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Service Leader

Reference number: PD122

Closing date: 20 Feb 2026

Position title:
Service Leader
Employment type:
Full Time (12 Month Fixed Term)
Department:
Early Years
Responsible to:
Early Years Manager
Location:
Ouyen Child Care Centre
Closing date:
20 Feb 2026, 5:00 pm
Contact person:
Kyra Nathan (Early Years Manager)
Contact number:
(03) 5091 0292
Position description:
PD122 - Service Leader Pdf Document (519.9 kb)

Position summary

To be responsible for the Early Years’ Service as the Nominate Supervisor. The role is responsible for the day-to-day operations at the service. This includes ensuring a safe, nurturing, inclusive and high-quality environment that supports children’s development, families’ needs, and staff wellbeing, while meeting all regulatory and policy requirements.

Selection criteria

  • Bachelor of Early Childhood Education preferred
  • Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to supervise and mentor staff effectively
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to navigate difficult conversations
  • Knowledge of National Quality Standards and VEYLDF
  • Current driver’s license
  • Current WWCC and current Police check

Key responsibilities

  • Provide strong, positive leadership to educators
  • Effectively supervise and lead the day to day operations of the education and care service
  • Lead and coordinate procedures in the case of an emergency in collaboration with EYM
  • Rearrange staffing to maintain correct ratios (such as: if an educator needs to leave early due to illness)
  • Follow all responsibilities of Nominated Supervisor role
  • Respond to and/or correctly redirect complaints and grievances from staff and families
  • Ability to report in VHIMS to record staff incidents and feedback
  • Oversee the development, implementation and maintenance of the service QIP and educational programs
  • Mentor and support trainees
  • Ensure all staff have completed online training when required
  • Other duties as directed.

Employment with MTHCS

Child Safe Organisation

Mallee Track Health and Community Service is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.

Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental

All MTHCS employees will:

  • Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and the health and safety of others.
  • Use any equipment provided for health and safety purposes.
  • Obey reasonable instructions given by MTHCS in relation to health and safety at work.
  • Help MTHCS meet our duty of care, such as by undertaking hazard inspections.
  • Comply with all MTHCS OHS policies and procedures.
  • Ensure they do not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety.

Section 21 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004, requires an Employer to provide and maintain, so far as is reasonable and practicable, a safe workplace for all employees and ensure that no employee is placed at risk of injury while performing the duties and responsibilities required by their position.

To comply with this obligation, MTHCS requires all candidates/employees to have the mental and physical capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position they are applying for (or have been appointed to).

If a risk is identified and fitness to safely perform the duties of the position needs to be determined, MTHCS with the agreement of the candidate/employee, will arrange an independent medical assessment to determine capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position to minimise the risk of injury or aggravation of any pre-existing condition the candidate/employee may have.

Compulsory Training

As per the schedule.

Performance Appraisal

Conducted as per appraisal schedule.

How to apply

Your application must clearly state the position title specified on the advertisement and include:

  • A statement addressing each Key Selection Criteria clearly demonstrating your ability to meet the objectives of the role. Note: Read the Position Description (PD) carefully so you have a good understanding of what is required and remember to address what knowledge, skills and attributes you have.
  • General resume.
  • Copies of any formal qualifications. Note: hard copies of your qualifications will need to be produced at interview.

Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a Police Record Check and also a Working With Children Check for nominated positions.

To apply please forward current resume with covering letter addressing the key selection criteria to:

People and Culture
PO Box 130, Ouyen VIC 3490

Or alternatively an application can be emailed to careers@mthcs.vic.gov.au

Applications received earlier than the closing date may be assessed, interviewed and offered employment prior to the closing date.

Closing date: Friday, 20 Feb 2026, 5:00 pm

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