Closing date: 15/11/2026 11:59 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Location: Ballarat
Department: Community Wellbeing
Employment type: Full Time
Work Arrangement: On-site
Full-time ongoing role
Band 5 Salary - $77,091.04 - $88,001.68
Located at Girrabanya Children's Centre
Are you an experienced early childhood professional who is passionate about leading teams and delivering outstanding outcomes for children and families?
The City of Ballarat is seeking a Team Leader Children's Services to support the day-to-day leadership and operation of Girrabanya Integrated Children's Centre. Working closely with the Centre Coordinator and Educational Leader, you will play a key role in fostering a positive team culture, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality early childhood education and care services.
About the role
As Team Leader, you will:
Provide leadership and support to educators, relief staff, students and volunteers.
Assist in the delivery of high-quality educational programs aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards.
Support continuous improvement initiatives and service excellence.
Build strong relationships with children, families and the broader community.
Assist with compliance, documentation, health and safety, and operational requirements.
Act in the Coordinator role when required.
About you:
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
A relevant Early Childhood qualification in accordance with the Education and Care Services National Regulations.
Experience working within centre-based children's services.
Demonstrated ability to lead, support and mentor staff.
Strong knowledge of early childhood legislation, regulations and frameworks.
Excellent communication, leadership and relationship-building skills.
Current Working with Children Check, Police Check, First Aid, CPR and Anaphylaxis qualifications.
A current driver's licence
To Apply:
To apply for this position please click on the Apply button and submit your application. The closing date for this position is Sunday 15th November 2026. Please ensure that you provide a cover letter, current resume and key selection criteria.
The successful applicant will be required to undergo a full employment medical and police check.
Contact
For any additional questions, please contact Naomi Sutcliffe, Coordinator Girrabanya Child Care Centre, 0458 705 244 or [email protected]
The City of Ballarat is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values diversity, flexibility and child safety. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace and reasonable adjustments will be made to the process to ensure equitable access. We undertake an employment screening process to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate holds a valid working with children check and satisfactory criminal history record check.
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Armstrong Street South, Ballarat Central, Victoria
Armstrong Street South, Ballarat Central, Victoria
