AddressBest Start Facilitator
- Lead Best Start and Supported Playgroup programs
- Develop strong community partnerships
- Support positive outcomes for children and families
- Hybrid working, Narre Warren-based
- $ 105,762.63 plus super (Band 7A) and monthly RDO
The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents who call Casey home.
Our workspace is located within Bunjil Place, a must-visit destination nestled within Narre Warren in Melbourne’s south east. Bunjil Place reflects and enhances the city’s rich diversity by providing an energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere through a lively community meeting place.
Our Benefits:
Benefits | City of Casey
- A supportive learning culture where you can grow your career and even your qualifications.
- A hybrid and flexible workplace.
- Multi-award-winning architectural office building with equipped Kitchens, onsite Café, Library, and so much more.
- Free onsite carpark, gym/pool with discounted memberships and free workout Wednesday.
We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.
A bit about the role
This is a unique opportunity to lead the City of Casey’s Best Start initiative and Supported Playgroup Program.
What you’ll deliver
- Increase children’s participation in Kindergarten, Maternal & Child Health and Supported Playgroup programs.
- Engage and build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Coach organisations to embed an improvement approach to guide the creation of change ideas for testing.
- Review data and supporting evidence of local data sets to develop an understanding of community needs.
- Manage the City of Casey Supported Playgroup Program and In Home Support
- Supervise and mentor the Supported Playgroup facilitators.
- Manage service performance targets
What you’ll bring
- Comprehensive understanding of the early years’ service system
- Experience in the Best Start Program
- Extensive community development experience with an ability to engage, influence and develop strong partnerships
- Demonstrated leadership ability and experience managing staff
- Degree in Early Childhood Education, Social Work or Health related fields
- Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History, Working with Children, Eligibility to Work
- A curious, collaborative, and inclusive community mindset.
Please visit our careers page at Careers at Casey to view a detailed position description.
What’s next?
If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.
To find out more about the role, please contact Ann Addinsall, Head of Child Youth & Family Engagement, on 9705 5533 and ******@casey.vic.gov.au
Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on 27 May 2024.
We encourage people with a disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position.
The City of Casey has zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, contractors and volunteers.
The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.
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