Coordinator Children and Family Centre

5 days ago

Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia One Tree Community Services Inc Full time $104,000 - $130,878 per year

One Tree is a national not for profit offering early childhood education, out of school hours care, community services, registered early childhood training, and professional support. Our remote services are in some of Australia's most hard to reach, underserviced locations. It takes a special kind of person to work in these services, the kind of person who wants to make a difference.

Located in the small coastal community of Wadeye, 420kms from Darwin, the Wadeye Children and Family Centre is the place for dedicated and passionate educators.

Living in Wadeye truly gives you the opportunity to experience and understand the benefit and challenges of living and working in remote Australia. Working alongside locally employed staff, you can learn from the local Aboriginal people. All while being supported by a small team, where your ideas and input can have genuine impact on the service and community.

Benefits on offer

  • Above award salary
  • Four weeks annual leave plus 2 weeks off over the festive period
  • Relocation allowance
  • Housing available
  • Quarterly flights to Darwin
  • Subsidised childcare
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Program
  • Length of service incentives
  • Online inductions and PD sessions

What you'll do

  • Provide supervision and direction to reporting staff, ensuring the day-to-day operations of the service are in accordance with One Tree Community Services (OTCS) policies, procedures, government regulations, legislation, and the National Quality Standards (NQS)
  • In consultation with the Programs Manager and service staff, design, implement and evaluate programs for children in accordance with OTCS requirements.
  • Oversee continuous improvement and compliance, ensuring the service meets and exceeds the NQS.
  • Lead by example and ensure the work environment operates in accordance with OTCS Spirit (vision), Purpose and Values, Philosophy and Code of Ethics.
  • Actively create partnerships with families, reporting staff and the community, championing cultural safety and child safe practices.
  • Oversee and ensure the workplace operates within WHS requirements and duty of care of children and their families is maintained.
  • Be a Responsible Person of the service

**Selection criteria****

  • Diploma of early childhood education or equivalent (must provide evidence of ACECQA approval)
  • Current First aid and CPR
  • Clear NPC and Ochre card required before commencement
  • Must be located in Australia with full time working rights
  • Organisational skills including general organisation, planning, time management, scheduling, coordinating resources and meeting deadlines.
  • Interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Understanding of, and commitment to comply with OTCS code of ethics, vision (spirit), policies and procedures and to support the organisation's culture.
  • Experience in building successful relationships with staff, families, and community.
  • A commitment to continuous improvement and efficiencies in service delivery.
  • Knowledge of relevant state and commonwealth laws and regulations

What you need to do

  • Provide your resume and a 1 page cover letter addressing your suitability for the position
  • Click on the "Apply" button
  • We will assess applications as they are received

One Tree Community services upholds the Child Safe Standards and has a zero tolerance policy for any kind of child abuse or harm. Successful applicants will be subject to our Code of Conduct at all times.

For more information or to request a copy of the position description, email us

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