Hub Coordinator

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training. 

• Ongoing Full-Time, 35 hours per week
• Location: Various
• Salary: $120,859 - $133,183 plus super

About the role
Lead and support a team to undertake risk-based regulatory functions to ensure the quality of NSW early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, the safety of children and to foster continuous improvement in the sector. 

You’ll support your teams role in the implementation of the National Quality Framework, through monitoring and compliance, and quality assessment and rating of ECEC services. Collaborate with other teams to enhance workforce capability and sector engagement. This role offers the chance to impact early childhood education outcomes, with a focus on improving ECEC services to give children the best start in life. 

We have multiple positions available and encourage applicants from regional and metropolitan areas.

For further information please click here to view the role description

About you  

• Passionate about the health, safety and wellbeing of children and committed to making a difference across Early Childhood Education and Care services in NSW. 
• Have knowledge of or experience in the ECEC sector.
• Proven ability to lead and manage people in a regulatory environment.
• Strong decision-making skills and ability to prioritise in a risk-based setting.
• Excellent literacy and communication skills.
• Experience engaging with stakeholders. 
• Able to interpret and effectively apply regulatory frameworks 
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the ECE First Steps Strategy  as well as the  Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.
• Ability and willingness to travel to meet the requirements of the role.

Essential requirements of the role

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or demonstrated equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
• A valid driver licence 
• A valid Working with Children Check clearance for paid employment.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex and other leave entitlements 
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

How to apply
Attach your resume (maximum 3 pages), a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing how your skills and experience meet the role’s requirements and capabilities. 

In addition, please also provide a response to the targeted questions, we are looking for you to demonstrate your competence in the focus capabilities as outlined in the role description in your answers, so please develop your response with this in mind.  

Targeted questions
1. Please detail your approach to engaging with stakeholders who may be contentious or have complicated issues – provide an example on how you ensure a collaborative approach to resolving concerns (max 300 words) 
  
2. This role requires meeting competing priorities in a challenging environment. Please provide an example of a situation you dealt with where the priorities changed. How did you handle this and what was the result? (max 300 words)

Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

This is a child-related role. As a condition of employment, you will be required to provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number (for paid employment). Visit the website for more information.

Closing date:  Wednesday, 2 October 2024 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Belinda Wakeford on 0476830804 or via email belinda.wakeford1@det.nsw.edu.au 

For recruitment enquiries please contact Natalie Angelkovski via email Natalie.angelkovski2@det.nsw.edu.au

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 month