Educational Leader

**The Opportunity**:

- Educational Leader
- Monday - Friday 5 days per week
- Up to 38 hours with flexibility
- $35-$38 per hour + super

**Why choose Queensland Childcare Services?**:

- 3% above award wage rate
- 95% staff discount off employee’s childcare fees
- Paid professional development courses
- Paid tuition fees (Cert III and Diploma)
- Paid First Aid and CPR certification
- Paid annual Food Safety certification
- Paid annual Fire Training certification
- Paid annual Child Protection certification
- Paid Staff Meetings
- Free uniforms
- Access to our 24/7 (EAP) employee assistant program offering financial/mental/physical wellbeing counselling
- Access to our company (LMS) learning management system to support with ongoing development and skills
- Career and professional development opportunities within our company (24 locations)

*conditions apply

**Your day-to-day**:
In this position you will mentor, coach and support our Lead Educators across the service in their programming and practice to the highest standards. With your ability to inspire, motivate and incite passion for our sector, you will aim to deliver the highest possible care and education training and mentoring to our teams for our families.
- ensure the adherence to company practices and processes across the service by all team members; and ensure focus is on continuous improvement
- during room visits, monitor staff interactions to ensure that are in line with the EYLF and best practice
- coach, mentor and lead the development and implementation of an effective educational program for each room
- review current educational programs and documentation in the centre

**We would love you to have**:

- A sense of humour, great work ethics and a reliable nature
- A Diploma of Early Childhood Education
- Previous experience as a room leader/educational leader
- Use your amazing coaching techniques to help develop reflective practices
- Identify areas of improvement and support educators in their planning
- Demonstrate a high level of communication skills and maintain a professional manner in the workplace
- Have a strong understanding of the EYLF and NQS
- A current Qld Blue Card
- Be passionate about a healthy lifestyle and good nutrition for our children

**Our Company**

Queensland Childcare Services has been around for over 30 years and aims to be at the forefront of the Early Childhood Education sector. Our 24 centres offer a range of services to our families such as beach, bush and farm kindy, swimming and Healthy Bodies Programs. We even have our own dietician We value our team and offer the latest professional development opportunities as well as hosting our own conference with key note speakers.

**Our Centre**

**PA Hospital Early Education Centre **is located on the grounds of the PA Hospital at Woolloongabba. We have been rated as an **Exceeding Centre** by the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). Our Centre opened in May 2009 and cares for up to 75 children aged from birth to school age and offer a huge range of high quality programs for our children such as swimming lessons, music and movement and language opportunities. We are passionate about sustainability and love to explore these practices with the children in our care.

APPLY NOW and join the QCCS team.
- Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted and that once the position is filled it will close._

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $35.00 - $38.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Professional development assistance
- Profit sharing

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person