Assistant Director Lucknow Street

Council Jobs; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 56,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing programs

Flexible working arrangements

Gym membership discounts

Novated vehicle leases

Job summary

Whitehorse City Council is seeking an Assistant Director to oversee the Whitehorse Early Learning Service (WELS) and provide administrative and leadership support. The role focuses on efficient, safe and sustainable operations including staffing, rostering and enrolments.

The successful candidate will manage budgets, expenditure, grants and stakeholder communications, with compliance to the National Quality Framework and Victorian frameworks.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Children’s Services or Bachelor of Early Childhood or equivalent per regulations.
• Current first aid level 2, CPR, Anaphylaxis, auto-injection pen, asthma and food safety supervisor certifications.
• Working with Children Check and national/international criminal history checks as applicable.
• Demonstrated substantial experience in early childhood including staff management.
• Knowledge of NQF, EYLF and VEYLF frameworks and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations of a quality education and care service (WELS).
• Provide administrative and leadership support to ensure efficiency and safety.
• Manage staffing, rostering, enrolments and staff-to-child ratios.
• Oversee budgeting, expenditure, grants, and reporting requirements.

Skills

Staff management

Budgeting

Grant applications

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Diploma in Children’s Services

Bachelor of Early Childhood

Job description

Salary $47.82 per hour + 12% Superannuation

Permanent Part Time (0.5)

Early Childhood Services

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do. To stay ahead of and best respond to the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our organisation focus on:

• Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
• Great Organisational Culture
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Good Governance and Integrity

We are a highly collaborative team working in an agile and fast-paced environment underpinned by our organisational values and a service driven approach.

The role:

The position assists the Centre Director in overseeing the operations of a quality education and care service, Whitehorse Early Learning Service (WELS), and provides administrative and leadership support to ensure the service is efficient, safe and sustainable.

Undertaking day-to-day administrative operations of the centre, including staffing, rostering, child enrolment (and working to staff to child ratios), kinder programming, budgeting and expenditure, grant applications, stakeholder management and centre related communications.

About you:

To be considered for this position you will have:

• Diploma in Children’s Services or Bachelor of Early Childhood or other qualification deemed by the Regulations to be equivalent or superior.
• Certificates demonstrating current first aid level 2, CPR, Anaphylaxis, auto injection pen, asthma and food safety supervisor, current Working with Children Check and Satisfactory National (and International as applicable) Criminal History Check.
• Demonstrate substantial experience in early childhood including staff management.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of relevant industry legislation, frameworks and guidelines including the National Quality Framework encompassing the National Education and Care Services Law Act 2010 and Regulations 2011 and National Quality Standard, The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia - Belonging, Being & Becoming, Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework.
• Demonstrate the capacity to discuss and resolve complex problems with families, staff and colleagues.
• Demonstrate the capacity to manage budgets and undertake internal and external reporting requirements.

In return, we will offer:

The ability to make a difference -Working at Whitehorse City Council you contribute to making a real difference in the lives of the community and those that live, learn, work or visit Whitehorse. Every day you really will see how the work you're involved in benefits the diverse community.

Great working conditions- a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.

An extensive Health and Wellbeing offering- Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges).

Career opportunities- engaging work and the opportunity to apply your skills and experience.

Reward & Recognition -extensive reward and recognition program, corporate learning offerings, study assistance and comprehensive leadership development programs.

Further Information:

Further information is available from Helen Hsu on 9873 1655.

Download the Position Description:

Assistant Director

City of Whitehorse is a culturally and linguistically diverse community. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of our community. We are committed to upholding a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace that values the contribution of all.

Whitehorse City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation. We recognise our responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm and have established policies, procedures and training to achieve these commitments.

ABOUT US

The City of Whitehorse, located 15 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD, is a culturally diverse community of almost 177,000 people. Whitehorse includes the suburbs of Box Hill, Burwood, Nunawading, Blackburn, Mitcham, Forest Hill and Vermont and is characterised by quiet tree-lined residential streets, an abundance of parks, gardens and natural bushland reserves, bustling shopping centres and a diverse range of arts, cultural, sports and leisure facilities.

Whitehorse City Council provides more than 100 services and facilities across a range of areas within our community services, city development, infrastructure, corporate services and transformation directorates. Whitehorse is one of Melbourne’s largest metropolitan councils with a workforce of approximately 1300 employees and aspires to foster an inclusive, vibrant, prosperous and sustainable community. Our employees help us achieve these goals!

At Whitehorse, employee health, wellbeing and development are paramount, and we aim for everyone to become the best they can be in the workplace. Benefits of working with us include:

• A welcoming and supportive working environment
• Great opportunities for training and to build a long-term career within Whitehorse or the local government sector.
• Extensive employee health and wellbeing programs including flexible working arrangements
• Salary sacrifice options for gym / swim memberships, childcare and superannuation; and access to novated vehicle leases.
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• Ample onsite parking at most facilities with ready access to public transport