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Coordinator Kindergarten Services
- Permanent Full-Time Position
- $113,522 - $128,560 per annum plus 9.5% superannuation
- Monthly Rostered Days Off Available (RDOs)
- Supportive team environment
About Us
Moonee Valley City Council is a vibrant and diverse municipality. We are a local government within the north-west metropolitan area of Melbourne, providing a range of services to some 127,000 residents and over 10,000 businesses.
Family and Children’s Services is responsible for the coordination, advice, education and delivery of a broad range of services for children and families from 0-17 years of age. This includes Childcare Services (long day, occasional and family day care), Kindergarten Services, Family Services, Maternal and Child Health and a Policy, Planning and Advocacy Team.
The Opportunity
The Kindergarten Services Unit strives to provide rich play based educational environments that inspire families in their child’s lifelong learning journey.
As a people focused leader, within this role you will devise, develop and deliver comprehensive kindergarten programs to families across the municipality to meet the department’s vision, Council’s values and relevant legislative requirements.
Some key responsibilities of this role include:
- Provide leadership within an effective change and cultural management program across the interdisciplinary team that is inclusive, productive and drives the Unit’s identified programs, projects and service delivery outcomes;
- Develop a Kindergarten Services Strategic plan (both short and long term), considering the demand and supply forecasting from the Policy, Planning & Advocacy Unit;
- Develop and monitor the business unit’s annual budget;
- Lead and facilitate the development of policies, procedures and action plans for the Kindergarten Business Unit, and;
- Actively promote and develop mechanisms to enhance and maintain the profile of the Kindergarten Services Unit internally and externally.
About You
To succeed in this position, you will have:
- Degree plus Post-Graduate studies in Early Childhood or a related discipline with relevant experience in both early childhood services and management. Or, a Diploma level qualification with extensive specialist experience in delivery of Early Childhood / Kindergarten Services and relevant experience in management, program and service development, staff supervision, and planning in Early Childhood Service area;
- Financial management and budget experience;
- Extensive leadership experience with strong skills in change management, cultural change and stakeholder engagement;
- Strong oral and written communication combined with all-encompassing stakeholder engagement skills, and;
- A current Working with Children’s Check.
For further information please view the Position Description or contact Sharron Kelly-Campbell, Acting Manager Family & Children’s Services on (03) 9243 1042.
Our Culture of Inclusion
If you are interested in the role but feel you may not meet the full range of selection criteria, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your experience and application for this position.
We don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services and our community. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility and flexibility, we'll support you at every stage of your career. We recognise the importance of balance and embrace work agility, understanding that this means different things to each and every one of our employees.
Moonee Valley City Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer and we value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email hradmin@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9243 1122.
Closing date: 11:45pm, Sunday 5 January, 2020
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