Preschool Field Officer

**Job no**: 495859
**Work type**: Permanent Full-time
**Location**: Knox Civic Centre
**Categories**: Children's Services

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Preschool Field Officer (PSFO) to join our Preschool Officer Team.
Fulltime permanent position based at Wantirna South

**Your new role**

The PSFO program works collaboratively across the Early Years Department in addition to supporting the Early Years Health and Wellbeing portfolio to complement other universal and specialist services that are available to support children’s leaving, development and wellbeing across the municipality. As a Preschool Field Officer you will promote inclusion within kindergarten programs across the municipality by recognising the diversity of all children. You will support Early Childhood Educators to create environments where all children are valued and experience a sense of belonging that leads to children being encouraged to reach their full potential in all areas of development alongside their peers.

This is an Early Education Employees Agreement (EEEA) PSFO 1.0-2.0 classified role, remuneration will be $122,400.00 to $125,399.00 gross per annum (based on experience), plus superannuation in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee.

**What you will need to Thrive**
- Proven experience of providing quality children’s programs using a strength-based family-centred approach.
- Highly refined adult capacity strengthening skills.
- Highly developed communication skills (both written and oral) and highly developed interpersonal skills with a particular focus on strength based and customer focused approaches to successfully collaborate, liaise, persuade and negotiate with a range of stakeholders.
- Experience in the provision of services to children and families including dealing with people of diverse backgrounds, including those from CALD backgrounds, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island backgrounds, and families of children with additional needs or diagnosed disabilities.
- Ability to form and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders to develop referral pathways for families who are at risk or are experiencing disadvantage.
- Ability to plan effectively to support and link families to local support services.

**How to apply**

Please provide a resume and brief cover letter addressing the ‘what you need to thrive’ section from the to outline how your experience and skills relate to the role.

To view a copy of the please visit our Knox City Council Careers Page.

**Why Us**:
At Knox, making a difference to others and our community is at the heart of everything we do. We are inspired by empowering our community inside and out to thrive and prosper through living our values. We support hybrid and flexible working and embrace diverse and inclusive environments. We succeed by recruiting for excellence through investing in our people, encouraging their unique talents and supporting them to bring their whole selves to work.

We believe in our people and provide a supportive, driven and inclusive culture we are proud of, that focuses on wellbeing.

Beyond that, we also offer:

- accrued days off for full time employees;
- growth and learning opportunities;
- career development;
- reward and recognition programs; and,
- a supportive Employee Assistance Program.

To view the inherent requirements for this position please see attachment below.

Childcare Kindergarten staff - Inherent Requirements Table
- Knox City Council has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All children and young people who access our services, programs, events and facilities have the right to feel safe and be safe. This includes spaces owned or managed by Council. We take the wellbeing and safety of children and young people in our care seriously. We maintain a child safe organisation by embedding the protection of children into everyday thinking and practice. All Knox City Council employees, contractors and volunteers are responsible for ensuring children and young people are valued, heard and protected from abuse._
- Knox City Council acknowledges our offices are located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation._

**Advertised**: 14 Jan 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 28 Jan 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time