Early Years Place Coordinator

Early Years Place Coordinator

Gundoo Early Childhood Learning Centre

Cherbourg, Queensland

Full-time Position

 

About Gundoo Early Years Place:

Gundoo EYP supports families with children aged from birth to eight years of age. Families can access multiple services, or referrals to specialist services, for their children and themselves.

 

Gundoo EYP has a mix of programs including playgroup, early childhood education and care, health services, and family and parenting support. Our families are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders who live locally to Cherbourg or within the South Burnett.

Primary Role:

To work in collaboration with the Gundoo EYP other staff to set up, develop and implement the EYP program within the Cherbourg community.

The Gundoo EYP Coordinator will:

 

Ensure all business and marketing activities achieve the outcomes listed in the Education Queensland -Integrated Service Delivery Framework, Early Years Service Category Guidelines.

Coordinate universal and targeted service activities delivered by early childhood educators, child health nurses and family support staff working collaboratively for families with young children 0 to 8 years who reside in the Cherbourg community. Establish effective referral pathways and holistic service delivery initiatives.

 

Develop and coordinate locally responsive and culturally appropriate programs, services, and environments.

Develop cooperative coordinated and collaborative relationships with neighbouring service providers.

Write six monthly reports on quantitative and qualitative outcomes for Education Queensland.

Write progress reports for Gundoo Aboriginal Corporation Board as required. Manage data collection, have, and use information and record management to support records being created, stored, maintained, accessed, and ultimately destroyed (in accordance with appropriate policies and procedures); and ensure that any personal information is collected, kept, and used in a way that meets the requirements of privacy legislation.

Encourage parents/carers and community members to take an active role in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of the services they receive; develop, maintain, and implement active engagement policies, strategies and practices for families and children, including culturally specific strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, culturally and linguistically diverse families and parents/carers and children with disability.

Develop protocols and procedures relating to information sharing between service partners.

Seek feedback from a cross section of parent/carers to inform reporting and continuous improvement strategies - written, conversational, focus groups or any method or methods appropriate to seek specific feedback which represents the voice of families and service users.

Work with the EYP staff on all aspects of Gundoo Early Years Place. Supervise staff performance and build effective relationships.

 

Key Accountabilities:

The Integrated Service Delivery joins together a range of services and disciplines to create a comprehensive and coherent service delivery system for the benefit of families with young children. The purpose of the Integrated Service Delivery funding category is to provide comprehensive, locally responsive, and connected services that support child and parent/carer wellbeing, enhance positive child learning and development, and build parenting capacity.

The Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) Funding Category aims to achieve the following outcomes, including:

Increased parents’/carers’ awareness of and engagement with their child/children’s learning, wellbeing, and development.

Increased secure attachment between children and their parent/carer.

 

Increased parental capabilities and confidence in parenting and parenting self-efficacy.

Improvement in the rate of children developmentally on track.

Increased community connection and families, parents, children accessing the right services at the right time, including kindergarten; and

Increased local access to a range of family and early years programs that reflect the current context of Queensland families and are available in a range of formats to support differing needs and requirements.

Funding is provided to deliver and/or support services and activities grounded in evidence-based practice, such as:

Early childhood education and care (e.g., kindy and school transition programs, kindergarten, or adjunct care).

Family support (e.g., parent support programs, home visits, music play and therapy, counselling services).

Parent/carer and child engagement programs (e.g., playgroups, Families as First Teachers, Circle of Security, Parents as Teachers); and Child and maternal health (e.g., child health screening and checks, immunisation, advice and advocacy, allied health support such as speech therapy).

Ensure EYP services are delivered by staff with training and/or experience in working with children, families, and communities. Staff working directly with parents/carers and children at Gundoo EYP must be able to:

Work within an ethical framework, for example the Early Childhood Australia (ECA)Code of Ethics).

Recognise the uniqueness of each family and their circumstances.

Treat children and families with respect and dignity, provide choices and enable participatory decision making.

Work with children up to eight years of age and have a sound understanding of early childhood development and practice.

Engage appropriately with children and parents/carers from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and be willing to undertake cultural capability training.

Develop partnerships, provide universal and targeted support, to parents/carers and children.

Participate in a weekly team meeting, share skills and lessons learned that can improve performance and service delivery; and

Work from a strengths-based perspective.

The successful applicant will have:

Diploma, Associate or bachelor's degree in Community or Human Services Current Blue Card (paid) working with children and young people.

Current Drivers Licence.

Current HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting. Experienced communicator who can establish and maintain effective relationships. Effective writing and problem-solving skills, and experience in planning and delivering programs in early childhood settings.

Professional demeanor, non-judgmental and able to engage with people from all walks of life.

 5 years’ experience working with children aged 0 – 8 years.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, please apply now!!

To apply for this position, please send your resume and a detailed cover letter explaining why you feel you are the best candidate for the position.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities. We ask that only people with the right to work in Australia, apply for these opportunities.

We thank all candidates for their applications, however only those successful will be contacted for an interview.