Assistant Director Oshc Nfp Community Based Service

Full Time | 38 hours | Block Shifts | Above award rates, $80K - $85K + Super
- Opportunity to build up on management experience in a great profession.
- Non For Profit | Community Based Independent Service | Own dedicated space

**Assistant Director | Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) NFP Community Based Service | Waverley Area**

If you are passionate about nurturing children's growth and ensuring their safety, this Assistant Director role offers a great opportunity for both personal and professional development.

With your expertise in play based programs and knowledge of the National Quality Framework (NQF), you'll play a pivotal role in shaping educational experiences and maintaining a safe environment.

This position not only allows you to utilise your generalist strengths but also offers a clear pathway for career advancement, empowering you to grow your skills and positively influence the development of young minds every day. Join us on this fulfilling journey of progress and inspiration

**About the role**:
Work in a role that will support the Director of the service, the role will be tailored to suit your interests and strength areas, along with the services needs.

This could be a focus area of WHS, compliance, programming, community, inclusion, team building, managing others, or other areas.
- Foster a positive environment, ensuring adherence to policies.
- Ensure NQF regulations are met, maintaining accurate records.
- Build strong communication with parents and caregivers.
- Implement protocols for a secure environment.
- Assist in providing ongoing professional growth for the team.
- Assist in managing resources effectively.
- Drive enhancements for overall quality.

**Essential Requirements**:

- Experience in OSHC or Early Childhood Education and an understanding of play based programs / experiences.
- QikKids knowledge is desirable.
- A strong understanding of the National Quality Framework (NQF), Quality Standards, National Law and Regulations.
- A cooperative approach to working with stakeholders, management and educators.
- A warm and friendly personality that is passionate and has a genuine love for working with children.
- **CHCPRT001/025**:Identify and respond to children and young people at risk - Accredited Child Protection (or willing to obtain, 1 day course).
- **HLTAID012**:Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting (or willing to obtain, 1 day course).

**Benefits of joining the team**:

- Access to training, programs, and self growth opportunities.
- Own space on school grounds, this means you have the time and space to do what is needed as a leadership team, whether that prep, meetings, or just catch up with your team. No rush to leave the space.
- Above award salary of** $80K - $85K + super.**:

- Community focused and well resourced service.
- Promotes work-life balance by allowing flexibility and block scheduling.
- Be appreciated each and every day for the dedicated role you play in this service.
- Supported by another Assistant Director and an Educational Leader (2 different people), along with a very people centric and child led Director, with a team that has a low turnover (but still full of new and great ideas and ongoing reflection).
- Admin time off the floor to ensure you have the time and space to complete items, without pressure.

**About the OSHC Service**
- Own dedicated space within school grounds.
- Operates BS, AS and VAC.
- Current attendance sits around 70 children for the morning, 165 children for the afternoon and 110 for vacation care.
- Always looking to continuously improve with reflection, with processes changing to suit the current needs of the service. Utilise a lot of digital items
- Has a positive school community who value and understand OSHC and how vital and important the service is.
- The service is always well respected on their needs and is a partner with the school community.
- Supportive P&C, NFP service - they are a stand alone service meaning the operations are at the ground level - to suit the service, the community, the children and families.
- The service has genuine child led practices - they foster an environment of inclusion, collaboration, imagination and respect.
- The service encourages children to engage in opportunities for self-discovery, environmental awareness, social and emotional growth in a safe and nurturing environment.
- The service understands and values the role of all members of the team and are supportive in ensuring to provide them with the guidance, time and resources they need.

We could keep going on with all the positives about this service, but we thought we should stop there - as there are just too many

**Child Safeguarding**:
Looking for an individual that will understand, adhere to, and promote The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (the **Child Safe Standards**). In your position, you will help to take action to promote child wellbeing and prevent harm to chil