Child Care Assistant

3 weeks ago


Fairfield, Australia Fairfield City Council Full time

Applications closing on 18 June 2023, 11:59 PM
- Reference number2023.066
- Job TypeFull Time
- PackageThis position is a Grade 2, salary range is $57,510p.a. with progression to $63,484p.a. on demonstrated competencies, with performance progression to $67,367p.a.**Our vision is that ‘Every child reaches their highest potential’**

**If your passion is for early education and care, and our pedagogical vision resonates with yours, we welcome you to join Fairfield City Best Start Education & Care on the journey to enhancing children’s lives and work in a team who are leading by delivering best practice in the Early Education and Care Sector**

**Find a sense of fulfilment and enjoy being challenged to grow within your career through professional development and inspirational team environments.**

Fairfield City Council manages a variety of children and family services including long day care, preschool, family day care, supported playgroups, early intervention services and family support. Strong networking opportunities exist for staff who work within our services, as do internal opportunities for skill development and career progression across service types. The Children and Family Services Business Unit is strongly committed to providing opportunities for professional development including a leadership program for directors, study support (including study leave and reimbursement) and secondments across the services. Comprehensive, individualised training plans are also available, as is consistent support from the Manager.

Fairfield City Council is seeking to employ a Child Care Assistant to join our Division who is enthusiastic, has a passion for working with children and their families from diverse cultures and backgrounds, who enjoys being challenged and supported through professional development and team environments. Working arrangements for both full time and part time nature will be considered.

**Role Expectations**
- Certificate III in Children’s Services.
- Current Identify and Respond to Children and Young People at Risk Certificate and Child Protection Update 2023
- Current First Aid Certificate, Asthma Certificate, Anaphylaxis Certificate and CPR Certificate, as approved by ACECQA
- Working with children check
- Knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework, National Quality Standards and the Education & Care National Regulations 2011
- Demonstrated programming skills
- Proven experience as an effective team player
- Experienced and confident in providing a developmental program and curriculum for children aged between 0 and 6 years with incorporation of the EYLF and NQS

**DESIRABLE**:

- Excellent communication skills including skills in managing conflict
- Proven experience as an effective team player
- Experience and/or passion in working with children with additional needs and from a culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

**Benefits of Working for Children & Family Services Include;**
- Job security and stability
- Leave entitlements, including annual, 2 Health & Wellbeing Days annually, personal and parental leave (where applicable)
- Accumulative sick leave (15 days per year)
- Salary sacrifice childcare
- Access to Council’s Employee Assistance Program
- Excellent Career Progression Opportunities
- Ongoing support, advice and information on the sector and curriculum
- Teacher Accreditation support provided with NESA approved and trained teacher supervisors
- Salary package depending on applicant’s qualification and experience with income progression as part of the annual appraisal processes
- Discounted access to Council’s Leisure Centres
- Strong professional development culture, dedicated focus on your personal and professional development,
- Generous budgets for resources and PD
- Recognition and incentive programs for exceeding performance
- Paid First Aid & CPR refresher courses
- Paid Working with children check
- Professional development tailored to you, including coaching and mentoring online and face to face and additional training
- Unique accessibility to speech pathologists and Occupational therapists - We are an NDIS provider
- Management structure, a strong focus on the provision of quality education for children

**SALARY & EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS**:

- Permanent position, 76 hours per fortnight
- This position is a Grade 2, salary range is $57,510p.a. with progression to $63,484p.a. on demonstrated competencies, with performance progression to $67,367p.a.
- A uniform is provided

Applications close on Sunday 18 June 2023, 11.59pm

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and may be required to undertake a national police clearance as part of the recruitment process.

We kindly ask for no recruiters at this stage.

**PO BOX 21 BRADLEY CUTTS**

**FAIRFIELD NSW 1860 CITY MANAGER



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