Visionary Childcare Centre Director – Harmony Early Learning Journey Sippy Dow ns – Sunshine Coast

Our hope is to honour the art of cultivating the moral, emotional, psychological and spiritual dimension of the developing child in an environment centred on mutual admiration and appreciation.

We identify the significance of collaboration and connectedness and acknowledge that all members of staff contribute as a unified team with shared visions of value and respect. We recognize the value of our staff and encourage personal and professional growth. We wish to create a working environment of learning opportunities, mutual respect and support, sense of belonging, open and honest communication and empowerment.

The vision of Harmony Early Learning Journey is to provide a teaching framework for maintaining close personal relationships and nourishment of children as they develop together with establishing conscious and harmonious relations with staff and parents.

The role of Director for our centre essentially requires an individual of unique and genuine qualities aspiring to intellectually stimulate oneself, desire for meaningful work that makes a difference in the world and experience joy and laughter.

Teaching from the heart requires leaders; our dream is for all staff at Harmony Early Learning Journey to possess an intrinsic adoration for life and a passionate love of learning. The following is an outline of the specific qualities we require to exemplify visionary leadership and heartfelt commitment.

·Genuinely committed to support the discovery of children’s unique personalities, who aspire to awaken a child’s spirit and imagination

·Sensitive and responsive to children’s needs and interest who respect their dignity and sense of self

·Quality-conscious – possessing creative and artist flair to design an aesthetically pleasing environment

Skills:

Knowing the heart of what brought you to the early childhood field

Clear vision and set of values

Cultivating imagination and sense of wonder

Advocate the principals of nurturing and mindfulness

Inspire programs of creativity that breathe a larger vision into everyday tasks

Possess leadership and organizational skills

The ability to listen, talk, play, think, negotiate, value and care for themselves and others

Professional development must include skills of administration, business and finance, supervision and human relations, arts of dreaming, designing, organizing and improvising

Creating an organizational culture and systems of collaboration and excitement

Establish organizational structures and systems to support their vision

Expertise in Qikkids administration and Business Management

Impeccable roster management

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Aspirations to:

Design enchanting learning environments for children to explore, create and learn through open-ended activities

Guiding programs with a vision to grow

Creating a culture of hope and possibilities

Offering deepening experiences of genuine significance

Spurring others into activism on behalf of social change

We welcome you to join us on our pioneering venture in honouring the authentic nature of childhood, to truly be a journey of the heart

Please email your resume direct to sippy@harmonylearning.com.au