About us

Mallee Track Health and Community Service (MTHCS) is classified as a multipurpose service (MPS) and provides a range of services across all the Mallee Track Communities; a total area of 18,000 square kilometres. MTHCS services include community and district nursing, a broad range of community and allied health services, neighbourhood houses, early childhood education and care, and access to primary health care. In addition, medical clinics, acute medical care, urgent care and residential aged care are provided at Ouyen and Sea Lake.

Position summary

This position is responsible for the delivery of developmentally informed programs to children 3 – 6 who are enrolled at the Preschool. Support to other centres in the cluster may be required – and negotiated as needed.

Key responsibilities

• Ensuring that children's developmental outcomes are met and progressed.

• Leading program planning.

• Leading professional, developmentally informed observations about children.

• Leading and creating a learning environment which responds to each child's developmental abilities.

• Oversight of the delivery of a service which is child and family centred in its approach.

• Ensuring compliance with the relevant Acts, Regulations and Standards that affect Children's Services.

• Implementation of School Readiness Funding program.

• To comply with the professional development requirements in the Industrial Award of agreement (under the VECTEA).

• To actively encourage parent (families) involvement in developing and implementing the program at preschool.

• To collaborate and network with colleagues across the catchment.

• Maintains current and accurate knowledge of the relevant Acts, Regulations, Legislation, Codes of Practice and Industry and Australian Standards and Guidelines that affect the Education and Care Services and incorporating them into all aspects of practice.

• To comply with the professional development requirements in the Industrial Award of agreement (under the VECTEA).

• Other duties as directed

Selection criteria:

Essential:

• Proven ability to apply high ethical standards and represent MTHCS in a professional manner.

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Bachelor of Early Childhood Education or any such qualification as approved by Early Childhood Australia.

• Good time-management with the ability to plan, work and manage time effectively without direct supervision.

• An interest in improving the health of families through the delivery of children's services.

• Sound understanding and knowledge of early childhood development.

• Ability to prepare, document and implement a detailed developmentally appropriate educational program for children with parental involvement.

• Leadership and self-motivational skills to achieve goals.

• A demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality of information.

• Current Driver's Licence.

• Current Police Check.

• Current VIT registration.

Desirable:

• Well-developed leadership skills with ability to plan own work and that of other staff to achieve specific objectives.

• Experience developing and implementing Quality Improvement Plans.

• A sound understanding and knowledge of early childhood education and government priorities.