Early Childhood Coordinator

Early Childhood Coordinator, Toowoomba

• Employment Term: Maximum Term Until June 30, 2025 | Full time and part time positions available 
• Location: Toowoomba
• Remuneration: $93,865 + 11% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Community

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others. 

An integral part of our team as an Early Childhood Coordinatoryou’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 Community team

We are seeking motivated individuals to join the team in UnitingCare’s Early Childhood Approach, partnered with National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). The positions are full-time and based in the Toowoomba region, with a maximum term contract to 30th June 2025. 

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. 

• 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.

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant human service field (Education, Social Work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy) with an Early Childhood focus, or minimum Diploma level Early Childhood qualifications.
• Commitment to actively working in partnership with young children with developmental concerns, developmental delay or disability and their families
• A sound understanding of child development and best practice guidelines within Early Childhood intervention.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to analyse information provided by various stakeholders including allied health, medical, Child Safety and Education. 
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and practices, that are congruent with a strengths approach and demonstrate professional integrity. 
• Ability to analyse information provided by various stakeholders including allied health, medical, Child Safety and Education. 
• Ability to record accurate records of conversations, developmental progress, and goals, in the NDIA business system.
• Empower children with developmental delay or disability, their families, and carers to build and pursue their goals, exercise choice and control and engage with the Scheme.

You will also have a current Qld Driver Licence, hold a current Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and NDIS worker screening or have the ability to obtain prior to employment. Flexible work arrangements and/or employment on a part time basis may be considered for the right candidate.

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

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance 
• 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 
• 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 
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others 
• 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  

Joining our Early Childhood Approach Program, 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. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

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

• provide welcoming, safe & 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.