Field Co-ordinator Family Day Care

Family Youth and Children's Services
- Part-time
- Closing on: Jun 25 2025
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- **Champion quality home-based care and education**:

- **Part time permanent role**:

- **$39.21 - $45.68 per hour (dependent on experience) + superannuation**

**About the role**
As a Family Day Care Field Coordinator, you will support the delivery of high-quality, home-based care and education that is safe, flexible, and responsive to community needs. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with national regulations, council policies, and quality frameworks through regular home visits, training, and resource provision.
- Other responsibilities include:_
- To monitor the provision of care and education within the educator’s home in accordance with national regulations, Council policies, and quality frameworks
- To visit educators on a regular basis and provide support, guidance and advice on matters related to the care and education of children including: children’s health, emotional, social, physical and cognitive development
- To monitor the learning and development of children in care to ensure that each child is developing to their full potential. Making referrals to the appropriate agencies for children needing further assessment or support.

**About you**
You are a motivated and supportive professional with experience in early childhood education and a strong understanding of relevant regulations and frameworks. You have excellent communication skills and enjoy working collaboratively with educators and families. Your commitment to quality care and child safety guides everything you do.

The following is also required:

- Minimum Diploma in Children’s Services
- Experience as a Family Day Care Field Coordinator is desirable
- First Aid qualification (HLTAID011 or HLTAID012 or equivalent)
- CPR certificate and Anaphylaxis management certificate
- Emergency Asthma Management certificate
- Current Victorian Driver’s License
- Excellent Computer Skills
- Not meeting all the requirements for this role? We value diverse experiences for positive community outcomes. If you're excited about the position but don't perfectly align with the criteria, we still encourage you to apply._

**Pre-employment checks**
- Attach your resume
- Attach a cover letter (no more than one page)

**Closing date**: 25 June 2025 at 5.00pm

**What’s on offer**
We have a great culture that is valued by all our staff. Teamwork, collaboration and innovation are a key focus at Glen Eira City Council. We will offer you:

- Flexible work options
- A supportive and collaborative team environment where your ideas are welcomed
- Access to paid training and participation in Council’s Learning and Development programs
- Reward and recognition programs and Comprehensive leave entitlements
- Corporate gym memberships at Glen Eira Leisure

**Working at Glen Eira City Council**
The City of Glen Eira is a dynamic municipality located within the southeast metropolitan region of Melbourne, approximately 10 kilometres from the CBD. Council provides a range of services to over 155,000 residents from more than 160 cultural backgrounds and over 16,000 businesses.
Glen Eira City Council is a collaborative, values-based organisation that strives for innovation. Our 1,370 employees bring their diverse backgrounds and varied experiences and perspectives to an inclusive and flexible work environment, creating a unique and vibrant culture that is representative of the municipality it services.
Recognised as an Employer of Choice, we seek people who share our community focused values and have a desire to create positive local impact.

**Glen Eira City Council prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer and a child safe organisation. As a Council, we are committed to**:

- **Providing a diverse and inclusive workplace that values the safety and wellbeing of children and young people, as well as all our employees.**:

- **Reconciliation and supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aspirations.**

**We value the knowledge, skills and talents that all people can share with our workforce and community.