• FT – 12 month contract, starting January 2024
• Salary Range: $90,000 to $95,000 plus superannuation
• Hybrid work environment with office in the CBD
• Positive team who are passionate and committed to quality and care
• Annual leave, sick leave entitlements

Want to use your passion and experience to support the delivery of an innovative project that is key to strengthening the workplace skills, capabilities and career pathways of early childhood educators?

About ELAA:

ELAA (Early Learning Association Australia) is a not-for-profit, peak body that influences, advocates and supports the Early Childcare and Education sector. ELAA’s organisation values (Excellence, Equity, Collaboration, Empowerment, Innovation) guide everything we do and our culture is one of inclusiveness, care and fun. We work hard knowing that what we do really matters.

About the project:

ELAA is currently undertaking a two-year project aimed at enhancing the capacity, work readiness and retention of new early childhood educators in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector. The Skilling an Adaptable Early Childhood Workforce (SAEW) project will provide educators with a series of specialised micro-credentials to support them to gain knowledge and apply their training into practice. In addition, a Community of Practice will be established to support educators to complete the micro-credentials, develop peer networks and access best practice tools and other training resource materials.

This project aligns to ELAA's vision of excellence and equity in early childhood education and care as it aims to lift the quality and retention of the early childhood workforce by ensuring all educators can have access to a common level of understanding to build their practice and a network of support.

About the role:

The Project Officer Specialist is a newly created role to lead the implementation of a Community of Practice for early childhood educators. Deliverables that fall within this role include: coordinating online training workshops and educator peer support activities; developing resources to complement the micro-credentials and professional practice of educators; updating and developing new content for the Community of Practice. It will also work closely with the SAEW project team to provide ongoing support and advice for educators undertaking the micro-credentials and participating in activities facilitated through the Community of Practice.

Duties will include:

• Building relationships with project partners and external stakeholders to support educator participation in activities facilitated through the Community of Practice
• Working with project partners to schedule regular training workshops and peer support network activities for educators
• Facilitating monthly peer support workshops and responding to educator requests as required
• In consultation with project partners, developing a range of best practice tools, templates and other training materials to complement the micro-credentials and professional practice of educators
• Developing and publishing resource material, news items, case studies and profiles of educators on the Community of Practice
• Ensuring content developed for the Community of Practice are of high quality and implemented in line with ELAA’s brand style guide
• Overseeing the day-to-day operation and ongoing maintenance of the Community of Practice
• Monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of strategies used to facilitate educator participation in the Community of Practice and use evaluation data to recommend improvements and innovations
• Being responsive to additional duties that may arise, as requested by the SAEW Project Manager and ELAA’s Director of Strategy.

About You:

Key to your success in this role will include experience in a similar role, especially if this were within the early childhood, community or not-for-profit sectors.

You will have:

• 3+ years working in early childhood education / primary school roles
• Proven track record in designing/developing training and resource material to support the professional practice needs of early childhood educators
• Highly developed facilitation skills and understanding of contemporary practices to support the engagement of learners in an online training environment
• Exceptional written communication skills, editing and attention to detail
• Strong experience and enthusiasm for managing multiple tasks, competing priorities and in meeting project deadlines
• Demonstrated understanding of community development practices or adult learning methodologies.

To find out more about all the awesome things ELAA does, check out our website – www.elaa.org.au

A full position description with details outlining the role function and accountabilities is attached below.