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KU Children's Services is a leading not for profit and for purpose provider of early childhood education and care in Australia. We have been delivering high-quality and inclusive services for children, families and communities since 1895. We are passionate about creating a positive impact on the lives of young children and supporting their development and wellbeing.

KU Children’s Services receives Australian Government funding to operate a state-wide Inclusion Agency in QLD in partnership with Cairns and District Child Care Development Association Inc. as part of the Inclusion Support Programme (ISP). The ISP ‘supports mainstream ECCC services to improve their capacity and capability to provide quality inclusive practices, address participation barriers and include children with additional needs alongside their typically developing peers’.

We are currently recruiting for a motivated early childhood teacher or diploma qualified educator with significant sector experience, whose passion it is to support the provision of inclusive environments for all children. This position forms part of the Brisbane North hub team located in our Geebung office.

As an Inclusion Professional, you will be supporting educators in federally funded ECEC services to increase their capacity and capability to embed inclusive practices within their service.

We have an exciting opportunity commencing July 1 2024 and will see you working a 4 days week - 8 hours each day. Based out of our Geebung, Brisbane North Office and offered on a fixed term contract to the end of to June 2025 due to current funding.

The role of the Inclusion Professional is to:

• Identify the strengths, capacity and capability of educators to ensure that support provided is tailored to educator and ECEC service needs.
• Work to promote a clear understanding of inclusion, which focuses on all children being seen as capable and contributing in their environment.
• Work closely with other Inclusion Agency team members to deliver inclusion support, which is flexible and responsive to the needs of ECEC services within the jurisdiction and in accordance with the ISP Guidelines.

The full position description is available to view here: Position Description

What we are looking for:

The successful applicant will meet the following criteria:

• Tertiary qualifications in education (early/middle childhood) with at least 5 years’ experience.
• Current Blue Card Check
• Thorough understanding of the differences between inclusion, integration, exclusion, and early intervention.
• Demonstrated current knowledge of the early/middle childhood sector, including knowledge of the National Quality Framework, EYLF and MTOP.
• Ability to facilitate change through reflective practice and a strength- based approach as well as understanding of adult learning principles.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with using standard computer software, such as Microsoft Office and online databases.
• Current drivers’ licence and use of a comprehensively insured, registered motor vehicle.

The KU Difference:

• We Reward - We offer sector leading pay and benefits including salary packaging and discounted private health insurance.
• We Build Careers - We enable and encourage our people to grow and evolve with us
• We Grow Our People - We provide opportunities to learn, grow and enhance your professional practice through KU’s high quality professional learning program
• We Offer an Inclusive Culture - We’ve created a diverse and inclusive working culture with a shared vision and common values.

Applying for the position

Please apply with a cover letter that outlines why you are applying for the position as well as includes responses to each of the above criteria. Your resume should also be uploaded as a separate document.

If you have any questions regarding this position please email ***********@ku.com.au (please note: applications are not accepted via email)

All enquiries will be treated with strict confidentiality.

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KU is committed to social justice and human rights, inclusion and diversity, and equal employment opportunity. We recognise the voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and promote their participation at KU.

KU Children’s Services is committed to being a child safe organisation. We put children’s safety and wellbeing at the centre of our practices. Child safety is a shared responsibility across the organisation. All KU staff contribute to maintaining our child safe culture and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the children in our services and programs. KU has a zero tolerance of harm or abuse of children.