Educational Leader - St Nicholas Lochinvar

St Nicholas Early Education is a community in which children aged 0-5 develop the cultural, spiritual, physical, and educational skills to belong in a contemporary world. We do this through the delivery of child-centred, play-based, and Reggio Emilia-inspired early education and care.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

As an employee of St Nicholas, you will have access to a range of benefits, including:

• Above award rate of pay
• Recognised paid overtime
• Additional daily Educational Leader’s Allowance
• $1,000 staff referral bonuses ($1,500 for eligible positions)
• 50% off childcare fees for all full and part-time employees
• Complimentary uniform
• Paid Parental Leave
• 1 week shutdown over Christmas and New Year annually (includes 3 days of additional paid leave + public holidays)
• Our purpose built centres are now powered by 100% green energy
• Paid Industry-leading training and professional development opportunities
• Mentoring and support from St Nicholas dedicated Pedagogical Leader
• Full or part-time employment options to ensure you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Corporate benefits, including EAP, flu injections, reduced gym membership, reduced healthcare and more

WHAT OUR PARENTS HAVE TO SAY

A parent testimonial from Britt a Mum at St Nicholas Early Education.

She loves sending her children to St Nick’s because she feels that it’s a beautiful learning environment with a warm and welcoming team of educators. Britt also appreciates the centre’s Transition to School Program because it’s preparing her children for their advancement to primary education.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

As the Educational Leader, you will work with the ongoing support of our Pedagogical Leader, Senior Pedagogical Co-ordinator and network of St NicholasEducational Leaders, to lead and inspire the service’s educational team in their continuous improvement of practice and pedagogy.

Your day-to-day work will involve motivating, supporting and mentoring educators through engagement in professional conversations and critical reflection, hands-on learning, and professional development opportunities. You will empower and support others to build capacity for continuous improvement and work with educators to develop engaging and inspiring learning environments that are inclusive of all children.

The role of Educational Leader will also require you to lead the development and implementation of the Educational Program and Practice in the St Nicholas Service.

 This position is being offered on a permanent full-time basis, located at our Lochinvar Service.

EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA

• Demonstrated understanding of:
  • National Quality Framework (NQF)
  • Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)
  • Child Protection and Mandatory Reporting
  • Workplace Health and Safety issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willing to be proactive in implementing curriculum
• Demonstrated leadership skills within Children Services
• Dedicated to developing the future of children

QUALIFICATIONS

• Recognised Early Childhood Teaching Degree as identified by Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority or an approved Diploma level qualification for the purposes of the education and care services, national law and regulations
• Child protection qualification
• Current First Aid Certificate, Anaphylaxis and Asthma Management training
• Working with Children Check verification number 

If you genuinely share our passion for Early Childhood Education we would love to hear from you! APPLY now.

**Please note that by not addressing the selection criteria may affect your application and you may not be shortlisted.**

Additional Information

The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable persons and preventing those in our care from suffering abuse or neglect. It is committed to implementing and maintaining compliance with the NSW Child Safe Standards and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards and takes a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of children or vulnerable persons.

All who work in the name of the Diocese must comply with the Diocesan Safeguarding Framework Policy and act in accordance with the Diocese’s Code of Conduct which includes the Diocese’s Safeguarding Commitment Statement. Employees are required to undergo a National Police Check and retain a valid NSW Working with Children Check where necessary, in accordance with legislation.

St Nicholas promotes the safety and wellbeing of children from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds and encourages applications from people from culturally or linguistically diverse background.

St Nicholas promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.