About Us
Penrith Christian School is a well-established and vibrant Christian community, providing an exciting and innovative learning environment for over 800 students from our Early Learning Centre through to Year 12 in Orchard Hills, at the foot of the Blue Mountains.
Our OSHC program is registered for 100 students per day and operates 48 weeks of the year. We run before and after school care on site during school terms, and vacation care in the school holidays.
As our motto suggests, we Strive for the Highest in everything we do and represent. At PCS, we value each student as being created by God with a unique purpose and plan for them as we deliver Christ centred and rich learning experiences, enabling each one to live significant and abundant lives. We focus on a whole school approach that sees consistency in our learning framework, pastoral care and wellbeing approach and drive for academic and personal excellence.
About the Position
We are seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and collaborative person to lead our amazing Before/After School Care and Vacation Care team. The successful candidate will be a passionate educator who is a committed Christian, actively involved in their local church.
This full time role will see you leading our thriving OSHC service for our students on the school grounds. You will be responsible for:
effectively overseeing, supervising and managing the daily operation of our serviceunderstanding the needs of the children, families and staffmaintaining the required administrative records and ensuring service compliance with both the regulatory standards and policies and procedures of our schoolrostering, mentoring and developing your teamhaving adequate knowledge and understanding of the provision of education and care to childrenproviding learning experiences and engaging programs for the studentsYou will be required to work split shifts during school terms and block shifts during vacation care and pupil free days.
About You
Along with a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care or a Bachelor Degree in Education, you will need to be able to demonstrate the following:
experience in a similar leadership role within OSHCa thorough knowledge of the regulatory requirements, including compliance and operations for OSHC services through the Department of Educationsuccessful leadership and management of a teamcollaborative, innovative and effective practicehighly relational interpersonal skills with staff, students and parentsexcellent oral and written communication skillsfun and positive attitudeexcellent ICT skills across a range of platformscurrent First Aid, Asthma and Anaphylaxis qualificationsnational criminal history check (or willingness to obtain)Child Protection Certificatescurrent Working With Children CheckYou will be commencing with us on 20 January 2025. An induction process will be included prior to starting.
Benefits
We offer:
Staff discount on school feesOpportunity for salary sacrifice purchases as well as novated leasingAccess to extensive resources and state of the art facilities as part of an ELC-Year 12 schoolFreedom to plan and deliver enriching experiences every dayCompetitive salaryApplications close 4.00pm Monday 25 November 2024 How to apply
Visit the PCS website pcs.nsw.edu.au/employment to complete the Employment Application form. Please email your application and certified supporting documents to ******. Only applicants who complete the Employment Application form will be considered.
Penrith Christian School is committed to child safety and complies with the requirements of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012. All staff are required to comply with the applicable child protection legislation and ensure that the School's Child Safety policies and procedures are implemented at all times.
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