Assistant Director - Mawson Before and After School Care Program

Are you a Lead Educator looking to take the next step in your career and make a lasting impression in the lives of children and their families?

Join CS#1 for opportunities for meaningful work and have an impact on the children we care for!

Benefits we can offer you:

Above award hourly rates, based on experience and qualifications.

Excellent salary packaging that can provide up to $18,550 of your gross pay tax free – for a variety of eligible expense items

Career progression and secondment opportunities, including opportunities to be involved in our Emerging Leader’s Program

Paid leave during shut down between Christmas and New Years

Discounted care for educators who have children attending our ECEC services

Paid parental leave

Onsite free parking

Access to our Employee Assistance Program

Professional development, including face to face professional development and an online learning management system with access to thousands of courses on professional development, wellbeing and compliance.

Moreover, you will be part of an excellent team that truly supports each other and is dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of children

Make a real difference

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Assistant director (or experienced Lead Educator ready for their next step) to assist the Mawson Team. You will be working with the team to deliver a quality Before and After School Care program. There are also consistent casual educators who work across the week.

In this role, you will support the Centre Director in the day-to-day management of the program and ensure all Educators, Families and Children are welcomed and feel a sense of belonging.

This is a permanent full-time position (76 hours/fortnight) working combination of block shifts of either 7.00am-3.00pm or 10.00am-6.00pm and split shifts (7.00-9.30am and 1.00-6.00pm), based on service needs.

Above award wage, including:

Children’s Services Award – Children’s Services Employee Level 5 with salary from $36.36 - $37.55 plus 12% superannuation, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

When a split shift is required, the split shift allowance of $19.00 per day will be paid

We are looking for someone who:

Has the requirements for an ACECQA approved first qualified educator eg. Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care or School Age Care (or ACECQA equivalent); or 2 years' experience working with School Age Children AND completed 2 years in bachelor's degree in any field.

Has experience working in a Assistant Director, Coordinator, Lead Educator role in an Early Learning Centre or Out of School Hours Care service.

Has a current ACT WWVP card

Has a First aid, asthma and anaphylaxis certificates, or are willing to obtain.

Has a current National Police Check.

Has a strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework, including My Time Our Place or the Early Years Learning Framework.

For more information about the role or if you would like to have a yarn and find out more information, please call Riley (People and Culture) on 02 6126 4707

To apply submitting your resume with a cover letter to : [email protected].

Community Services #1 recognises that our people are multi-dimensional and encourages people of all nationalities, gender identities, religion, sexual orientation and ethnicities to apply.

Community Services #1 acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, work, live and play. We honour their continuous connection to country, water, sky and communities. We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories, traditions and living cultures and pay our respects to elders past and present