Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) Area Manager
Manage a diverse transdisciplinary team in the Nepean Blue Mountains region. Working at a senior level implementing the NDIA ECEI approach.
Summary about this job
Management
Company: Lifestart Cooperative Ltd.
Location: Sydney
Work type: Full Time
Salary: $100,000 plus super, salary packaging & benefits
Phone: +61-8-1155-8005
Fax: +61-3-2551-9229
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Detail information about job Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) Area Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Based in St Marys, NSW | Fixed term full-time position
- Competitive salary with generous salary packaging options and other benefits
- Leading NFP Organisation with strong learning culture
About Lifestart
Lifestart is a leading provider of intervention supports, including specialized therapy, for children with disability or development delay, and their families. We are committed to our vision, that all children and young people are able to participate inclusively and meaningfully in their community.
The Role
As an NDIA Partner in the Community (PITC), Lifestart supports children living with disability or delay, their families and carers. Lifestart provides Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) services to children aged 0-6 years in the Nepean Blue Mountains (NBM) region and has an exciting new leadership opportunity available for an ECEI Area Manager to join our team. This is a contracted position on a full-time basis for the duration of the three year funding agreement with NDIA.
The ECEI Area Manager will play a pivotal role in providing strategic leadership and effective management and support to a highly mobile workforce which includes; Team Leader, frontline coordinators and administration officer. You will work with the team to support individuals and their families and build capacity of local communities and mainstream services. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance to relevant Disability Service Standards, legislative requirements and government policy directions as well as supporting the strategic direction and ongoing vision of Lifestart.
You will foster a culture that supports families of children living with development delay or disability by building strong collaborative partnerships with other local services in ways that build capacity for inclusion and lead to positive outcomes for children and their families.
What you will bring
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline including education, allied health or social sciences.
- Minimum of five years’ experience and extensive knowledge of early childhood intervention.
- Management qualification and/or demonstrated experience in management, preferably in the community sector and in work with children and families/carers.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to liaise and build collaborative positive working relationships with children, families/ carers and service providers.
- Demonstrated leadership and change management skills, including ability to develop and support an effective team
- Ability to enforce a strengths-based approach to person and family centred practice to Lifestart personnel and the wider community.
- Current Drivers Licence and access to a registered vehicle
- Current Working with Children Check.
Benefits
- Generous salary packaging options, which will increase your take home pay.
- Travel allowance and latest technology with remote access possibilities.
- Positive culture that promotes learning and growth, and as an organisation, we value and support the development and success of each individual.
- Opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking disability organisation.
- Contribute to equipping children with development delay and disability and their families/carers to lead inclusive lives within their community.
If you are highly motivated, are able to provide strong leadership and direction to a diverse team and are passionate about inclusion and the rights of children with disability, apply now to join the Lifestart team!
Applying
To apply online, please click “Apply Now”, attached with an updated CV and Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria.
For further information regarding working with us or to view the position description please visit Lifestart's website www.lifestart.org.au or contact our Recruitment Team on (02) 9364 0111.
Applications close: Friday 27th July 2018
Lifestart welcomes applications from culturally and linguistically diverse candidates, suitably qualified people who may have a disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
Applicants must hold a valid Working with Children clearance number and successfully undertake pre-employment police check.