Creche Coordinator

Ruah is proud to be developing the Karlup Service, a holistic, wraparound recovery-based model aimed at supporting women and children to heal from family and domestic violence. The Karlup Service will provide a range of offerings from the Ruah Centre for Women and Children (RCWC), a state-of-the-art purpose-built facility in Perth’s CBD.

One of the many Karlup Service offerings is a crèche, which will provide child-minding services for women while they access other service offerings required to support their healing and recovery such as health care and counselling.

The Crèche Coordinator will play a pivotal role in establishing and managing the crèche within the Karlup Service, ensuring a safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate environment for children. This position involves planning, organising, and implementing all aspects of the crèche program, including facility establishment, staff recruitment, and ongoing management and compliance.

We are seeking someone to fulfil this role on a part-time 0.6FTE basis.

What we’re looking for

The successful applicant will be required to meet the following criteria:

• Diploma of Early Childhood Education, Child Development or higher.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a leadership or management role within a crèche or similar childcare environment.
• The following criteria are considered desirable:
• Demonstrated experience in implementing and coordinating quality childcare programs, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrated understanding of the developmental and care needs of children at all ages.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, and ability to use these effectively when communicating with children, parents, and other stakeholders.
• Experience working in a similar or community care setting and/or demonstrated knowledge and understanding of how to deliver quality care to children who have experienced family and domestic violence or other trauma.

What do we offer?

• An opportunity to work with a passionate and highly skilled team within in a unique service and a state-of-the-art facility.
• A chance to work within a unique service model that truly makes a difference to the lives of vulnerable women and children.
• A salary starting at $82,307.
• 5 weeks annual leave
• 16 weeks paid parental leave, with flex to take at 32 weeks half-pay (uniquely, new staff can access 4 weeks paid parental leave after just 6 months’ service).
• 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave.
• Salary packaging up to $15,900.
• Flexible working hours
• An extensive learning and development program.
• Opportunities to be active in the Ruah Community such as participating in a wide range of working groups, joining us at Pride events, being a part of a range of cultural events to promote and support reconciliation and much, much more!

Required compliance documents:

• Current drivers’ license
• National Police Clearance Certificate
• Working with Children Check
• First Aid Certificate

Ready to make meaningful change?

We’d love to hear from you! Please click apply at the top of the page and submit your current CV along with a cover letter of no more than two pages, outlining why you are a good fit for this role.

Closing date for applications: Midnight Monday 1st April 2024.

Ruah reserves the right to close the advertisement early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

For further information please contact Jayne Taylor on (08) 6219 7101.

We are building a workplace where difference is embraced and encouraged - and to do this, we need people on our team who are representative of the clients we work with, who are passionate about change and courageous enough to stand up for what is right.

Everyone is welcome. Everyone belongs.