Check
- Funded First Aid and CRP training for staff

**What’s in it for you?**
- 50% off child care discount
- Monthly RDO - work life balance
- Genuine career development opportunities with dedicated professional development days, conferences, internal training resources, and so much more
- Funded First Aid (012)
- Be a part of an experienced teaching team and educators
- Work alongside motivated and passionate team members
- ECMS promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Successful applicants are required to adhere to our child safe practices, policies can be located _here_._
- Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from diverse communities and backgrounds are encouraged._