Join our Early Learning Team.

• Use a holistic approach to reducing the barriers to inclusion
• Support family-centred early learning practices in the community
• Ongoing part-time role, flexible, 3 days per week

Your new role

As a Preschool Field Officer supporting the East Gippsland and Wellington regions, you will work to promote inclusive education within Victorian government-funded kindergartens.

This role is three days per week (0.6 FTE / 45.6 hours per fortnight), with one of the workdays being Wednesdays. It is an opportunity to be part of a team that shares a passion for the work they do and understands the strength of collaboration to work on challenges and get the best outcomes.

This role focuses on empowering Early Childhood Teachers and their teams to create welcoming, supportive environments where every child feels a sense of belonging and has the opportunity to flourish. By providing expert guidance and strategies, you help build the capacity of educators to include children with additional needs meaningfully in all aspects of early learning.

This key role will include planning and supporting inclusive teaching practices, offering relevant resources to educators, and fostering strong family partnerships. You’ll also play a vital role in connecting families to developmental support services and collaborating closely with other professionals to deliver coordinated care.

Ultimately, this position is about ensuring that every child is not only included—but celebrated—for who they are and how they learn best.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of Level 1 Advisor + super, you can access the following:

• Salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
• Fleet vehicle available for use
• 60% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning Service
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary)
• Work in a values-driven organisation deeply committed to social justice and inclusion
• Our people are central – access leadership development opportunities.

For this role we offer a hybrid and flexible work environment. We focus on outcomes and deliverables and are set up for our employees to work out in the field or from any Uniting office location.

Your skills and experience

To be successful in your application you will have:

• A Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) or equivalent
• A current Victorian driver licence
• Extensive knowledge and experience in implementing high-quality early childhood education and care programs in 3- and 4-year-old kindergartens.

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

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

For any questions, reach out to Karalynn McDonnell, Senior Preschool Field Officer on 0417 318 569 during business hours or via karalynn.mcdonnell@vt.uniting.org for a chat.

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 LGBTQIA+. 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.