October 25, 2024

3Bridges Community

Ashfield

FULL TIME

Educational Program Lead - Greater Sydney

Join us on our journey to create a genuine impact for the community and beyond.

3Bridges Benefits

Salary packaging & novated leasing
Workforce wellbeing support provider
Career development & progression support
Employee referral and milestone reward programs
Complimentary annual flu vaccinations
Discounted OOSH services and gym memberships

About 3Bridges
We strive to give back - together.

3Bridges is a Registered Charity and a Not-for-Profit organisation with over 40 years of combined experience in partnering with local communities, and empowering individuals to live their best life, regardless of age, location, disability, or ethnicity. The diversity of our services and programs provide 3Bridges with unique opportunities to connect with the community, in a meaningful and substantial way.

About the role

The Educational Program Lead, as the dedicated Educational Leader, develops and delivers high-quality educational programs for OOSH sites, including term and Vacation Care. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure alignment with the National Quality Framework, My Time Our Place, and NSW Department of Education Curriculum. Using a strengths-based approach and play-based learning, the Lead ensures programs are engaging and suitable for children of all developmental stages, ages, and abilities.

We are looking for several Educational Program Leads to work closely with our teams.

Programming Excellence

Design, implement, and delivery innovative and context-specific educational programs for OOSH sites.
Ensure that children’s learning and development are guided by the learning outcomes of the approved learning frameworks
Develop term-based and Vacation Care programs to drive attendance and service quality.
Promote an inclusive space that welcomes diverse children and families.
Creation of new formats, ideas, templates or resources as required
Evaluate program effectiveness and engagement through continuous improvement practices, incorporating feedback from children and families.

Engagement

Actively engage children and maintain appropriate supervision ratios to ensure children’s safety and wellbeing; redirect positively as necessary
Support and mentor emerging program facilitators, educators, and co-facilitators.
Involve children and families in the co-creation of programs, fostering a strengths-based and collaborative learning environment.

Compliance

Ensure compliance with service policies and relevant legislation, supporting other educators to do the same.
Manage programming budgets, resources, and stakeholder relationships in consultation with the Nominated Supervisor
Understand, role model, and be guided by positive behaviour guidance policy, assisting children to develop such skills
Act as a Responsible Person in the absence of the Nominated Supervisor and at other OOSH services as delegated.

About You

Experience working in a 2IC or Leadership role within a school, aged care and/or education centre strongly desired
Experience in program planning, delivery, facilitation, and evaluation
You have a Diploma or Certificate IV Children’s Services, OOSH, Recreation; or Degree or Diploma Primary Teaching
You have First Aid, Asthma, Anaphylaxis management certification
Experience as an educator, program facilitator or like role in an Education setting

What it means to work at 3Bridges?
Our culture has been formed with a community spirit and passion to give back. 3Bridges aims to inspire and encourage our people to be the best they can be, through ongoing training, career opportunities and success as a valued team member.

3Bridges is committed to enabling a culture of inclusion and diversity, and to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all. The people we work with and provide support to, come from all walks of life and so do we. We welcome your unique contributions through your experiences, culture, opinions, ethnicity, gender identity and all that makes you an individual.

The successful candidate will require National Police clearance prior to appointment (completed by 3Bridges), valid NSW Working With Children Check clearance and Current NSW drivers’ licence.

For more information, or if you would like to have a confidential discussion, please do not hesitate to reach out to talent@3bridges.org.au