Outside School Hours Care Assistant Coordinator

Launceston Church Grammar School (the School) is an Anglican co-educational day and boarding community in northern Tasmania. Known for educational excellence and a strong, values-based community, we provide rich learning and co-curricular experiences for students from Early Learning to Year 12.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) Assistant Coordinator to deliver safe, reliable and engaging Before School Care, After School Care and Vacation Care.

This is a permanent, part-time 0.6 FTE position, with hours of work from 2pm to  6pm Monday to Friday.

About the role

The role provides visible shift leadership, supervises children and staff, maintains attendance and safety processes, supports program delivery and administration, and acts as the operational deputy when the Coordinator is absent.

As part of this role, you will be required to:

• Lead assigned shifts and allocate staff to maintain educator-to-child ratios, adequate supervision, continuity and required qualifications.

• Complete opening, closing, environment and safety checks and ensure resources and spaces are ready for children.

• Maintain accurate attendance, headcounts, arrival, handover and authorised-collection processes throughout the session.

• Monitor children's location, wellbeing, interactions and changing risk, intervening early and respectfully where support is required.

• Provide clear briefings and handovers about children's needs, medical plans, incidents, family messages and operational priorities.

• Support implementation and evaluation of a varied play and leisure-based program guided by My Time, Our Place.

• Create opportunities for children to make choices, contribute ideas, lead activities, rest and participate at a level appropriate to their age and needs.

• Model professional conduct and support educators to understand routines, boundaries, safeguarding expectations and children's individual needs.

• Welcome families and communicate routine program information, achievements, wellbeing observations and collection matters professionally.

• Refer complaints, sensitive matters, incidents and decisions outside delegated authority to the Coordinator.

About You

Your skills and experience will include:

• Strong situational awareness, supervision, organisation and follow-through.

• Warm and respectful engagement with children, including the ability to set safe, consistent boundaries.

• Demonstrated experience working successfully with school-age children in OSHC, education, recreation or a comparable setting.

• Experience leading a shift, supervising colleagues or coordinating routines is highly regarded.

• Experience supporting children with diverse needs, responding to behaviour and communicating with families.

• Working knowledge of My Time, Our Place and the National Quality Framework, or the capacity to develop this knowledge promptly.

Applicants are expected to support the ethos and values of an independent Anglican School. 

Launceston Grammar is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.

Why Join LCGS?

You will be part of a welcoming and professional school community that values collaboration, innovation and high-quality care. This is an opportunity to show care and dignity to children, responding with patience and fairness, supporting colleagues without self-importance, doing the necessary work even when it is inconvenient, and sustaining a positive belief in each child's capacity to belong, contribute and grow.

Applications

If you are an experienced OSHC practitioner, we would welcome your application.

Applications are required by Friday 30 October 2026. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

Remuneration will be in accordance with the Preschool Childcare Services Grade 4, Level 5.  A copy of the position description can be accessed on our website - Employment - Launceston Church Grammar School (lcgs.tas.edu.au)