Director of Service
TeamKids
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Job Description
Who is TeamKids?
TeamKids is the premium provider of Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) throughout Australia. We exist to excite, engage and entertain children before school, after school and throughout school holidays.
This permanent, full-time opportunity offers flexibility to work from home for your admin hours between service times. You'll be supported every step of the way by a Mentor and Regional Manager, ensuring you have everything you need to thrive in your role.
Service location: Panania NSW, 2213
You’ll Work Across Split Shifts, Monday To Friday
- Before school care: 6.30am-8.30am
- After school care: 1.45pm-6pm
- Admin: 6.75 hours
Total: 38 hours per week
The Role - Be the Leader Who Makes a Lasting Impact!
As a Director of Service (commonly known as a Coordinator), you'll lead a team to create a safe, fun, and compliant program, plan engaging activities, supervise children, and build strong relationships with the school and community while managing your service.
The Successful Candidate
- You're a natural leader with a passion for teaching children.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment and still a big kid at heart!
- Confident communicator with children, parents, team members, and school principals.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude.
- Passionate About Creating Enriching Experiences For Primary-aged Children.
- Energetic, enthusiastic, and love to have FUN!
The Perks
- We’re approved for the ECEC Grant: Get an extra 15% with us!
- Flexibility: Set your admin hours your way – work from home or spread them across one to five days.
- Development Opportunities: Access structured training programs, professional development days, and mentorship from our Operations team.
- Staff Discounts: Enjoy up to 95% discount on enrolment fees at any TK service!
- Wellbeing Matters: Get support when you need it with our Employee Assistance Program.
- Career Progression: With a 60% internal promotion rate, your next big career move could be just around the corner.
- Employee Referral Program: Earn up to $500 for referring a friend.
At TeamKids, the safety and well-being of children is our highest priority. As part of our recruitment process, we carry out thorough background checks, reference checks, and screening to ensure all potential employees are committed to safeguarding children and have no history of behaviour that could compromise their safety.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and we are committed to ensuring the safety of all children in our care. This means at TeamKids we are passionate about equality and diversity, we value every individual, we passionately protect and ensure every child’s safety, and are always seeking to be better and do better than yesterday.
All TeamKids leadership roles are assessed based on the complexity and size of the service. Final salary is confirmed during offer, aligned to our internal salary bands and the Children’s Services Award.
Key skills/competency
- Childcare leadership
- Program management
- Child supervision
- Stakeholder engagement
- Team leadership
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
- Child development
- Compliance management
- Activity planning
How to Get Hired at TeamKids
- Research TeamKids's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume for OSHC leadership: Highlight experience in childcare, program management, and team leadership, using keywords from the Director of Service job description.
- Prepare for behavioral interviews: Practice answering questions about child safety, team motivation, problem-solving in a fast-paced environment, and parent communication.
- Showcase your passion for children: Emphasize your enthusiasm for creating enriching experiences for primary-aged children and your 'big kid at heart' attitude during interviews.
- Understand the Children's Services Award: Familiarize yourself with industry standards and salary expectations for Director of Service roles in Australia.
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