About the role A highly reputable kindergarten in Bendigo, Dr Harry Little Preschool, is seeking a Director to work collaboratively with the Approved Provider to provide high-quality early childhood education and care that meets the needs of families. The incumbent will work closely with the Early Years Manager, to lead, coach and inspire the staff team. They will support the Educational Leader to provide effective educational leadership to the Early Childhood Education and Care staff while working as a member of a collaborative organisation.

They will operate in a professional manner at all times and ensure that the service meets the requirements of the Department of Education and functions in line with approved policies, procedures and the Quality Improvement Plan of Dr Harry Little Preschool. As a teacher, they will develop and provide a high-quality educational program based on the Victorian Early Years Learning and Developmental Framework for the children in consultation with the Approved Provider and the parents of children attending the service.

Key responsibilities

- Develop, in consultation with parents, educators and educational leader, an educational program that is culturally respectful, inclusive of all abilities and appropriate to the individual developmental needs and interests of the children
- Develop an educational program that assesses or evaluates each child's learning and development as part of an ongoing cycle of observation, analysis of learning, documentation, planning, implementation and reflection
- Display the educational program, updated every fortnight at a minimum
- Develop, record,



and maintain specific objectives for individual children based on regular written observations across all aspects of the child's development and share this information with parents as appropriate
- Provide a safe, healthy, and welcoming environment and ensure that children are supervised at all times
- Be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of employees, performing duties related to the group/s for which the position is directly responsible
- Hold or attend regular staff meetings, within paid time, to facilitate effective communication, internal staff development and discussion on management and programming for the service
- Provide leadership while working as a member of a cooperative team and encourage educators who are involved in the program to contribute to the planning and implementation of the educational program
- Actively encourage parental involvement in developing and implementing the program at the service
- Be actively involved in the development and implementation of the Quality Improvement Plan of the service

About you

- Qualifications suitable for an early childhood teacher under the Education and Care Services National Law, Education and Care Services National Regulations and the DE Kindergarten Funding Guide
- Registered as an Early Childhood Teacher with the Victorian Institute of Teaching, and continue to renew/maintain the registration during the course of employment




- Must be able to fill the position of Nominated Supervisor or be nominated as a person in a leadership position or with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the service in accordance with the Regulations if required by the Approved Provider
- Hold a current approved first aid qualification, approved anaphylaxis management qualification and approved emergency asthma management qualification, in accordance with the Education and Care Services National Regulations and service policies
- Sound understanding and knowledge of contemporary early childhood development and education
- Sound understanding and knowledge of legislation, regulations, and standards, including Child Protected Standards governing the operation of children's services
- Ability to develop, document and implement a high quality, developmentally appropriate education program for kindergarten children in consultation with relevant stakeholders
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with children, the employer, parents, other staff and professionals
- Well-developed leadership and self-motivation skills
- Ability to ensure confidentiality of information

About us Sandhurst Catholic Early Childhood Education and Care Ltd. (SCECE&C;) is an established entity responsible for Early Childhood Education and Care services managed through the Early Childhood Education and Care Unit. SCECE&C; are an incorporated company constituted by the Bishop of Sandhurst and is a subsidiary company of Catholic Education Sandhurst (CES) Limited, who is its Member, and it is governed by an independent Board of Directors. SCECE&C; Ltd.'s Vision is to create high-quality environments which are authentically Catholic, where each child and family is accompanied on their journey of development, supported by the pastoral ministry of our Church as embodied in our Sandhurst communities.

📌 Kindergarten Director (Bendigo)
🏢 Sandhurst Catholic Early Childhood Education and Care
📍 Bendigo