Childcare Shift Supervisor / Responsible Person (CABOOSH) at Greater West Childcare – Camden, New South Wales

Who are we?

Greater West Childcare is a Christian organisation, operating as an approved provider of Out of School Hours Care (OOSH) based in Greater Western Sydney, with the purpose of transforming the community with the love of Jesus Chris. CABOOSH is our OOSH service located on the site of Camden Baptist Church, serving the local community of Camden NSW.

We value our faith in Jesus Christ as a Christian organisation and seek to embed this into all aspects of our service offering. This is demonstrated through sharing the good news of Jesus as a regular part of our programs, and seeking to provide a safe and loving environment / experience for all participants. We provide employment that is purposefully flexible, seeking to find flexible solutions to individual circumstances that work for everyone, and enable the flourishing of all involved. We also value providing a service that ensures all participants are engaged in outrageous fun, taking 'learning through play' to new hights!

Greater West Childcare is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children, and to fostering a child safe culture within our organisation, which includes ensuring all potential candidates are appropriately screened for suitability prior to engagement. We are a Christian organisation, and all staff are required to respect, and help promote, a Christian ethos, regardless of individual beliefs.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced Shift Supervisor (Responsible Person). The role is ideal for an enthusiastic person who loves having fun with their colleagues and children, enjoys working with teams of people, has experience leading small teams and interacting with parents, and has a heart to see families flourish. We are looking to provide a part time role, with between 25-35 hours per week, primarily during on-floor times. All supervisors at our service receive some off-floor time each week to assist in service planning, programming, administration, and various other tasks.

You will know you are achieving well in this role if it is evident that:

• Children enjoy being around you and look forward to your presence at the service

• Parents provide great feedback about the service because of your presence

• Team members enjoy working during the shifts you are managing

• Children's behavioural issues and incidents are managed well during your shifts

• Your peers say you take initiative and go the extra mile to achieve positive outcomes that promote the flourishing of others

• Communication is flowing clearly and in a timely fashion to the various departments within the organisation as necessary

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring a safe, fun and loving experience is provided for all children and families

• Supervising the Educators on shift and taking on the role of Responsible Person as per ACECQA definition when the Centre Manager is absent

• Opening and closing the centre, and ensuring that relevant procedures are completed, and rolls are accurate

• Maintaining the cleanliness and safe operation of the centre by ensuring staff are completing their designated tasks

• Assisting in the program planning and administrative functions of the service

Qualification & experience requirements

• Working With Children Check

• First Aid (e.g. HLTAID012), or willing to obtain

• Child Safety 'Foundations' Training (through Geccko) or willing to obtain

• Child protection training (e.g. CHCPRT025), or willing to obtain

• Experience in Childcare/OOSH, preferably in a supervisory role

• Experience leading a team of people preferrable but not essential

• Availability during school terms between the hours of 6:30am-9:30am and 2:00pm-6:30pm, and all day during the school holiday periods (Monday to Friday), plus additional availability outside these times for additional admin duties, staff meetings, etc.

Remuneration

Hourly rate is set at $34.78 p/h + Worker Retention Payment + Superannuation.

We are in receipt of the Worker Retention Payment which is paid as an additional allowance on top of the usual hourly rate as per the details under the WRP Grant program. In addition, there are various allowances payable including broken shift, excess fares, uniform laundry, and others as per the Children's Services Award.