About the role

This is a full-time permanent role based at one of our exceeding Children and Family Centres located in Wantirna South Or Bayswater. Each of our hubs has two Team Leaders to allow for a collaborative and dynamic leadership role with shared responsibilities to drive service delivery and excellence.

As an integral position within the Early Years Leadership team, the Team Leaders Early Years Hubs, act as Nominated Supervisor and Person with Management and Control for the purposes of the National Quality Standards and person with day-to-day charge of the service for the purposes of Family Assistance Law.

The primary responsibility of the Team Leader Early Years Hubs is to manage the day-to-day operations of the Long Day Care and Sessional Kindergarten programs, to ensure compliance with relevant Laws, Regulations, standards, approved frameworks and all Knox City Council policies and procedures, while supporting the successful integration of co-located services including MCH, Playgroup and Allied Health Services.

The successful applicant will work in collaboration with the Early Years Hubs leadership team to provide responsive and high-quality early childhood services, embedded in strong child and family centered and collaborative practice. Each hub has a full-time non-contact Program Leader who supports the pedagogy and practice of the service as the Educational Leader and a full-time administration support position.

This position will also uphold Council’s commitment to ensuring child safety and the protection of children against abuse, through complying with, promoting and advocating for Child Safe practices, in line with the Victorian Child Safe Standards and Council’s Child Safe Policy and Procedures.

Council’s Children and Family Centres provide a home for co-located services to the community including Long Day Care, Kindergarten, Maternal Child Health services and playgroups.  Information and a virtual tour of our services can be found at Knox Children and Family Centres – Wantirna South and Bayswater | Knox

This is a Band 6 classified role. Remuneration will be $98,353.35 to $107,416.64 (depending on experience) (pro-rata for part time) plus superannuation in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee. 

What you will need to thrive

Personal values and behaviours that align with Knox’s Values and Behaviours.

• Applied sound knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, quality standards, and approved frameworks relating to Early Years services, including Child Safe Standards and Reportable Conduct processes.
• Proven experience in managing early years services encompassing budget oversight, rostering, regulatory and organisational reporting, recruitment, and people leadership.
• Able to work collaboratively and effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• Skilled in engaging and communicating with a wide range of stakeholders to build cooperation and achieve shared outcomes.
• Committed to continuous improvement and innovation in delivering high-quality, integrated, and inclusive early years services.
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, high-quality reports and deliver professional presentations.

Why Us

At Knox, making a difference to others and our community is at the heart of everything we do. We are inspired by empowering our community inside and out to thrive and prosper through living our values. We succeed by recruiting for excellence through investing in our people, encouraging their unique talents and supporting them to bring their whole selves to work.

We believe in our people and provide a supportive, driven, and inclusive culture we are proud of, that focuses on wellbeing.

Discover your future at Knox City Council, where you will deliver meaningful impact, find great opportunities and work with committed people to shape our community. As an employee of Knox, you can enjoy: 

• Accrued or rostered days off available for full-time roles, depending on operational requirements 

• Broad range of leave options including up to 16 weeks primary and up to 4 weeks secondary parental leave

• Salary sacrifice option for Council-owned childcare fees 

• Opportunities to take on temporary roles or work in different teams to build skills and support career growth

• Support towards further study 

• 50% off Knox Leisureworks memberships 

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for support in managing personal and work-related challenges.

How to apply

Please provide a resume and brief cover letter addressing the ‘what you need to thrive’ section from the position description to outline how your experience and skills relate to the role.

For further information on this role please contact Charelle Churchley at charelle.churchley@knox.vic.gov.au or on 0408 581 631.

To view a copy of the position description please visit our Knox City Council Careers Page.

Apply by: 11:45pm Wednesday 5 November 2025 

Candidates will be short listed throughout the recruitment process.

To view the inherent requirements for this position please see Childcare Kindergarten staff - Inherent Requirements Table

Knox City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to providing a workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion. We are committed to a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

Knox City Council has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All children and young people who access our services, programs, events and facilities have the right to feel safe and be safe. This includes spaces owned or managed by Council. We take the wellbeing and safety of children and young people in our care seriously. We maintain a child safe organisation by embedding the protection of children into everyday thinking and practice. All Knox City Council employees, contractors and volunteers are responsible for ensuring children and young people are valued, heard and protected from abuse.

Knox City Council acknowledges our offices are located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation.