Director - Early Learning Centre

Job No: S3288

Location: Sunnybank Anglican Early Learning Centre - Sunnybank, QLD

Employment Status: Full Time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 23 Feb 2018 AEST

About the Position

Sunnybank Anglican Early Childhood Centre is a 3-room early learning service catering to 50 children aged 15mths to school age. Our service is located opposite the Sunnybank State School giving it a busy and strong community base. We are seeking a full time Centre Director to manage our team of dedicated early childhood staff.   The position requires a positive, motivated and experienced leader with strong management skills and a passion for establishing community links.

About You

With a strong background in Early Childhood and a genuine commitment to community, our successful candidate will offer the following skills, experience and capabilities:

• Previous experience in a directorship within an early childhood service
• Solid understanding of National Quality Framework and Early Years Learning Framework and demonstrated experience with implementation
• Proven background in successfully leading, mentoring and managing a team, including recruitment and onboarding, training and upskilling, and ongoing progress management
• Knowledge of assessment and rating and the ability to guide staff through this process
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of people, including children and their families, team members and both internal & external stakeholders
• An aptitude for being proactive and ability to work within a committee environment
• The ability to speak Mandarin or effectively engage and support an ESL community would be highly beneficial

Qualifications required include:

• Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood or a Diploma level qualification in Children’s Services
• A current Blue Card (Working with Children) or ability to acquire

What We Offer

Sunnybank Anglican Early Childhood Centre offers a warm and caring environment, strong community spirit and:

• Administration and clerical support
• Professional development opportunities
• Supportive Advisory Committee 
• Anglican School’s Commission advice and support

Show Your Interest

Position Description

TO APPLY, PLEASE SUBMIT A COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO:

Sharon Mehan on smehan@anglicanchurchsq.org.au

Or call 07 3835 2291 for more information

Applications close Friday 23^rd February 2018

Do not apply via this link as your application will not be submitted.

About Us

The Anglican Church Southern QLD offers a broad range of career opportunities across southern QLD - from Bundaberg in the north to Coolangatta in the south and across the south-west from Birdsville to Brisbane.

With the aim of the whole church engaged in the whole mission, we provide much needed services for the community, including parishes, schools, theological education and financial services, and residential aged care facilities, community care and social service programs through Anglicare Southern QLD.

All services within the Anglican Church Southern QLD are supported by Diocesan Services and Financial Services, a centralised shared-service infrastructure that provides a range of corporate services including Information and Communication Technology, Finance, Marketing and Fundraising, Communications, Human Resources, Property and Risk, Compliance and Insurance.

By living our values, championing industry best-practice, and working together to deliver quality services in a large faith-based organisation, we not only offer diverse and unique career pathways, but also the opportunity to make a real difference – in our organisation, the industries we work in, and in our community.