Manager - Wellbeing and Inclusion

**_“I love being part of an organisation whose vision is to see a state ‘where every child flourishes’. I value the opportunity to contribute, even in a small way, to the impactful work that is being done in the early childhood education sector.” _**_- Alex Bron, Management Accountant_** **For Children. For You. For Always.** Are you ready to do something that truly matters? At C&K, our purpose is to make a positive impact on children’s lives. It’s what we’ve been doing for more than 115 years. Through evidence-based thinking, hard work and true compassion, we’ve built a trusted reputation as Queensland’s leading provider of early childhood education. But times are changing, and so are we. And although we’re passionate believers that children come first, we know our people must come first, too. Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always. **Help shape the future of children in our care** As the Wellbeing and Inclusion Manager, you will be integral to learning C&K’s learning and development strategy. Ensuring our programs support a capable and responsive workforce, you will have oversight of the policy and strategy that underpins the learning and development of our people. As a driver of continuous improvement, you will lead the design, development and implementation of adult learning (andragogy) and organisational capability frameworks that are designed using data, insights and research to support C&K’s people and strategic goals. You’ll help us shape the future of children in our care by: - **Leadership**:Leading development of agreed positions and evidence-informed strategies that support professional development and excellence in inclusion and wellbeing. Demonstrated successful experience leading early childhood inclusion and wellbeing programs, harnessing expert knowledge and best practice to drive improvement in curriculum, pedagogy and practice. - **Operational Management**:Managing and monitoring progress of initiatives and projects, in collaboration with C&K Managers and other partners. Demonstrated successful experience leading early childhood inclusion and wellbeing programs, harnessing expert knowledge and best practice to drive improvement in curriculum, pedagogy and practice. - **Business Development**:Representing C&K at an organisational level, including communication and advocacy of C&K’s inclusion and wellbeing program for children and educators. Developing and maintaining relationships with partners and key regional stakeholders (government and non-government), to increase C&K’s profile and footprint, influence policy and strategy, and build future sustainability. - **Education and Practice**:Ensuring C&K’s inclusion and wellbeing approach is embedded in the curriculum approach of all C&K services and programs. - **Personal accountability**:Exemplifying personal drive and integrity - taking personal responsibility for meeting objectives, showing initiative and committing energy to see that goals are achieved. **To thrive and succeed in this role, you will have**: - Hold an ACECQA approved Bachelor’s in Education (Early Childhood) or Postgraduate qualifications in a related field highly regarded). - Demonstrated successful experience developing and delivering efficient and effective strategies that improve outcomes for children and improve quality of programs and services provided across a dispersed early childhood service network. With consideration to: - the National Quality Framework, and legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to early childhood education and care, - Funding rules and reporting requirements for all grant income and expenditure - financial management, and - people management. - Evidence of sound professional experience that shows: - initiative and strong sense of personal responsibility for meeting objectives; - commitment to personal development; and - Enjoy a better work-life balance with the option to work from home two days a week, plus one allocated day off each month and flexible start and finish times. - Expand your skills and knowledge with training opportunities, ongoing support and experienced mentors who help you achieve. - Live, work and be well with our Employee Assistance Program for you and your family. - Find a healthy work-life balance with parental leave, return-to-work support, and family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres. - We fully fund your Blue Card and Police Check. - Save money with childcare discounts for eligible employees with children enrolled at a C&K Branch Centre. **Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always.** - C&K is a child-safe organisation and all C&K employees are required to undergo a police check and not be a ‘_Restricted Person_’ or Suspended Educator under the QLD Blue Card System._ **“We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant."** Kedron, QL