Early Childhood Community Capacity Building Manager

Pivotal role to lead our vibrant Community Capacity Building Team
- Rewarding career opportunity to engage with local communities
- $104,968.5781 + Super + Salary Packaging available
- ** Pivotal role to lead our vibrant Community Capacity Building Team**:

- **Rewarding career opportunity to engage with local communities**:

- ** $104,968.5781 **+ Super + Salary Packaging available**

**Who are we?**

The NDIS Partners in the Community Program (PITC) supports the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to be implemented at a local level.

As a NDIA partner, Northcott will deliver the NDIS Early Childhood Approach (ECA) service to local communities in Northern NSW, Mid North Coast, Hunter New England and Western Sydney. The EC approach supports the activities that will improve independence and social participation of children aged 0-6 years with developmental delay and/or disability.

**What does this role look like?**

This role will see you develop, implement and oversee the successful delivery of the PITC EC Community Capacity Building Plan including delivering capacity building projects within the communities of Northern NSW, Mid North Coast, Hunter New England and Western Sydney that promote inclusion of children with disability and developmental delay.

Be a key leader in the community and the Early Childhood sector that engages with stakeholders to facilitate community links and collaboration toward the improvement of inclusion practices and opportunities for children with disability and their families.

**About you**:
Some of the many things that the ideal Early Childhood Community Capacity Building Manager will be able to demonstrate are:

- Develop and implement our annual Community Capacity Building Plan.
- Network and build relationships with stakeholders to facilitate community links and collaboration toward the improvement of inclusion practices and opportunities for children with disability and their families aligned with the Community Capacity Building Plan
- Engage peak bodies and government departments, including local council to commit to the improvement of access and services for children with disability and developmental delay and their families.
- Utilise the NDIS IT System to analyse reports/ information regarding the delivery of EC services and address any areas of concern within a timely manner
- Ensure compliance to the PITC Statement of Requirements and Standard Operating Procedures
- Work in close collaboration with the Service Managers to drive KPI’s to meet the performance targets as assigned by the NDIA in relation to the community capacity building plan.
- Adhere to and implement the Conflict of Interest mitigation strategies which reflect the requirements of the PITC Grant Agreement.
- Foster a culture of innovative thinking with internal and external stakeholders
- Work closely and maintain strong working relationships and communication with the relevant NDIA Regional Managers and representatives to work toward effective delivery of the community capacity building plan

For more insight into the knowledge and experience required, please see the position description attached.

**The essential requirements we would like you to have, are**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Social Sciences, Early Childhood Education, Allied Health Professions or other relevant professional field
- Minimum 3 years’ in a sector development role
- Minimum 3 years’ experience delivering projects with a capacity building focus.
- Extensive experience working with children with a disability and their families
- Experience in connecting and building working relationships and partnerships with peak bodies, local community and mainstream services
- Demonstrated experience in working with, reporting to and negotiating with government departments
- Demonstrated experience in facilitating, coordinating and delivering workshops to a variety of audiences

**Other requirements to work at Northcott include**:

- Current Driver's Licence (P1 minimum) - mandatory
- Valid Working with Children’s Check Clearance - mandatory
- Valid NDIS Worker Screening Check (NDIS WC) or willingness to obtain - mandatory
- Working Rights in Australia for Full Time Employment
- ** **A minimum of 3 Covid vaccinations - in accordance with current Northcott & NSW Health Regulations & Requirements _(unless granted an exemption)_**.** _The health and safety of our people, customers and communities is our number one priority._
- Successful pre-employment probity check

**Northcott Culture**
- Induction Training program - We have a tailored training program to help you understand how we meet targets and see the highest standards
- Supportive and experienced Team Leaders & Managers - we want to see you succeed
- Diverse and Inclusive - Our teams are multi-cultural and make it a point to embrace different cultures and opinions

**Benefits we offer**
- A diverse group of people in a great team environment, who share knowledge, pur