Program Leader

**Job no**: 495856
**Work type**: Permanent Full-time
**Location**: Wantirna South Children and Family Centre
**Categories**: Children's Services

**Your new role**

The Program Leader Early Years Hubs acts as Educational Leader for the service and is responsible for the day-to-day supervision and support of Room Leaders, Educators and Casual Educators in the implementation of a high-quality, evidence-based, integrated, child-centred and family focused early childhood program.

The role is part of the Early Years Hubs Leadership Team and works in collaboration with the early childhood educators, staff, children and families at the service and the wider Early Years team while supporting the successful integration of co-located services including MCH, Playgroup and Allied Health Services.

The Program Leader Early Years Hubs will uphold Council’s commitment to ensuring child safety and the protection of children against abuse, through complying with, promoting and advocating for Child Safe practices, in line with the Victorian Child Safe Standards and Council’s Child Safe Policy and Procedures.

**What you will need to thrive**
- Demonstrated personal values and behaviours that align with Knox Values and Behaviours.
- Excellent communication skills with adults and children.
- High levels of emotional intelligence and ability to foster and develop this in others.
- Experience in mentoring and coaching staff to achieve a high standard of performance.
- Demonstrated understanding of how to work in an integrated collaborative way with others.
- Demonstrated ability to be nominated as a responsible person in day-to-day charge of the service.

**Why Us**

At Knox, making a difference to others and our community is at the heart of everything we do. We are inspired by empowering our community inside and out to thrive and prosper through living our values. We succeed by recruiting for excellence through investing in our people, encouraging their unique talents and supporting them to bring their whole selves to work.

We believe in our people and provide a supportive, driven and inclusive culture we are proud of, that focuses on wellbeing.

Beyond that, we also offer:

- Accrued days off for full time employees;
- Growth and learning opportunities;
- Career development;
- Reward and recognition programs; and,
- A supportive Employee Assistance Program.

This is a full-time permanent role based at Knox City Council's Early Years Hub, Wantirna South. To learn more about Council's Early Years Hubs, please visit Knox Children and Family Centres - Wantirna South and Bayswater | Knox

Remuneration for this role will be under Band 5 of the Knox City Council Enterprise Agreement with a salary range of $78,036.84 to $90,793.94 depending on experience, plus superannuation in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee.

**How to apply**

Please provide a resume and brief cover letter addressing the ‘what you need to thrive’ section from the to outline how your experience and skills relate to the role.

To view a copy of the please visit our Knox City Council Careers Page.
- Knox City Council has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All children and young people who access our services, programs, events and facilities have the right to feel safe and be safe. This includes spaces owned or managed by Council. We take the wellbeing and safety of children and young people in our care seriously. We maintain a child safe organisation by embedding the protection of children into everyday thinking and practice. All Knox City Council employees, contractors and volunteers are responsible for ensuring children and young people are valued, heard and protected from abuse._
- Knox City Council acknowledges our offices are located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation._

**Advertised**: 30 Jan 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 13 Feb 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time