Coordinator Early Learning and Care

Coordinator Early Learning & Care

Permanent Full Time Position

Band 8 Salary Range: $125,281.66 - $139,573.61 plus 12% superannuation

Location: Morwell, Victoria

Department: Family Services

About The Role

Latrobe City Council delivers both long day care and preschool services across the municipality, which includes 3 Early Learning Centres and 25 Preschools.

As the Coordinator Early Learning & Care, you will lead and oversee the delivery of high-quality, responsive early learning and care services across the municipality. Reporting to the Manager Family Services you will be responsible for ensuring programs meet community needs, legislative requirements, and contractual obligations.

This role provides strategic and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team, managing service delivery, budgets, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will play a key role in shaping the future direction of Early Learning and Care services, identifying opportunities for service growth, enhancing utilisation, and strengthening outcomes for children and families.

Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies and community organisations, you will ensure integrated service delivery and contribute to broader Family Services objectives.

About You

You are a collaborative and experienced leader with a strong background in early learning and care services. You bring a sound understanding of legislative frameworks, service delivery models, and the diverse needs of children and families.

You are confident in managing teams, budgets, and complex service environments, with the ability to make informed decisions, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement. Your communication and stakeholder engagement skills enable you to build strong partnerships and influence positive outcomes.

You will also have

• Tertiary qualifications in Early Childhood, Education, Community Services or a related discipline (or lesser qualifications with extensive relevant experience)
• Experience in policy development, service planning, and program delivery
• Highly developed communication, stakeholder engagement, and report writing skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant information systems

Successful applicants will be required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children's Check.

Go Further at Latrobe City Council

A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make positive change within our Latrobe City Community. At council you will get stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you make unfold right in front of you.

Why work for us?

At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer who invests heavily in our employees.

We offer a range of training and Personal Development opportunities including a Structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance.

Our salaries are competitive, and we offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.

We want you to join our team and provide the best services possible for a fast-growing regional municipality in the heart of Gippsland.

To apply

Please apply (and submit your responses to the Key Selection Criteria) via the Latrobe City Council website.

Applications close 11.59 pm Monday 29 June 2026.

Kate Kerslake - Manager Family Services on 0408 121 731 for a confidential discussion.

Child Safe Organisation

Latrobe City Council has a zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing, and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers, and contractors. Our recruitment practices reflect this.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.

At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted at ***email_hidden*** or by calling 1300 367 700.

We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Careers team via email at [email protected] or call 5128 6113 noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.