Childcare Jobs - Quality/Practice support, Full Time - Melbourne VIC, Australia

Why work for Affinity? 

If you’re looking for a values-led organization with incredible people making a genuine difference – you’ll find it at Affinity Education Group (AEG). Our mission is to realise potential in everyone – from children to educators, from managers to our vibrant head office team. Our incredible culture is defined by our values – Being Completely Connected, Living the Team Spirit, Delivering Outstanding Professionalism, Going Above and Beyond, Creating Shining Stars and (our favourite) Having Serious Fun. To be sure, our portfolio of centres is growing about as fast as the little people in our care, but it doesn’t matter how many centres we’re operating – our Affinity community retains a big family feel, committed to delivering outstanding results in quality early education and care.

Who we are:-

We’re a team who love, learn and grow together every day! We’re passionate about children and believe that the first five years of early education and care are vital to their long-term opportunities in life. We contribute to creating a sense of belonging through cooperation, teamwork, and winning attitudes. In addition, we’re dedicated to providing a safe environment for our families, staff and communities through our professionalism and respect for one another. 

What we’re looking for:-

Lead and promote a positive culture and approach to Quality supported by sector-leading systems and processes. Empower, coach and provide resources to educators to create genuine awareness and respect for quality in action. You will be responsible for ensuring effective actions are taken to satisfy department requests and compliance with the Early Childhood National Law and Regulations (and associated legislation) across the organisation. At Affinity Education Group, you will be part of a team who champion Quality every day, inspiring passion and commitment in our teams.

The role

Reporting to the Senior Quality Advisor, you’ll be responsible for:

• Conducting regular detailed quality assessments of critical AEG processes and practices, which align with the National Quality Standards and National Law and Regulations, at an allocated region of centres
• Providing recommendations for ongoing improvement based on the results of the quality assessment that also comply with the National Quality Framework and best practice sector standards.
• Encouraging focus on continuous improvement by effectively coaching and mentoring managers
• Effectively leading in best practice and promote ongoing improvement in the quality of early childhood education and care, business performance and people development.

Qualifications & experience you’ll need to be considered

• Knowledge of ACECQA requirements
• Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, or equivalent
• Current Working with Children Check or equivalent;
• Current Driver's Licence and ability to travel interstate (car allowance provided)
• Knowledge of current early childhood legislation 
• Experience as a Centre Manager
• Experience in the delivery of training and assessment of staff & processes
• Experience with conducting audits, reporting, and making recommendations
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop relationships with stakeholders both internally and externally
• Ability to set processes and procedures in place correctly the first time
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise workflow

Benefits

As a company, we’re proud of creating a workplace culture that combines fun and professionalism. We can offer you:

• Attractive salary package
• Flexible working arrangement
• 50% discount on childcare gap fees
• Fitness and Lifestyle Group memberships
• A professional culture and supportive work environment
• Career advancement opportunities