Early Childhood Coordinator

2 days ago


Mackay, Queensland, Australia UnitingCare Community Full time $60,000 - $80,000 per year

Early Childhood Coordinator | Early Childhood Approach | Mackay

  • Employment Term: Maximum Term to 30 June 2026, Full-time (76 hours per fortnight)
  • Location: Mackay
  • Remuneration: $51 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Queensland

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable people and children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

As an Early Childhood Coordinator,  you'll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.  Let's make a meaningful difference, together

Your part in our UnitingCare team

The Early Childhood Approach (ECA) service works as a Partner in the Community delivering the NDIS, supporting children and their families up to the age of 9 years, who have a disability, developmental delay or concern.

You will be familiar with contemporary practices in early childhood early intervention and be passionate about making a difference in the lives of families with children with developmental concerns, a developmental delay or disability.

In this role you'll:

  • Work alongside families to ensure access to the information, linkages and capacity building to enable their children with developmental concerns, developmental delay or disability to be fully integrated into the life and opportunities of their communities.
  • Implement the NDIS Early Childhood Approach to support children under nine years of age who have a developmental delay or disability, and their families/carers.
  • Support families to facilitate access to the most appropriate early intervention pathway for children aged 0-8 years, including community supports, Early Supports, and accessing the NDIS.
  • Support families to help children develop the skills they need to take part in daily activities.
  • Support communities to ensure they have the confidence and competence to include all children.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with families, community, clinical services and education.

What makes a difference for us?

  • Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field (e.g. Community Services, Human Services, Social Work, Early Childhood, Allied Health, Psychology) with demonstrated early childhood experience, or minimum Diploma level Early Childhood qualifications.
  • A current Drivers license is essential
  • Hold a current Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and NDIS worker screening or have the ability to obtain prior to employment.
  • Demonstrated commitment to actively working in partnership with young children with developmental concerns, developmental delay or disability and their families to build opportunities for them to personally connect with and contribute to community, and achieve personal goals.
  • Proven practice experience in the application of evidence-based practice in early childhood support; the principles of family governance, personal autonomy, choice and control and intentional safeguarding; demonstrated commitment to the promotion of the social value and social inclusion of all children; capacity to identify individual vulnerabilities and apply intentional safeguards; and knowledge and experience with a range of planning and vision building technologies.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyse information provided by various stakeholders including allied health, medical, Child Safety and Education.
  • A sound understanding of child development and best practice guidelines within early childhood intervention.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

What makes a difference for you?

  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
  • NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
  • A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
  • Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
  • Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
  • A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We'd love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Joining our FaDS, team, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we're a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

  • provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
  • implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
  • appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.



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