Early Years Co-ordinator- Operations

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Hume City Council is seeking an experienced Early Years Co-ordinator to provide strategic leadership across 34 early years services under the Early Years Management model. This permanent full-time role in Melbourne offers a salary of $126,861 per annum plus super and a chance to drive high quality pedagogy, evidence-based practice and improvements at scale. The successful candidate will coach a team of Early Years Leaders, oversee performance and compliance, and cultivate strong relationships with internal and external partners. To apply, tailor your CV to demonstrate multi-site leadership, deep knowledge of the National Quality Framework, and proven change management, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring skills. Be prepared for background checks.

Job Description

• Permanent Full time 
• $126,861 per annum plus Superannuation 
• Exciting role in our Early Years team

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Early Years Co‑ordinator to join our team and provide strategic leadership across Hume Council Early Years Services operating under our Early Years Management (EYM) model. This is a pivotal role for a dynamic leader who thrives on building strong teams, driving best practice, and ensuring high‑quality early learning experiences for children, families, and communities.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to a team of Early Years Leaders.
• Oversee service performance, compliance, and continuous improvement across 34 early years services.
• Champion high‑quality pedagogy, evidence‑based practice, and consistent implementation of the approved learning frameworks.
• Cultivate positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Department partners, community organisations, and families.
• Support services through change, growth, and innovation.

This role is ideal for someone who is energised by complex operational environments and has the capacity to influence quality outcomes at scale.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• A tertiary qualification in early years education, family and/or community services with extensive experience working in the early years sector
• Proven experience leading early years services, ideally in an EYM or multi‑site context.
• Strong understanding of the National Quality Framework, regulatory requirements, and best practice approaches in early childhood education.
• Confidence in coaching, mentoring, and building the capability of leaders and educators.
• Highly developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A passion for fostering environments where children, families, and educators thrive.

If you are a strategic thinker with a hands‑on approach and a commitment to exceptional early learning, we would love to hear from you.

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.