Exciting Opportunity - Join Us as a Professional Development Advisor!

Happy Haven OSHC, a proudly South Australian-owned company, is seeking a motivated and passionate Professional Development Advisor to join our team. We manage 48 OSHC services across the state and are an Approved Provider with a skilled team delivering outstanding OSHC programs on school sites.

As a Professional Development Advisor, you will play a key role in supporting our OSHC services, Service Leaders, and Educators, helping them grow and thrive in their roles.

About the role:

Support the development of services by conducting regular visits to build relationships with Service Leaders and Educators, provide support for Assessment and Rating preparation, engage with assigned services, and identify service needs

Create a positive learning environment, facilitating Hub groups for educators to exchange ideas and build relationships

Offer support in various areas such as engagement with children, QIP, inclusion, programming, supervision practices, and more

Coordinate traineeships, including training days, study sessions, on-site visits, and maintaining essential trainee records for compliance

Manage and support the Staff Support Phone Line, offering guidance, collecting information, assisting with reports, and ensuring compliance with national regulations and organisational policies

Occasionally, you may be required to work as an Educator to meet ratio requirements and ensure service continuity

Foster collaboration with different teams and external partners to streamline operations and enhance training initiatives

Actively seek improvement opportunities and support team members as directed by senior leadership

Nominated as an Educational Leader

Collaborate with subject matter experts to create interactive, learner-centered training materials, tailoring content to meet specific departmental or role-based needs and ensuring practical application

Requirements:

Effective presentation and communication abilities

Polished computer skills, including advanced proficiency in the MS Office Suite

Competence in utilising technology tools for virtual training

Innovative thinking and problem-solving skills to tailor content for diverse learning scenarios

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish rapport with participants

Organisational and time management skills

Flexibility to accommodate varying training schedules and adapt to changing priorities

Experience working in an OSHC environment

Qualification in Training, Education, Human Resources, Communication, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience)

Hold or willing to obtain a valid Working with Children Check (required)

Hold or be willing to obtain Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect (RHHAN-EC) certificate (required)

Hold or willing to obtain a valid Police Check (required)

Current valid Driver's Licence (required)

Why Happy Haven OSHC?

At Happy Haven OSHC, we are driven by values that shape everything we do - Continuous Improvement, Community Mindedness, Resilience, Trust, and Respect. We strive to create a positive, community-minded workplace where continuous learning, mutual respect, and trust form the foundation of our culture.

Application Details:

If you are interested, apply today and share more about yourself with us.

Application deadline: 6 July 2025

*Please note that the application may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found before the deadline. We encourage early submission to ensure consideration for this position.