Senior Coordinator - Centre Day Care

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 435,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community, and more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $24.8 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 30,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About Kids' Early Learning

Here at Council, we own and operate a childcare business, Kids’ Early Learning, with a portfolio of 31 childcare centres and over 40 family daycare educators.

Kids’ Early Learning has approximately 300 full-time, part-time and casual staff, and operates throughout the Blacktown local government area, serving over 2000 families and providing care and learning needs for their children.

If you would like to know more about Kids' Early Learning, please visit our website.

About the opportunity 

As a permanent, full-time Senior Coordinator, you will be primarily responsible for the implementation, operation and coordination of Council staff, resources, quality standards curriculum, strategic development and legislative compliance of Kids’ Early Learning (KEL) centre day care operations. Additional pivotal tasks as a Senior Coordinator include:

• Lead and influence KEL centre day care team members to continuously improve policy, procedures and relationships to drive better customer and business outcomes
• Deliver high satisfactory customer service levels through coordinating polite, friendly advice, support and behaviour to all families and team members
• Identify individual and group training needs, and develop a strategic approach
• Develop and implement appropriate child care policies, procedures and practices
• Deliver effective operational and financial management reporting of centre day care operations
• Complete grant applications which provide opportunities for centres to participate in a range of activities or gain knowledge and resources.

Qualifications and experience
 

Essential:

• University degree in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) or a highly related field
• Leads a medium to large team of specialist positions
• Leads other coordinators / supervisors
• Stakeholder management / project management
• Extensive experience in the ECEC operations
• Demonstrated ability and extensive experience in staff management and leadership skills
• Minimum 2 years’ experience coordinating multiple centre and service types, including long day, out of
  school hours, vacation care and Preschool
• Valid and verified Working with Children Check
• Current Class C drivers licence
• National Police Check clearance.

Desirable:

• Extensive leadership experience in ECEC operations
• Experience in a local government and or public service administration
• Post-Graduate degree qualification
• Understanding of State and Federal Governments involvement in Children’s Centres.

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

• Entry level for this position starts at $2,534.54 per week
• 35-hour working week
• Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 11.5% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

This position has been identified as child related work, in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013. Therefore, your application must include a Working with Children Check (WWCC) number. For further information, go to https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-for-a-working-with-children-check.

Our commitment to safety
 

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Position description 

Click here to view or download the position description.

  Apply now using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

1. Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach.
2. Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.
3. Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.
   
   Best of luck.

Closing date:           Friday 11 July 2025, 11.59 pm    

Contact officer:       Serena Quigley on 9839 6868

Internal ref:              BCC867