Join our Early Learning Team.

• Bring your early childhood experience into a rewarding coaching role
• Support & develop Additional Assistants across the Melbourne metropolitan region
• Casual position | Broadmeadows + hybrid flexibility | above award salary

Your new role

Imagine using your early childhood experience and qualifications in a different way. In our Engagement Officer role, you will be coaching others, sharing your knowledge and helping great practice grow across our Additional Assistant cohort.

As a KIS Engagement Officer, you’ll support, coach and develop our Additional Assistants as they work alongside kindergarten teams to create inclusive environments where every child can participate, belong and thrive.

You’ll build trusted relationships with the Additional Assistant team, helping them grow in confidence, strengthen their practice and navigate the different environments they work in.

Supporting Additional Assistants across the North West Melbourne area, you’ll combine regular on-site visits with phone, email and online support. You’ll also bring people together through face-to-face sessions and professional development that builds capability, connection and shared learning.

Working pattern:

This is a casual opportunity based from our Broadmeadows office, with hybrid work from home flexibility.

Benefits of working at Uniting

At Uniting, you’ll enjoy:

• Flexible work that lets you choose shifts that suit your lifestyle and availability.
• Casual loading of 25% in addition to your base hourly rate.
• 10% discount for eligible employees on out-of-pocket childcare fees at Uniting learning services
• A 30% discount on Office 365 subscriptions, and a 25% discount at our Uniting Op Shops.
• Access to development and training opportunities to build your skills and experience.
• Working in a values-led organisation with real community impact.
• Being part of team creating safe, nurturing and playful environments for children.
• Access to salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.

Your skills and experience

You'll be right at home at Uniting if you're passionate about providing high-quality early learning experiences and share our belief that children's safety, wellbeing and development should always come first.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced early childhood professional who loves developing others and wants to use their expertise beyond a single kindergarten setting.

You’ll bring with you:

• A minimum Diploma in Early Childhood Education & Care or relevant ACECQA-recognised qualification (Bachelor-level qualification preferred).
• Strong early childhood experience and the ability to role model quality practice.
• A genuine passion for coaching, mentoring and helping others develop.
• Strong relationship building, communication and organisational skills.
• A current Victorian driver licence and the capacity to drive to kindergarten services.
• Current National Child Safety Training and any applicable state-based Child Safety Training (or ability to obtain prior to commencement).

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest, and we’ll get 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.

If you have any questions about the opportunity, please reach out to Joy Bennett, Early Learning Program Manager via joy.bennett@vt.uniting.org.

About Uniting

We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.

We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.

For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are an inclusive, values-led organisation and proudly welcome people of all identities, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with lived and living experience relevant to our work.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices. You are welcome to share your pronouns and let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process. We are here to support you.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and young people. We embed child safety in everything we do. Employment with Uniting is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.