Centre Director - Children'S Services

Inner West Council is among Sydney's larger local government agencies looking after a vibrant community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city's most vibrant, creative, liveable and diverse suburbs.
As we continue to deliver quality, innovative and inclusive programs and services, we would love it if you can join in our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.
We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity, WHS, sustainability, continuous improvement and business excellence. The community is at the heart of the organisation and Council puts its values of Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration at the centre of everything that we do. We are here to be of service to the community and make Inner West a great place to be. We expect commitment to these values from all employees in performing their respective roles.
We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.
Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $16.60/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.
About Children's Services Inner West Council operates 11 Long Day Care Centres, 2 Out of School Hours Care, an Occasional Care service, a Pre-School and a Family Day Care network.
Our educators take pride in their Early and Middle Childhood Education profession. We adhere to the guidelines, practices and regulations surrounding the National Quality Standards (NQS) and regularly review Quality Improvement Plans and are implementing the Self-Assessment Tool. We strive for excellence and all our centres are meeting or exceeding the NQF standards as rated by ACECQA.
Our staff appreciate that we are a culturally diverse, united and supportive team. Our teams value a positive, inclusive, motivated and collaborative workplace culture.
Our Centre Directors lead and manage a specific centre-based Early Childhood Education and Care service. Each centre's team of educators and staff provide quality education and care environments for children under school age under the National Quality Framework, which includes the National Quality Standards, the National Education and Care Regulations and the Early Years Learning Framework.
Our Centre Directors are responsible and accountable for the overall management (including financial management), operation and supervision of high- quality centre-based early childhood education and care services for children aged 0 – 6 years. As well as overseeing service compliance with all relevant requirements and regulations, policies and procedures that support a safe, nurturing, enriching and stimulating environment for children, educational leadership, and developing quality partnerships with children, families, colleagues, and the wider community. 
Please read the Position Description  to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.
$97,685.12 - $116,384.32 + Superannuation
Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications  Tertiary qualifications in Early Childhood Education or working towards completion of a relevant early childhood qualification.Current accreditation with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), preferably proficient, or willingness and commitment to obtain such an accreditation.Relevant work experience that meet the requirements to be a Nominated Supervisor under the National Laws and Regulation.Proven ability to apply knowledge and evidence of the following:
- NSW Working with Children Check Clearance
- Identify and Respond to Children at Risk of Harm Statement of Attainment
- Child Protection and Mandatory Reporters requirements and guidelines
- Current First Aid Certificate including emergency management of asthma and anaphylaxis, or willingness to undertake the course
- Approved and up to date police check.Proven teamwork and demonstrated skills in contemporary leadership and management practices, staff leadership and management, performance management, staff mentoring and development, change management and financial/budget management.Enquiries

Sherelle Kozarovski, Operations Manager - Children's Services on 9392 5225
Closing Date Sunday 6 July 2024, 11:30PM
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We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position. Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.
All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.
Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver's Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.
Inner West Council is a Diversity employer. We encourage applications from all candidates. Council is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged workers to apply. About Inner West CouncilInner West Council is among Sydney's larger local government agencies looking after a vibrant community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city's most vibrant, creative, liveable and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative and inclusive programs and services, we would love it if you can join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity, WHS, sustainability, continuous improvement and business excellence.The community is at the heart of the organisation and Council puts its values of integrity, respect, innovation, compassion and collaboration at the centre of everything we do.We are here to be of service to the community and make Inner West a great place to be. We expect commitment to these values from all employees in performing their respective roles.
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Questions I agree and understand if I am the successful candidate, I will need to provide information for pre-employment checks if and as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copy of relevant qualifications, Driver's Licence as well as proof of work rights in Australia. Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its record as proof of verification. *
Yes Are there any reasonable adjustments that we can assist with, in regards to the recruitment process? If yes, please provide details. * Do you currently or have previously worked for Inner West Council ( or any of the former Councils i.e. Ashfield, Leichhardt, Marrickville) either as an employee or agency-provided personnel? * Yes No Are you an Australian Permanent Resident or Citizen or have unlimited work rights within Australia? (proof will be required prior to offer if successful) * Yes No As part of our recruitment strategy, Inner West Council strives to appoint skilled, experienced and the most meritorious candidates who are aligned with Council's values and standards of behaviour. In this connection, we will be asking the preferred candidate for this role some questions to determine whether they have been involved in any misconduct in the last 10 years. Declarations of any prior misconduct investigation or finding will not lead to an immediate disqualification of an application. Information obtained will be used to undertake a risk assessment to review whether the preferred candidate is suitable for the role. Do you agree to respond honestly to questions asking about previous misconduct further down the track in this recruitment process? * Yes No Please tell us your experience and why you would be best candidate for the role? * How would you support your team to deliver a quality Early Learning service for Local Government? * What motivated you to apply for role? * What is your understanding of the role of Early Learning Director? * #J-18808-Ljbffr