Inclusion Officer and Administration Assistant

Inclusion Officer and Administration Assistant

• Maximum term contract until June 2025
• 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday @ 7.6 hours per day
• Wollongong location
  

Big Fat Smile is a values-led organisation. Its vision is that we enrich the lives and minds of children and families in their community. Our values are Inclusion, Integrity, Safety, Child-centric, Collaboration and Leadership.

We are a not for profit, community owned, non-government organisation which provides high quality care and education for children, national and statewide inclusion services as part of a National Consortia and operate many community-based services to children and families. These include post-natal depression groups, transition to school and supported playgroups.

Big Fat Smile is a child safe organisation, committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of children entrusted to our care. We demonstrate this commitment through embedding of the Child Safe Standards in culture, policies, procedures and practice. Big Fat smile has a zero tolerance for child abuse and harm and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated seriously and acted upon.

What you’ll do

The Inclusion Officer and Administration Assistant will respond to 1800 telephone calls made by educators in federally funded children’s services to increase their capacity and capability to embed inclusive practices within their service. You will ensure calls are triaged appropriately and program information is provided to ECCC services in a responsive manner irrespective of the location of the ECCC service and the availability of their allocated Inclusion Professional.

Providing efficient and effective high level office administration support, information co-ordination and program management support to the Inclusion Hub team.

What you’ll need:

• Current Working with Children Check
• Tertiary qualifications in education (early/middle childhood)
• Demonstrated experience in a high-level administrative support role
• Experience in the ECCC sector will be highly regarded
• Demonstrated understanding of inclusion and be capable of supporting educators with their immediate inclusion needs
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with using standard computer software, such as Microsoft Office

There are lots of reasons why a role with us is rewarding

• You will feel supported by a Total Well-being Platform that gives you access to self-assessments, articles, toolkits, podcasts, perks and savings, and other resources.
• You will have the financial peace of mind with 60% discount on early learning and care and out of school hours care services
• You can save money with discounts Good Guys, Illawarra Dragons, Illawarra Credit Union and more
• You can focus on what matters most because you have support from head office specialists and expertise, such as inclusion professionals and pedagogy and practice

What you need to succeed

• Commitment to making sure the children in our care are safe and healthy
• Dedication to improving the lives and minds of children, families, and the community
• A fun-loving attitude and big smile!

How to apply

Please send us:

A copy of your resume

A brief cover letter that outlines why you are a good fit for the role

Join us and you’ll be smiling too, when you make more of a difference.

Safeguarding children is embedded in all we do. Through our Child Safe Framework and Values, we are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children entrusted to our care.