Address Education and Care Manager – South Hobart
Lady Gowrie is seeking an Education and Care Manager for Parental Leave cover for our South Hobart Service for Long Day Care and Outside School Hours Care. Lady Gowrie is a non-for-profit community-based organisation providing Education and Care to children from birth to 12 years of age.
Role: Education and Care Manager
Location: South Hobart, Tasmania
Employment Type: 7-month Maximum Term Part-Time Contract
8 hours per day, 4 days per week.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Our Education and Care Manager is responsible for delivering quality play-based programs in line with Lady Gowrie’s philosophy Children First and the quality and safeguarding of children participating in the Service. This role will oversee the Education & Care of up to 29 children aged between birth to 5 years of age at our South Hobart Long Daycare Service, and up to 45 children aged between 6 to 12 years of age at our South Hobart Outside School Hours Care Service. You will be working across two separate spaces, with 7 Educators reporting into you at each.
The Education and Care Manager reports to the Regional Manager for Education and Care Southern Long Day Care Services and works collaboratively with Education and Care Managers across 12 services.
This role will be to cover maternity leave, with a duration of May 2024 until December 2024.
As part of the role, you will:
Manage the delivery of high-quality Early Childhood Education and Care based on quality programs and practice.
Build strong trusting relationships with children, families, and your team.
Lead and mentor your team to ensure children are safe and engaged in our programs.
Assist the development or organisational policies, procedures, and practices to promote the support high quality and cost-effective service provision.
Encourage meaningful family participation in all aspects of service provision.
Complete relevant administrative tasks
Have a focus on safety for the children and your staff.
Facilitate regular and effective two-way communication between management and staff.
Lead the services through Assessment and Rating process, and targeted visits from the Regulatory Authority
Coordinate and approve staff time sheets and leave applications on our time and attendance system, currently, Time Target, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
Roster and planning staffing and leave to ensure continuity of quality service delivery.
Develop, implement, and regularly review staff rosters to support high quality, staff equity and cost-effective service provision.
Runnings regular team meetings for your service
ABOUT YOU
Hold a bachelor’s degree in early education and care or the equivalent (preferred), or
Diploma of Early Childhood Education & Care (or equivalent)
Current Driver’s Licence
Minimum 5 years-experience in Early Education & Care.
Proven understanding and practical application of Education and Care Regulations, National Law, and National Quality Framework
Have a passion for creating exciting, fun, and meaningful learning and leisure experiences for children.
Have strong leadership and organisational skills.
Have experience with Storypark and Qikkids or the ability to learn new systems quickly.
Hold a current registration for Working with Vulnerable People (Child Related Activity) for an employee.
Current Police Check
ABOUT US
Lady Gowrie Tasmania is a community-based not-for-profit organisation providing a range of quality services, advocacy and leadership for children, families and education and care professionals within Tasmania. Lady Gowrie Tasmania has an inspiring philosophy that sits alongside our mantra, ‘Children First’, encompassing the following key words that guide our work with children every day:
Wonder and Investigation - Connection and Possibility - Education and Advocacy.
WHY WORK FOR US?
Fortnightly professional development opportunities for Education and Care Service Managers
Opportunities for development, career growth and collaboration with 42 services across Tasmania
Quarterly face to face connection days for our managers to meet, collaborate and learn together.
Salary Packaging = more money in your pocket and less tax paid on your earnings
Dedicated Education and Care Compliance Manager to guide and assist Services with ensuring compliance.
15% fee discount for team members’ children to attend our services.
Employee wellbeing support services
Paid first aid certification and child protection training.
Well-resourced learning and play environments.
If this sounds like the role for you, apply now with your Cover Letter and CV.
If you have any other questions please call or email Corey Butters in People and Culture on 03 6230 6*** or email ***************@gowrie-tas.com.au.
Applications close 9am Monday 22 April 2024
