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Team Leader- Forrest Early Childhood Education and Care
Do you think about the impact you’d like to have in your career? Or are you looking for a career with an impact?

• Would you consider a career that leaves a lasting impression in the lives of children and their families?
• Ongoing learning, career progression, and development opportunities

Join CS#1 for opportunities for meaningful work and have an impact in the education of the children we care for!
At Community Services #1 we believe that the early years of a child’s life are full of questioning and curiosity.
Early Childhood Education and Care is an important career that is currently in demand. A career with CS#1 offers you a pathway providing progression and career opportunities. Benefits such as salary packaging give you the ability to increase your take home pay.
As we continue to grow our services, we also continue to grow our team. We are now looking for a full-time Team Leader at our Forrest Early Education and Care Centre to help us run their day-to-day operations.
Where if you are successful, you will be supported by an experienced team of educators to ensure that the children in our centres receive the best quality education.
Benefits on offer
Above award hourly rates, based on experience and qualifications $33.60-$34.62 per hour. You will also have access to fantastic benefits, including:

• Generous salary packaging arrangements 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

We have a culture of ongoing mentoring and learning and development which means we offer our Educators the opportunity to develop their careers as well as their knowledge and skills through our extensive professional learning and mentoring programs.
Make a real difference
We are seeking skilled and experienced Team Leader (or somebody ready for their next step in their career) to assist our respective teams. Forrest is known or its expansive and well curated outdoor play area and prides themselves on creating a happy, engaging environment, providing high quality care and education with an inclusive play-based curriculum.
In this role, you will support the leadership staff in the day-to-day activities of the program and ensure all Families and Children are welcomed and feel a sense of belonging.
Core duties:

• Lead and be accountable for the day-to-day room operations and provide direction and mentoring for team members on running program activities, supervising, and interacting with children and applying their daily care routines.
• Lead and be accountable for student placements, including associated administration and supporting student placement outcomes.
• Develop and implement age-appropriate curriculum-based experiences and activities and evaluate weekly with team members.
• Maintain records of observations for individual children for program planning and assessment of each child’s short- and long-term development needs. Ensure records are accurate and adhere to ethical privacy and confidentiality principles.

What you will bring to the team
To be considered for this role, you’ll hold a Diploma in Children Services (or ACECQA approved equivalent). All levels of teaching experience are welcome to apply as CS#1 will support your professional development and offers ongoing training.
Further you will be required to have or willing to obtain:

• Working Vulnerable People Card
• Current First Aid and CPR Certificate
• National Police Check

You must be able to communicate positively and effectively with children and their families, delivering stimulating educational programs based on the needs and interests of the children in your care.
Most importantly, you will be a caring, positive, and nurturing individual committed about the growth and development of young children.
This role will see you building strong relationships with our educators, the children in our care and their families. This will ensure that we continue providing quality services and that our children are set up for a bright and successful future.
If you are interested in a Team Leader Role in Out of School Hours Care, we have a position available at our Mawson and Throsby services.
How to apply
If this sounds like you, apply now! Indicate your interest by submitting your resume with a cover letter to CS1recruitment@communityservices1.org.
For more information about our recruitment process, please call Jolly (People and Culture) on 02 6126 4717 and visit our website to view the Position Description.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
At Community Services #1 we recognise that our people are multi-dimensional. We take a human approach to create a work environment where all people feel like they can bring their authentic selves to work, every day.
We believe that equality drives innovation. Our commitment to accelerating equality starts at the top with our board and CEO and extends across every part of the organisation. This comes to life when our people own the equality agenda, making it part of their jobs – every decision, every day – and feel free to speak up and to act.
We do not tolerate discrimination because of differences, such as age, ability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, or sexual orientation. We want a workplace that is inclusive and diverse, and we are set bold goals and taking comprehensive action. To achieve these goals, we collect information that allows us to track the effectiveness of our Inclusion and Diversity programs.