Join us as a KIS Specialist Consultant

Location:  Cranbourne             

Vacancy Type:      Part-Time – Fixed Term (1 Year)
Job reference:      494625

If you’re looking for great work/life balance and a rewarding career supporting  funded kindergarten services to enable greater inclusion of children with a disability, developmental delay or complex medical needs, then this is the job for you.

At Yooralla, you’ll have the opportunity to make a positive difference, supporting  early childhood teachers to contribute to positive outcomes for all children.

4 reasons to join our Kindergarten Inclusion Support Team!

1. Enhance the quality of kindergarten programs - through mentoring and capacity building, you’ll contribute to complementing early childhood teacher knowledge and skills, while acknowledging their expertise in supporting children’s learning and development.

2. Make meaningful connections and contribute to the local community. Enjoy rewarding and fun work where you can give back to the community and build the capacity of early childhood teachers to provide inclusive programs that encourage and allow all children genuine opportunities to access and participate….how good would that feel for everyone involved?!
3. You’ll have the support of other likeminded teammates and a large, established organisation and you’ll be part of something bigger, as we work together supporting our clients to achieve. We will give you all the support you need – including with safety, quality and compliance – because these are important to us, and they will need to be important to you too. You’ll undertake training and development, and there will be opportunities to develop your career.
4. We offer a competitive hourly salary. You might get paid more than you think plus, you have the option of generous salary packaging benefits to increase your take home pay and reduce your taxable income.

There are actually more than 4 reasons to join us! Want to find out more?

A day in the life of a KIS Specialist Consultant at Yooralla

So what will you actually be doing as a Part-Time KIS Specialist Consultant

The KIS Specialist Consultant is responsible for working with the KISS Team in the South East Metropolitan region to provide specialist training and consultancy for early childhood educators to contribute to positive outcomes for all children in line with the National Quality Framework and VEYLDF. You will work in accordance with the objectives, priorities, policies, procedures and guidelines of Yooralla and the KISS Program to

• Assist early childhood educators to meet the individual needs of a child with a disability and high support needs or complex medical needs. This may include reasonable adjustments and modifications of the kindergarten program.
• Support all children to access and meaningfully participate in all aspects of the program
• Support the kindergarten team in their use of techniques and implementation of strategies relevant to the children’s program including e.g. Behaviour support and educational strategies.
• Participate in meetings related to KISS service delivery and administration, and assist in the implementation of arising actions.
• In conjunction with the Manager participate and represent the KIS program in relevant internal and external Committees and working groups.
• Recommend, organise, develop and maintain inclusion resources and materials.
• Maintain knowledge of current Early Childhood Teaching, Early Childhood Intervention and Inclusion best practice.

About you

We're looking for people who are passionate, have a great attitude and an eagerness to learn. You'll share Yooralla’s values and have:

• Prior experience as an Early Childhood Teacher.
• Knowledge and experience in supporting the inclusion of children with additional needs, and their families, in Early Education and Care Services.
• Strong experience in training and supporting staff in Early Education and Care Services
• Knowledge of and commitment to the principles and practices of Inclusion, Family-centred and Strengths-based approaches.
• Ability to think creatively and show initiative. Ability to work independently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with great communication

• Australian Drivers Licence
• The right to work in Australia, and

• A current Victorian Police Records Check
• A current Victorian Working with Children Check  

• Victorian Institute of Teaching Registration

• Early Childhood Teaching Degree (4 years) or at minimum an Early Childhood Teaching Degree (3 years) or Diploma in Teaching – Essential
• A Higher degree or Post-graduate Qualification in Early Childhood Education or related field – Desirable
• An NDIS Worker Screening Check clearance

Sound like you?

Read more on how to apply or click 'Apply Now' below. 

Our culture

At Yooralla, you’ll work as part of a passionate team with more than 100 years’ experience of supporting Victorians with disability to live the life they choose. We are Victoria’s most established and recognised disability service provider. We put the person with disability first and our staff work together to deliver on our promise to our clients that their supports will be “Designed by you, supported by us, and achieved together”. 

We champion diversity, inclusion and equality and recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our vacancies. 

Find out more about our work culture and what we do