Senior Communications Specialist

Role: Senior Communications Specialist

Location: Brisbane, Murarrie

Employment Type: Permanent, Part time (20hrs per week)

With 15,000 Goodstart team members across 661 centres nurturing 63,600 children, we’re Australia's largest provider of early learning and care. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their families. From our centre teams to our support teams, we work together to make a real difference for children in those crucial early years.

Goodstart Early Learning is actively looking for a Senior Communication Specialist. This role plays a key role in delivering a “superior Goodstarter experience,” through effectively telling the Goodstart Story and its critical messages to our people. This would suit a communications professional with more than five years experience who is looking for a unique and dynamic communications role.

The Senior Communications Specialist is responsible for using communication tools, including strategic campaigns, digital media platforms, internal communications channels to provide the information and advice to our Centre Leaders, Goodstarters and stakeholders need to give children the best possible start in life. You will be working with a team of highly experienced Communications Specialists.

The key responsibilities of this role include:

Leadership

• Provide strategic communications advice and create tools that engages, inspires and tells the stories of our people, priorities and purpose
• Contribute to the on-going improvements of Goodstart’s communication framework and engagement tools to amplify and localise messages to our people
• Take a ‘centre-led approach’ to all communications materials, resources and plans
• In partnership with the wider team create an environment of co-design and collaboration across Goodstart that can be communicated in a simple, compelling and consistent manner

Creating content

• Think outside the box and use creative and innovate ways to drive key messages that will reach every Goodstarter
• Use your highly developed communication skills to explain, enhance and inspire all Goodstarters
• Create content that drives engagement with our key stakeholder groups.
• Contribute to the communication calendar across Goodstart to improve communication effectiveness and highlight the impact of key initiatives across the business
• Partner with other CSO teams to evolve our communication approach to reflect the changing needs of our people

To be successful in this position some key attributes are:

• Hold a formal tertiary qualification in communications and have gained a level of experience within a similar role.
• Have the ability to think outside of the box to develop communication plans and campaigns that ‘land’ well.
• Possess a passion for developing content which captures attention and drives engagement for purpose.
• An understanding for change management and experience of working within a ‘service ‘ industry is desirable.

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
• Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.
• Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose
• Regular social events at our head office location
• Security and stability - as Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care and a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families

How to apply

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We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions.

Have a question? Contact Adonica Lee via email alee@goodstart.org.au

Agencies: Whilst we appreciate your interest, we are confident we can find a great candidate without external support.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.

Posting Notes: MURARRIE, BRISBANE || QLD || Australia (AU) || | || No Early Childhood Qualification || Part-Time