Kindergarten Teacher

About MCM

MCM (Melbourne City Mission) is a leading community services organisation that innovatively works alongside thousands of Victorians and their communities to overcome barriers experienced through Homelessness, Early Years, Disability, Palliative care, Early Childhood Intervention Services and Education.

With deep experience working with communities experiencing disadvantage, MCM advocates for systemic change, working across all sectors to sustainably disrupt such disadvantage.

Since 1854, MCM has been striving for those experiencing disadvantage to live their life, their way.

About the Opportunity

MCM Early Years Hub Hartnett House works in partnership with families, the wider community, other Melbourne City Mission Services and other support services to provide a quality educational program for children based on children's individual needs and interests.

The Centre currently has 126 places open to the community.

We work closely with other services that access our on-site Integrated Program Room; Early Childhood Intervention, Playgroups, Training programs and encourage close relationships with other Melbourne City Mission services.

Moreland City Council Maternal and Child Health nurses also operate from the site.

What's in it for you?

• Purpose driven work and job fulfillment
• Flexible working environment
• Competitive salary package
• Attractive salary packaging benefits

Job Objectives
Duties of this role may include but are not limited to the following:

• Plan, implement and evaluate educational programs which are based on sound knowledge of early childhood development and current educational practices under the National Quality Standards and Early Years Learning Frameworks.
• Provide high quality programs based on recorded observations and interpretation of children's responses, needs and interests.
• To keep accurate and up to date information, observations and notes with regard to children's learning and development and the programs provided for them.
• Assess the developmental needs of children, including the need for referral to specialist services, and to provide information and advice for families with regard to their child's learning and development.

About you

Essential:

• A minimum threeyear Early Childhood teaching qualification as approved by ACECQA
• Current VIT registration
• Demonstrated capacity and experience in planning and implementing a highquality early childhood program that is play based and child focused.
• Sound Knowledge of the Early Years Framework, National Quality Standards and the Rating & Assessment process
• Capacity to fulfil all the regulatory and legislative compliance obligations associated with being a certified supervisor
• Ability to work in both a team environment and to work independently
• Demonstrates a flexible approach to service delivery
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in using computers and computer programs including Word, Excel, databases and the Internet
• Capacity to interact with people, both children and adults, who display verbal or physically challenging behaviour and/or the full range of emotional expressions
• Capacity to meet the physical requirements of the role, including bending, sitting/standing and lifting

How to apply

Other Relevant Information

• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work visa
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must have or be willing to obtain a WWCC and NDIS screen check
• Applicants will be required to undergo a preemployment safety screening process as part of the MCM selection process.
• MCM employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID19.

MCM is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to safety.

MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people.

We are passionate about all our employees, with the skills that they bring, realising their full potential through ongoing learning and development and through embracing the positive impact that we make through our work and to the young people that we support.

We are a leading for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Early Years, Disability, Homelessness, Palliative Care and Education.

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