Practice Support Lead

Posted: 15/07/2025

Closing Date: 15/08/2025

**Salary**: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Newcastle West

Job Category: Education, Childcare & Training

**I**nspire quality and shape best practice across our services.**

St Nicholas Early Education is seeking an experienced and committed **Practice Support Lead** to champion pedagogical and compliance excellence and drive continuous improvement across our early education services.

This exciting new role is an opportunity to work alongside a dedicated leadership team to uplift workforce capability, support quality and safety, and ensure our services meet the individual needs of children in inclusive and nurturing environments.

**About the Role**
As the Practice Support Lead, you’ll provide tailored guidance and coaching to educators and leaders across multiple centres. You will play a key role in embedding evidence-based practices aligned with the National Quality Framework and the St Nicholas values.

You will collaborate closely with our teams to identify areas for growth, implement best practice strategies, and ensure our services meet or exceed regulatory standards in education, care, and safety.

**The Benefits**
- St Nicholas offers a wide range of benefits that support and enrich the lives of our employees, including:_
- **mnBenefits program**: Enjoy up to 10% off at top retailers with our mnBenefits program
- **Remuneration Range**: $110,000 - $130,000 + Super
- **Flexibility**:You will be supported to balance work and personal commitments through flexibility
- **Growth**: Paid sector-leading training and career progression within the organisation through a variety of learning and development pathways
- **Facilities**:State of the Art, purpose built centres powered by 100% green energy
- **Additional Benefits**:Three days additional paid leave at Christmas, employer-funded parental leave, salary packaging, corporate benefits including;
- Fitness Passport (T&C's apply), EAP and flu injections
- 50% off childcare fees for all full and part-time employees
- $1,000 staff referral bonuses ($1,500 for eligible positions)

**About You**
You are an experienced Early Childhood Teacher with a strong foundation in pedagogy, compliance, and safety. You’re passionate about empowering educators to grow and committed to fostering excellence in education and care.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA**
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as an Early Childhood Teacher.
- Strong understanding of the National Quality Framework, including the A&R process.
- Experience supporting the implementation of effective teaching strategies aligned with contemporary early childhood practices and the Early Years Learning Framework.
- Experience developing training materials and tools to support best practice pedagogy, qualityand safety.
- Participated in continuous improvement initiates to elevate the practice within early education centres.
- In depth understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework.
- Demonstrated ability to identify key strengths and areas of focus, and develop plans to enhance educator and teachers’ skills, knowledge and capabilities.
- Experience in quality assurance, safety and pedagogy within the ECEC sector.
- Ability to support inclusive practices using expert knowledge and workplace experience.
- Held independent roles in quality or safety within the sector (Desirable)

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Bachelor’s degree in Education or Early Childhood Teaching, as defined by Australian Children’s Education and Quality Care Authority.
- Formally recognised by NESA as holding proficient teacher accreditation.
- Appropriate child protection training certificate.
- Current Working with Children Check (WWCC).
- Current Class C Driver’s Licence and willingness to travel across regional areas.
- National Criminal History Police Check

If you genuinely share our passion for Early Childhood Education we would love to hear from you **APPLY** now.

Applications for this position will only be considered if submitted through the following platforms: our careers page on our website, mnpeople, Indeed, Seek, or LinkedIn.

For any questions, please contact:
**Jodie Miller - Talent Partner**
T: 02 4979 1368

**_Additional Information_**
- The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable persons and preventing those in our care from suffering abuse or neglect. It is committed to implementing and maintaining compliance with the NSW Child Safe Standards and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards and takes a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of children or vulnerable persons. _
- All who work in the name of the Diocese must comply with the Diocesan Safeguarding Framework Policy and act in accordance with the Diocese’s Code of Conduct which includes the Diocese’s Safeguarding Commitment Statement. Employees are required to undergo a National Police Check and retain a valid NSW Working