Manager - Mainview Boulevard Family Center

POSITION DESCRIPTION

**Date **14 April 2021

**Position Title **Manager - Mainview Boulevard Family Center

**Reports to (position title) **Early Years Team Leader

**Department **Early Years

Organisational Context

**bestchance** Child Family Care is an independent, not-for-profit, community organisation with offices

in Glen Waverley, Bayswater and Pakenham, Victoria, Australia.

**bestchance** adopts an innovative and holistic approach to assisting young children and families by

integrating a range of specialist family oriented educational and welfare community services. The

range of programs delivered include Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Family Day Care,

Kindergarten, Child Care; Children’s Therapy, Parent and Child Support, Training, Community

Support and Cheshire, an independent, specialist primary school for children with social, emotional

and learning difficulties.

These programs recognise that the early years of a child's life are the most formative and influential

and we strive to adhere to the principles of 'best practice'. This commitment ensures that families

are, at all times, respected as the experts on their children and supported in an environment that is

strength based and family centred.

**bestchance** also works in partnership with families in managing a number of kindergartens under its

Early Years Management Program.

**bestchance** is committed to implementing and adhering to the Child Safe standards including the

development and implementation of people practices that reduce the chance of child abuse within

the organisation, for which we advocate zero tolerance.

Health safety and wellbeing first, is an expectation of all, where staff implement local work

instruction and processes aligned to organisation requirements and are accountable for their own

safety and safety of others.

PURPOSE

For all children, families and individuals to thrive in their community.

VISION

**Inclusion** we include everyone regardless of their background, needs or circumstances

**Care** We nourish and nurture resilient relationships

**Education** We develop skills and knowledge to build capacity and resilience.

VALUES

**Humility **we focus on listening to better understand and meet needs**
**High Expectations **we have high aspirations for our client outcomes and for the calibre of our

services and staff

**Innovation **we embrace change based on critical reflection**
**Curiosity **we seek new understandings and knowledge

**Evidence **we seek and generate evidence to evaluate and improve our programs

**Challenge **we look beyond the immediate to achieve different results

POSITION PURPOSE

To deliver operational service and quality to our children, our team members, and our families whilst

taking ownership of the centre including financial success and driving expected organisational

outcomes. Working in collaboration with key functional partners Early Years Manager, RTO Manager,

Children’s Therapy Services, Marketing, People and Culture and Finance the Centre Coordinator is

accountable to deliver the range of family and community programs.

As nominated supervisor to families for the kindergarten you have a range of responsibilities under

the National Law and National Regulations (see attached fact sheet).

A strong reliance on stakeholder engagement and constructive communication and collaboration

between with families, team members and functional areas is a critical component of the role.

KEY RESULT AREAS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY DUTIES
- Provide leadership to ensure quality care and education programs for children, and direction,

support and continuous learning for staff.
- Ensure that the philosophy, policies and procedures of the Service are upheld, implemented and

reviewed regularly.
- Respect and provide support and inclusion for all children, regardless of gender, cultural

background or socio-economic status, and ensure all Educators and staff are implementing these

practices.
- Understand and interpret the industry regulations and legislation including the National Quality

Standards and Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework
- Lead and encourage creativity, innovation and continuous improvement to ensure the ongoing

enhancement and accessibility of the service
- Coordinate and ensure all service information is up to date including the collection, recording and

evaluation of children’s records and observations, as required by National Quality Standard, and

assist Educators as necessary.
- Collaborate with the Child Safety team to provide early intervention services to children and

families
- Collaborate with the Quality, Governance and RTO areas of the business to enhance the services

ratings and develop the team
- Ensure all staff are aware of, and comply with their mandatory obligations in relation to Child

Safety.
- Respect the confidentiality of all information about a child.
- Ensure that service presentation is m