Kindy Club Coordinator in Brisbane

Key responsibilities

• Prioritisation of the best interests of children.
• Upholding and actively promoting Child Safe Standards and The Universal Principle, ensuring the safety, wellbeing and rights of all children are always protected.
• Planning, delivering and evaluating a high-quality, inclusive early childhood education program in collaboration with the Educational Leader, Nominated Supervisor and YHRK team, aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) that meets the needs of children during these time periods.
• Building and maintaining strong, respectful and trusting relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Contributing to and supporting a strong, cohesive and professional staff team.
• Lead the provision of high-quality early childhood education program promoting the YHRK service philosophy and approved learning framework (Early Years Learning Framework, V2.0).
• Promote and respect the individuality of the child and be responsive in the provision of the program to reflect this.
• Implement an educational program reflective of a child centred curriculum.
• Support and supervise staff in their work at the program, promoting informed and reflective professional practice.
• Advocate for high quality in the ECEC profession.
• Manage session enrolments and assist with retrospective management through highly organised and detail orientated approaches.

About you

• Our children have asked for someone who is funny, kind, protects us, helps us learn, pushes us on the swing, is gentle, does silly dances, plays with us, helps us, is happy, is caring and keeps us safe.
• They would like a coordinator who walks with them.
• You will have all the appropriate qualifications, a solid understanding of the NQF & EYLF (v2) and a positive attitude.
• You will be available for the following shifts: Monday to Friday - 7am to 9am, 2:15pm to 5:30pm QLD School Terms (plus some PD and preparation hours).
• Minimum of Diploma qualification in Early Childhood Education, approved by ACECQA.
• Current Working with Children Card (Blue Card), not prohibited from working with children.
• Approved First Aid qualifications (as per ACECQA requirements), including CPR, emergency management of anaphylaxis and asthma training.
• Ability to be the responsible person in charge (RPIC) for the service.
• Approved child protection training Sections 1-5 completed.
• Ability to undertake service specific mandatory training, fire safety and manual handling.
• Have two positive professional referees.

About us

We are a Lady Gowrie affiliated, not-for-profit community kindergarten located in the heart of Yeronga, with a long history of providing a high-quality early years education program to pre-school aged children in our community. Our service is managed by a Parent Committee, and we have a long-standing team of passionate and dedicated staff. We run a play-based, child-led Kindergarten program that is guided by the National Quality Framework, the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines (24) and the Early Years Learning Framework (v2.0). YHRK is committed to high quality early childhood education and care, advocacy for the profession, young children and their families, and upholding the Child Safe Standards. YHRK provides an inclusive and supportive environment where children's safety, wellbeing and rights are protected and respected at all times.