St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School and St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School are two of Queensland’s leading independent schools, fostering in students’ confidence, compassion, academic excellence, and a lifelong love of learning.   We look for all staff to be committed to and in harmony with the Anglican ethos of the schools.

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Outside School Hours Care Coordinator to join our OSHC team.

The Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) service is located at both St Margaret’s (Ascot) and St Aidan’s (Corinda) Anglican Girls Schools. The OSHC services provide before school care, after school care and vacation care to up to 40 children at each service.  We are currently considering applications from suitably qualified candidates who are interested in either working full-time across both schools or part-time (approx. 20 hours per week) at either school.

The Assistant Outside School Hours Care Coordinator works under the direction of the OSHC Coordinator to provide leadership and direction to the OSHC Educators (Assistants) to ensure a high quality of care is provided to students in a safe, stimulating, and caring environment.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working with children, be approachable and supportive.  You will have a warm and friendly manner and be able to relate well to children and their parents as well as other staff.  This role has a unique balance of administration, compliance and the joy of working with young people. 

Some key responsibilities of the role include:

• providing assistance in program planning, implementation and documentation of a stimulating and diverse program relevant to the developmental needs of the children.
• supporting the Quality Improvement Plans (QIP) and Strategic Inclusion Plans (SIP) and self-assessments within each service ensuring they are actioned effectively.
• assisting with staff rostering and providing leadership and guidance to OSHC Educators (Assistants).
• assisting with the administration and financial management tasks.
• developing strong relationships with families and key staff.
• providing children with a safe, secure, welcoming and nurturing environment.

About You

The successful candidate will be an effective communicator with a solid understanding of the legislations relating to Education and Care Services, National Quality Standards, relevant learning frameworks and Child Care Subsidy (CCS).  You will have:

• Experience in an OSHC/ childcare environment and have a caring nature with a strong service focus. 
• You will possess as a minimum a Diploma of Children’s Services or relevant higher qualification. 
• Experience in being an Educational leader would be advantageous as would a working knowledge of QikKids. 

You will enjoy

• An inclusive and supportive workplace with a strong focus on staff wellbeing.
• Working in a dynamic team where you can contribute to the growth of our OSHC staff and students.
• Quality professional learning opportunities.
• Stable, full-time work across the full year.

Take the next step in your career as an OSHC educational leader in an environment that is committed to delivering a high quality, safe, nurturing and welcoming environment.

To view the position description click here.

To Apply:  Applications addressed to the Principal should be received by midday on 30 April 2025.  As part of the online application process you will be required to complete an application form which will require you to upload a cover letter and resume.

Please direct any enquiries to employment@stmargarets.qld.edu.au.

St Margaret’s supports the rights of children and young people and is committed to the safety, welfare and wellbeing of students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All candidates are required to undergo a screening process prior to appointment and the successful candidate must comply with School policies and relevant legislation relating to Student protection.