• Lead. Inspire. Make a difference
• Approx. 30 Hour per week, mix of contact and admin hours
• $36.37ph. + super+ salary packaging, perm part time 

Your new role

Are you a passionate early childhood professional ready to take the lead?
Do you love building strong teams, creating joyful learning environments, and making a real impact on children and families? This could be your next big move!

As our Service Leader, you’ll be the heart of the service, leading daily operations, inspiring educators, and ensuring children receive high‑quality education and care in a warm, welcoming environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

We love building warm, meaningful connections with children and their families while leading and inspiring a passionate early learning team. From meeting and exceeding the National Law, Regulations and National Quality Standard to bringing our Quality Improvement Plan to life, we’re all about doing things brilliantly.

Every day is a chance to grow, improve and innovate, all while embedding the EYLF (Belonging, Being & Becoming) and/or My Time, Our Place into everything we do.

If you’re ready to step into a leadership role where your passion, expertise, and vision matter, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply now and help shape bright futures, one child at a time. 

Benefits of working at Uniting

The position is permanent part time. In addition to a base of $36.37 per hour + super, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and the ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits, which can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing, streaming services, and much more.

With our meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually, you can save on dining out and drinks, making the most of your pre-tax dollars. At Uniting, you can also access the following:

• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.
• Receive a 60% discount on the childcare subsidy gap fee at Uniting Early Learning.
• Enjoy a 25% discount at a Uniting Op Shop
• Purpose-driven work that truly makes a difference
• Supportive organisation with strong values and clear policies
• Opportunity to lead, grow and influence quality early learning outcomes
• Be part of a service that celebrates children, families and educators

Your skills and experience

• Diploma in Children’s Services (or equivalent as approved by Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority or working towards).
• Current First Aid, CPR, Anaphylaxis and Asthma Certificates (or willingness to obtain)
• Current Employee Working with Children Check / Working with Vulnerable Persons Check (or willingness to obtain)
• Ability to lead the provision of a developmentally appropriate program for the children, in partnership with other educators, families and children
• An ability to plan, reflect, work and manage time effectively with minimal supervision
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the National Law and Regulations
• Experience in a leadership role
• Ability to learn and understand early childhood development theories

Click here to view job description - also attached below.

How to Apply

Click 'Apply Now' to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, apply soon. We'll be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advert early.

For any questions, please contact Barb Hall Duggan, Outside School Hours Care Director for Victoria, on 0437 897 192 during business hours.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org 

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTIQA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.