Team Leader – HIPPY Clarence

Join us as the Team Leader for HIPPY Clarence, where you’ll lead the Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY)—a transformative, home-based learning program that empowers parents and carers to be their child’s first and most important teacher. This position is part of a service that integrates community leadership with early childhood education, focusing on strengthening communities and enhancing social inclusion.

If you’re eager to lead with purpose, inspire others, and make a meaningful impact, we want you on our team!

54 reasons is Australia’s leading child rights organisation – no ordinary not-for-profit.

A place where your purpose matters. Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, we’re here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.

With the child’s voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers, advocating with them so that children develop, learn, and are connected, safe and confident. Our people are proudly local, reflective of the communities we serve – in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services – this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

Here you’re empowered to make a difference in children’s lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems.

In this part-time, permanent role, you’ll work as a part of our HIPPY Clarence team to help us create lasting change for children. The HIPPY Team Leader plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children. Whether it’s leading a dedicated team of HIPPY Home Tutors to empower families with essential early learning tools or building strong community partnerships to enhance program delivery, you’ll be contributing to our commitment to children in Australia, the Pacific, and around the world.

You will make a difference by:

• Leading the implementation and day-to-day management of the HIPPY program in Clarence
• Recruiting, training, and supporting a team of HIPPY Home Tutors to deliver high-quality early learning support
• Building and nurturing relationships with local families, community organizations, and early childhood service providers
• Ensuring timely and accurate monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on program outcomes
• Developing and managing resources to support the program’s success and community impact
• Overseeing administrative tasks, including budgeting, reporting, and compliance with organisational policies and procedures

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise in leading teams and managing early childhood programs is invaluable. This will enable you to inspire and guide your team, foster strong community partnerships, and drive the successful implementation of the HIPPY program, ensuring positive outcomes for children and families. We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow.

Bringing your best every day, means:

• Qualification in Education, Early Childhood, Community Development, Social Work or related discipline
• Demonstrated experience in working with children and families; families experiencing family and domestic violence; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culturally and linguistically diverse communities
• Experience working with employees and/or clients from diverse backgrounds including, low socio-economic groups, young parents, and socially and/or geographically isolated families
• You foster a collaborative outcome driven culture implementing strategies to enhance team performance; model effective communication to foster a positive and inclusive work environment.

A place to belong:

54 reasons is proudly part of Save the Children Australia. We are a learning organisation that invests in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 1100 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Internal employment and development opportunities
• Supportive Managers – we provide professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions so you can feel supported and build a career at Save
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We’ve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Commitee).
• Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications Close: 4pm AEST, 12^th August 2024

Position Description: HIPPY Team Leader

For more information about this position, please contact Ashley Saw, Regional Manager on 0499 443 525 or ashley.saw@54reasons.org.au. Or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

We understand the need for work-life balance. We’ve advertised this role as Permanent. but if you’re looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we’re providing you a personalised career.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment – so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact people.culture@savethechildren.org.au for further support.