
Education and Care Leader
7 days ago
Education and Care Leader (Room Leader)
Posted by Kingston City Council on 24 Jun 2025
**Organisation**
Kingston City Council
**For Provider**
Carrum Family and Children's Centre
**Closing date**
07.07.2025
**Primary role**
Diploma Qualified Educator
**Position type**
Fixed-Term-Contract
**Location**
Carrum
**State**
VIC
**Description**
- We’re seeking a proactive and supportive leader to oversee daily operations and ensure the smooth running of our under 3's learning environment. This is an **on-the-floor role**, with dedicated time off the floor for programming, collaborating on projects, meeting with other leaders—including the Educational Leader and Inclusive Practice Coordinator—and completing tasks such as risk assessments and risk minimisation plans. You’ll supervise team performance within your learning environment, uphold staff-to-child ratios, and provide in-the-moment feedback to foster professional growth. You'll support team wellbeing, encourage meaningful engagement with children, maintain effective communication practices, and ensure operational tasks such as incident reporting, break schedules, and roster adherence are consistently met. If you're passionate about maintaining high standards and creating a positive team culture, we’d love to hear from you**
- **Full time temporary, 12-month contract position with monthly ADO commencing in July 2025.**:
- **Location: Carrum Family and Children's Centre**
Our Carrum Family and Children’s Centre, rated Exceeding against the National Quality Standard, is seeking an experienced Diploma Qualified Educator to join our supportive and dynamic leadership team. This role would suit a confident room leader with experience leading teams in large learning environments, who enjoys working on the floor and is looking to step into a team leadership position that also involves fulfilling administrative and non-contact responsibilities. **What we can offer you**
- **Excellent Pay and Conditions**:
- **Career Progression**: Opportunities for advancement within our organisation.
- **Leadership & Networking**: Be part of our leadership team, connecting with peers across our other Family and Children's Centres for collaboration and career development.
- **Lead & Inspire**: Take charge of a team of educators, mentoring and guiding them to provide high-quality education and care.
- **Non-Contact Time**: Enjoy 21+ hours of non-contact time per week, for you and your team, to plan and develop high-quality programs for children, complete projects, and engage in professional development.
- **Professional Development**: Paid opportunities for growth, including attendance at our annual conference.
- **Dedicated Leadership team**:Benefit from the support of an off-the-floor Educational Leader, Coordinator, and Senior Coordinator, providing guidance and mentorship in your role.
- **Wellbeing Initiatives**: Access to programs and resources that prioritise your mental and physical wellbeing, ensuring a balanced work-life environment.
**The role** As the Education and Care Leader (Room Leader), you’ll lead a vibrant and engaging early years program in a beautiful, bustling under 3's room with 24 children per day. This role offers the opportunity to guide and mentor a large, experienced team of educators, fostering a positive, collaborative environment and ensuring smooth daily operations—all while delivering a high-quality education and care program. Key duties include:
- **Supervise and Guide Early Years Educators**: Oversee the work, lead and mentor a group of Early Years educators in your space.
- **Create Routines**: Set up effective daily routines and systems within the classroom.
- **Administrative Duties**: Manage a variety of administrative tasks, including scheduling planning time, arranging breaks, liaising with parents, maintaining up-to-date documentation, and overseeing health management plans.
- **Develop Curriculum**: Plan, carry out, and assess the children's learning within the educational program.
- **Work Together and Collaborate**: Collaborate with leaders, coworkers, families, children, and the community to create a supportive and engaging learning environment.
**About you** We are looking for:
- **Minimum Qualification**: Diploma Early Childhood Education and Care with prior experience working in a room leader position.
- **Dynamic Educator**: Love working in a dynamic environment and confident in leading and mentoring a team of educators.
- **Curriculum Knowledge**: Deep knowledge of Victorian and National Curriculum Frameworks, National Quality Standards, and current regulations.
- **Clearances**: Working with Children’s Check.
- **First Aid Certification**: Level 2 First Aid, including Asthma and Anaphylaxis Management and CPR
**Requirements**:
WWCC
**Industrial Agreement/Award**
Individual EBA
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