Area Service Manager

**Posted**:
15/08/2024

**Closing Date**:
16/09/2024

**Job Type**:
Permanent - Full Time

**Location**:
Newcastle West

**Job Category**:
Education, Childcare & Training

**The Benefits**
- St Nicholas offers a wide range of benefits that support and enrich the lives of our employees, including:_
- **Flexibility**:You will be supported to balance work and personal commitments through flexibility
- **Growth**: Paid Industry-leading training and career progression within the organisation through a variety of learning and development pathways
- **Facilities**:State of the Art, purpose built centres powered by 100% green energy
- **Area Service Manager -** Incentive Rewards Program
- **Additional Benefits**:Three days additional paid leave at Christmas, employer-funded parental leave, salary packaging, corporate benefits including;
- Fitness Passport, EAP, and flu injections
- $1,000 staff referral bonuses ($1,500 for eligible positions)

**Job Description**:
The purpose of this role is to oversee the operations of a portfolio of OOSH services within a region.

This role is being offered on a **permanent full-time** basis.

Desired Skills and Experience

**EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA**
- Minimum 5 years’ demonstrated experience in a supervisory/management position in the childcare sector or similar
- Proven best practice ability in all areas of administrative procedure, curriculum development, parent and community liaison, staff professional development and training
- Understanding and working knowledge of WHS legislation
- Proven ability in the development and set up of new OOSH services
- Prior experience and demonstrated understanding of auditing OOSH services to ensure they are meeting all quality areas to a high standard
- Proven ability to manage a large team in high quality service provision
- Ability to manage complex situations including matters of escalation
- Be willing to accept the role of Nominated Supervisor under the Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Bill 2010 and Education and Care Services National Regulations
- Demonstrated ability to successfully support the Early Years Learning Framework and My Time Our Place curriculum for School Aged Children
- Previous experience in successfully managing the financial performance of OOSH services
- Willingness to travel to multiple locations across regional areas of the Diocese

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Diploma in Children’s Services or Degree in Early Childhood Teaching as identified by Australian Children’s Education and Care Authority or business-related qualification or demonstrated professional experience
- Current First Aid Certificate, Anaphylaxis and Asthma Management
- DEC approved child protection training certificate
- Current Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- Current Class C Driver’s Licence
- National Criminal History check clearance

If you genuinely share our passion for Childhood Education we would love to hear from you **APPLY** now.

**_Additional Information_**
- The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable persons and preventing those in our care from suffering abuse or neglect. It is committed to implementing and maintaining compliance with the NSW Child Safe Standards and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards and takes a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of children or vulnerable persons. _
- All who work in the name of the Diocese must comply with the Diocesan Safeguarding Framework Policy and act in accordance with the Diocese’s Code of Conduct which includes the Diocese’s Safeguarding Commitment Statement. Employees are required to undergo a National Police Check and retain a valid NSW Working with Children Check where necessary, in accordance with legislation._