Bring out your best with Jabiru!
At Jabiru we’re for the curious minds and the courageous hearts.
And we believe when you are at your best, you will bring out the best in others.
That’s why working at Jabiru means supporting you not just in your career, but in your life.
Helping you grow, learn and thrive – professionally and personally.
Where you’ll discover new experiences, new opportunities and new ways to make a real difference in the lives of our children, our families, our communities, and importantly, you.
We believe our best brings out their best, so join us to be you at your very best - in work, at home, in life and for others.
About the role
As the Service Manager of Jabiru Petrie, you will have an opportunity to shape this 120 place service while building positive relationships with the children, their families, your staff, the school leadership team and broader community.
With the support of an effective, dedicated Assistant Service Manager, you will lead a team of educators who have proven commitment to this service, across before and after care school care during the school term, and also during vacation care.
Together you will continue to create engaging, inclusive activities that foster children’s learning, development, and wellbeing to bring out their best, in a well facilitated open plan OSHC space, that has free flowing access to outside spaces where the children thrive.
Our OSHC hours
Before and after school care hours at Petrie: Monday to Friday, 6:00am-8:40am and 3:00pm-6.00pm
Vacation care hours: Monday to Friday, 6:00am-6.00pm
Why choose Jabiru? There are a lot of reasons to choose Jabiru!
We offer:
•Salary packaging options so you can maximise your take-home pay
•Paid onboarding, professional development & training
•Annual Christmas closure period
•A well-being focused culture
•Above award rates + 17.5% leave loading
•95% discount on childcare fees
•A supportive, inclusive and collaborative work environment with a hands on leadership team
•Access to thousands of deals on travel, fashion, tech, fitness, wellness, dining and entertainment
•Access to an employee assistance program
About you
As an experienced leader working with children, you will thrive on the opportunity to oversee all aspects of the OSHC service at Petrie, while creating a positive environment for your team, the children and their families.
Your experience and love of organising, planning and mentoring, will mean you can hit the ground running to ensure the smooth running of the service that provides children and their families our best support because they need it more than ever.
You are someone who wants to make a difference and using your creative flair, will work with your team to develop and implement high quality programs that allow our children to have fun and learn in a safe, nurturing and supportive environment.
Critically, you are a leader that inspires people to be their best so that together you can create a space that staff love to work in and children will thrive in. Your leadership skills will also allow you to create positive working relationships with all stakeholders and work in a dynamic environment with ease.
With our support, you will have responsibility for making sure the service is compliant with relevant regulations and standards, and manage financial planning and budgets for the service.
Qualifications
We are looking for applicants with the following qualifications or studying toward:
•Completed Diploma in Outside School Hours Care or Early Childhood Education and Care
•2-year full time equivalent in studying any of the following qualifications: Primary, Secondary or Special Education, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Diversional Therapy, Speech Pathology, Creative Arts, Fine Arts, Drama, Music, Sport and Recreational
•Current Blue Card
•Current First Aid & CPR or willing to obtain
•Previous experience working with diverse communities is an asset
How to Apply
We can’t wait to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, please feel free to Chat With Gabby on 0447 047 264. If your application is ready to go, you can apply online here.
At Jabiru, safeguarding children is our top priority. As part of our recruitment process, we conduct thorough background checks, reference checks and appropriate screening on all potential employees to ensure that they share our commitment to safeguarding children.
We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, genders, ages, religions, disability, sexual orientation, family and caring responsibilities and cultures.