Job Description
Educational Leader | OSHC | Inner West Sydney
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About Us
n At Firefly HR, we work exclusively within Early Childhood Education and OSHC, connecting great people with services where they can genuinely make an impact.
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About the Role
n This is an Educational Leader role where you'll have the time and opportunity to actually lead educational practice.
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Working closely with the Director and educator team, you'll help shape engaging programs, mentor educators and strengthen programming and reflective practice across the service.
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You'll remain connected to the children and daily program, while also having dedicated admin time to focus on your Educational Leader responsibilities.
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Leading engaging, child-led programming and educational practice
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Mentoring educators and building their confidence
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Supporting meaningful documentation and reflective practice
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Bringing children's interests, ideas and voices into the program
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Supporting MTOP, NQS and continuous improvement
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Working collaboratively with the Director, educators, families and school community
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Why You'll Love It
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Approx. $40ph + 15% WRG + Educational Leader allowance + super
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Permanent full-time – approximately 38 hours per week
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Dedicated admin time built into your week
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Focus on programming, pedagogy and developing educators
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Stay connected to children without carrying responsibility for the entire service
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Work closely with a supportive Director and established team
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Join a parent committee-run service with a strong community focus
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Bring your own ideas and genuinely influence practice
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About You
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You could already be an Educational Leader, Coordinator, 2IC or experienced Senior Educator.
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More importantly, you'll be someone who loves OSHC, enjoys supporting other educators and wants to create programs that go beyond simply filling in a planner.
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You'll ideally bring:
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Strong OSHC/OOSH experience
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A passion for programming and school-age pedagogy
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Confidence mentoring and supporting educators
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Knowledge of My Time, Our Place, the NQS and NQF
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Strong communication and relationship-building skills
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A cooperative, organised and positive approach
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A current NSW Working With Children Check or willingness to obtain one
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A relevant qualification in School Age Education and Care, Early Childhood, Education or a related field will be highly regarded.
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Child Safeguarding
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We're looking for an individual who understands, adheres to and promotes the National Principles for Child Protected Organisations and actively contributes to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
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Child safeguarding methods include, but are not limited to:
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NSW Working With Children Check (WWCC) or willingness to obtain
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Thorough screening
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Reference checks
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National criminal history check
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If you're an experienced OSHC professional who loves creating great programs, mentoring educators and making a genuine impact on practice, this could be a refreshing next step.
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Firefly HR - Great leaders. Better services. Brighter futures.
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We know what quality leadership looks like because we've lived it ourselves. We partner with services that value people, relationships and long-term impact, and connect them with leaders who do the same.
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📌 Educational Leader | Oshc | Inner West Sydney (New South Wales)
🏢 Firefly HR
📍 New South Wales