Senior Early Years Coordinator - Preston

We're looking for a Senior Early Years Coordinator to join our NDIS Services team. You'll support people with disability to connect with their community, access services, and make the most of opportunities available through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the broader community.

This isn't just a job; it's a mission to create lasting change.

- Location: This role is based at the Preston Office. Supporting various local government areas across the North East Melbourne region.
- Learn more about our Preston office, including accessibility, parking, public transport and building access information, through our Access Key.
- Travel: Required within the North East Melbourne Area (NEMA).
- Salary: $117,067.10 - $122,246.92 per year + 12% superannuation and $13,000 vehicle allowance.
- Type of Employment: Permanent, full-time (38 hours per week).
- Working Arrangement: To help set you up for success, your probation period will be fully office-based, giving you hands-on support and learning opportunities. Following probation, a hybrid work arrangement may be available, with a minimum of 60% of working time spent in the office.

Why Join BSL?

Leave Entitlements

- 17.5% leave loading on annual leave.
- Ten (10) paid days of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Leave per year.
- Reproductive Leave, Gender Affiliation Leave, Cultural Leave and Family and Domestic Violence Leave.

Financial Advantages

- Salary Packaging - Claim up to $18,500 per year tax-free.
- Discounted health insurance.
- Discounted child care.

Wellbeing

- Optional free flu shots each year.
- A workplace that actively supports diversity,



inclusion and accessibility.

About Us

At the Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL), we see possibilities.

We work alongside people and communities to create lasting change. As a social justice organisation with more than 90 years of experience, we're committed to building a fairer and more inclusive Australia.

Through our Disability Services team, we support people with disability to connect, participate and thrive in their communities.

Learn more about BSL and our work on our website.

About Your New Role

As a Senior Early Years Coordinator, you will work with children experiencing developmental delay or disability. Together with their families, you will help to build their strengths, develop opportunities and promote access to the right supports at the right time.

You will be responsible for the delivery and implementation of Partner in the Community Early Childhood Coordination Services in a defined geographical area. You will lead a small specialist team of Early Years Coordinators, serving as a subject matter and practice expert in one or more areas of developmental delay and/or disability.

As a Senior Early Years Coordinator, you will:





- Engage with the local community to assist children with developmental delay or disability access mainstream services regardless of NDIS eligibility.
- Support the delivery of a high-quality early childhood service in accordance with the contract, program guidelines, early childhood best practice principles and relevant legislative obligations.
- Ensure practices and processes are in place to enable service level monitoring, evaluation and reporting against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and to ensure required outcomes and performance measures are met.
- Work collaboratively with management to identify opportunities for quality improvement, service development and potential resource implications.

About You

We welcome applications from people with experience in one or both of the following areas:

Professional Pathway

- Relevant tertiary qualifications or experience (Diploma, Bachelor or equivalent) working in the community or a related field with either children, families, or individuals with disability.
- Demonstrated understanding of the NDIS, the early childhood approach and Early Childhood Intervention Australia (ECIA) best practice principles.

Lived Experience Pathway

- Lived experience with disability, or an understanding of the impact of disability on individuals, families, carers and communities.

In addition, we're looking for people who have:

- Experience in mentoring and coaching team members.
- Strong communication, listening and relationship-building skills.
- Experience working alongside communities to achieve shared goals.
- Confidence using a range of computer programs and technology, with strong attention to detail when enterin

📌 Senior Early Years Coordinator (Melbourne)
🏢 Brotherhood Of St Laurence
📍 Melbourne