Head of Pedagogy
Organisation
Early Childhood Management Services Inc
Closing date
17.05.2023
Primary role
Administrator
Position type
Full-time
Location
Northcote
State
VIC
About the Centre/Service
Join the team at ECMS and play your part in fostering lifelong learning for children, families, ourselves, and our partners.
After strengthening the foundations of the organisation over the last two years, ECMS is now in an exciting position to look to the future and shape the way ahead. This comes from a combination of working on a multi-year strategic plan, getting clear on what we stand for, and putting our values to work.
We are striving to show consistently good learning outcomes and be a place where the best early years people choose to work. We pay particular attention in our practice to continuous improvement, place-based pedagogy, and developmental approaches from birth to 5.
Work Days of the Role
Monday to Friday.
Hours of Work of the Role
8 hours per day, flexible start and finish times.
Description
About the role
Our pedagogical framework aims to build collective confidence in children’s learning and development within our services and with external stakeholders. We are therefore looking for a leader with proven experience in the research, design, and implementation of a pedagogical framework.
As the Head of Pedagogy, you’ll need to bring a group of leaders along the design journey and utilise your change management and stakeholder management skills, develop a group of leaders in the implementation of the pedagogical frame which results in driving curriculum improvement at a system level.
You’ll be part of a broader multi-disciplinary team that spans deep technical knowledge across coaching, operations management, people management, facilities, child safety, communications, and finance.
Day to day, you will…
- Develop effective relationships with colleagues and utilise your pedagogical expertise to influence and effect system level curriculum improvement
- Lead the ongoing review, development and implementation of a contemporary evidence-based pedagogical framework that will enable consistently good learning outcomes for children across all ECMS centres
- Enable practice improvement and high pedagogical standards through contributing to the leadership and thinking on ECE professional development requirements
Qualifications
About You
You are an experienced early childhood education and care professional who has proven experience in building deep relationships and providing leadership to a group of leaders to drive curriculum improvement at a system level.
Your extensive knowledge of Early Childhood Education research and the National Quality Framework (NQF), enables you to develop a contemporary evidence-based pedagogical framework that will deliver consistently good learning outcomes for children across all ECMS centres.
Your positive, can-do energy and passionate commitment to child-centered approaches fuel your professional and personal drive. You are a life-long learner in all aspects of your life who is committed to achieving best practices in teaching and learning and committed to contributing to a culture of continuous improvement in line with our purpose of lifelong learning.
You are a passionate champion for diversity and build on the strengths of communities. You have a nuanced understanding and practical application of place-based approaches.
Your prior experience in leading others in teaching and learning pedagogy and implementation of high-quality professional development coupled with your ability to plan and lead projects strengthens your credibility to design and implement a pedagogical framework that drives system level curriculum improvement.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive remuneration package
- Autonomy to decide where and how you work to achieve agreed outcomes and manage your personal commitments
- 50% childcare discount
- 2% professional development allowance – your development is catered just for you
- Opportunity to accelerate your career due to high level of responsibility and opportunities supplemented by exposure to high caliber colleagues and a wide variety of learning opportunities
- Access to a range of retail and recreational activities at significantly reduced rates via our fully sponsored Employee Benefits Program such as Coles, Woolworths, and Booking.com
Requirements
WWCC
Industrial Agreement/Award
Victorian Early Childhood Teachers and Educators Agreement 2020 (VECTEA)
Contact Name
Stephanie Charalambous
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