Connected Beginnings Coordinator

Are you looking for the right career and lifestyle move? Do you want a job that will give you the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of Aboriginal people?

Here’s your opportunity to kick a career goal while you enjoy an incredible lifestyle on the beautiful Mid North Coast.

About the Role:

The Connected Beginnings Coordinator is responsible for facilitating collaboration, community engagement, service integration and collective impact activities that improve Aboriginal children and families’ access to early childhood education, health and family support services. Working within the Connected Beginnings team, the Coordinator supports community-led decision making, implementation of the Community Action Plan, governance structures, reporting and partnership development to improve school readiness and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal children.

The key objectives of the role include

• Coordinate the implementation of the Connected Beginnings initiative across the Mid Coast region
• Facilitate collaboration between early childhood education, health, family support, schools, community organisations and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.
• Strengthen referral pathways and service integration between participating agencies.
• Promote collective accountability and shared outcomes across partner organisations.
• Support families to identify barriers and opportunities relating to school readiness, early learning and child wellbeing.
• Support intergenerational learning opportunities that strengthen language, culture and identity.
• Develop and maintain productive partnerships with schools, preschools, childcare services, health services, councils and community organisations.
• Support collection and analysis of community, participation and program data, including participation records, activity logs and community outcome measures.

Essential Criteria:

• Certificate III in Early Childhood Education.
• Confirmation of Aboriginality
• Demonstrated understanding of coordinating community led initiatives, collective impact activities, service integration or place-based programs.
• Demonstrated understanding of early childhood education, family support services, school readiness and transition to school priorities.
• Experience developing activity plans, progress reporting, evaluation, data collection and outcomes monitoring.
• Ability to support Aboriginal children and families’ access to early childhood education, maternal and child health, family support and school readiness services.
• Ability to develop community led, place-based governance structures and leadership groups.
• Current Working with Children Check, National Police Check and any other relevant clearances required for the role.
• Current valid Driver’s Licence, minimum Class C or equivalent.  

Benefits and Culture:

Biripi Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre is an organisation that prides itself on rewarding dedicated hard work, and as such, would like to offer a wide range of benefits to the ideal candidate.

• A culturally safe, diverse, and inclusive environment, with opportunities for growth.
• Salary Packaging options are available as a Not-For-Profit Organisation, as well as Meals & Entertainment and Leisure & lifestyle Cards
• Remuneration Package will depend on experience and qualifications.
• Paid Parental Leave: New Paid Parental Leave available for permanent employees.

If this interests you,

Apply Now!

Please apply via seek with a current resume and a cover letter. Applications without a cover letter addressing the essential criteria will not be accepted.

Note: Position advertisement will remain available on Seek until the position is filled and we reserve the right to commence the recruitment process during the advertisement period.

This is a designated Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander position under section 14D of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Proof or Confirmation of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander heritage will be required from the successful applicant.

For more information or queries relating to the role, email the People and Workplace Culture team at

PWC@biripi.au.