Are you looking for an opportunity to ensure every child has a strong start in the early years?
The Darling Downs South West Region is seeking a skilled and proven leader with experience in delivering measurable outcomes to join the Partnerships and Programs team.
The Manager, Early Childhood is responsible for leading a team to deliver high quality advice and support to ECEC services, schools and communities.
The Manager is responsible for planning, monitoring and reporting on early childhood initiatives and place-based priorities to improve outcomes in participation, attendance, transitions and wellbeing for children.
The successful applicant will broker strong relationships with internal and external partners to improve outcomes in the early years.
About Us The Darling Downs South West Region is on the western slope of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland and covers an impressive 480,000km2 of land.
Our region offers dynamic work environments as well as an affordable and community-oriented lifestyle, with access to essential facilities and diverse experiences for singles and families.
Your Role The Manager, Early Childhood is responsible for leading a team to deliver high quality advice and support to ECEC services, schools and communities.
The Manager is responsible for planning, monitoring and reporting on early childhood initiatives and place-based priorities to improve outcomes in participation, attendance, transitions and wellbeing for children.
The successful applicant will broker strong partnerships with early childhood education and care services, funded early years programs, schools (including State Delivered Kindergartens) and communities based on data and evidence, to improve outcomes for children.
As The Manager, Early Childhood You Will Provide high level leadership in the development, planning and implementation of strategic early childhood initiatives, supporting effective practice to optimise learning and development outcomes for children across early childhood.
Lead the development and management of regional systems aligned with data, evidence and statewide initiatives to increase the capacity of key stakeholders to support successful transitions and the participation and engagement of children in early childhood services.
Responsibilities Include Lead and manage a team to provide sustained and consistent implementation of early childhood initiatives, prioritising the participation and engagement of all children in development and learning pathways including quality transitions, that lead to successful educational outcomes and wellbeing.
Identify, assess and deliver on strategic early childhood issues and provide advice to the Director and senior management.
Establish evaluation and monitoring systems to assess the success of early childhood initiatives, programs, strategies and policies in regions, including risk management strategies, high level data analysis and key performance measures.
Monitor performance and capability of staff and develop and implement strategies to strengthen knowledge, business systems and team performance to meet organisational and client needs.
Travel and overnight stays may be required.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested?
To Apply: Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history) Attach a 2-page response to the How you will be assessed section of the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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