Coordinator, Links to Early Learning

At Uniting, we believe in taking real steps to make the world a better place. We work to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

About the role:

This is a full time, closed period contract until 30 December 2022, 35 hours per week. This role is based in Campbelltown and covers the Canterbury Bankstown, Liverpool and Campbelltown LGAs.

This is a management role within the Links to Early Learning and is responsible for the leadership and delivery of the Links to Early Learning programs.

The overall focus of this role is increasing the number of children who experience disadvantage and vulnerability accessing early intervention and early childhood education to give them the best start in life. The target cohort includes families who are socially isolated, CALD and Aboriginal families, families with disabilities and health conditions, and families who experience social and economic disadvantages.

Links to Early Learning is a place based social innovation project funded by the Paul Ramsay Foundation to break cycles of disadvantage. The program has dual focuses of service delivery and systems change. 

For more information about Links to Learning program, please follow the link:

https://www.uniting.org/services/family-services/facility/uniting-links-to-early-learning  

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Provide efficient and effective management of the Links to Early Learning team
• Research and outreach to a variety of networks, organisations, community centres/groups, community and health facilities and others to identify children in the target cohorts who are not attending Early Childhood Education
• Develop strong partnerships with early intervention and Early Childhood Education providers in the identified communities to ensure appropriate and warm placements for children that meet their needs
• Develop and implement with your team appropriate education and support resources to ensure Early Childhood Education providers are well equipped to sustain placements  
• Work in a scrum approach with the leadership team to target priority areas for program innovation and to refine and advance the systems change strategy

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in Social Sciences or Early Childhood and a minimum of 5 years’ experience working with vulnerable children and families
• Demonstrated experience working within the Child Protection Framework
• Demonstrated experience working with children with special needs or from disadvantaged communities aged 0-6 years regarding screening, assessment, planning, and implementation of relevant programs, behaviour management strategies and appropriate referrals to early intervention services
• Understanding of early learning and early childhood development
• Demonstrated experience working in community development / social innovation
• Demonstrated experience in developing relationships with stakeholders in the early learning and community services sector in South Western Sydney
• Demonstrated experience working with cultural diversity i.e.: Aboriginal and CALD people, delivering and evaluating services in a culturally competent manner.
• Demonstrated understanding of child protection issues
• Demonstrated experience in staff supervision and support and the ability to develop staff using a strengths-based approach
• Demonstrated experience in managing record keeping systems and ensuring that they are up to date and accurate
• Demonstrated experience in innovation and a commitment to continuous improvement

Further to this we offer:

• Ongoing professional and personal development opportunities.
• Ex gratia leave (5 days additional leave)
• Competitive hourly rate and salary packaging options

Please contact Soraya Kauhiva from the Uniting Talent team on skauhiva@uniting.org or 0466 867 721 if you have any further questions.

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which may include a National Police Check and Reference Checks and confirmation of Covid vaccinations.