Casual Educator

**Role**: Casual Educator

**Location**: Kurri Kurri, NSW

**Centre**: Goodstart Kurri Kurri

**Employment Type**: Casual shifts Monday to Friday between 7am to 6pm

Help provide the best start to a child’s life. Make a lasting impact while growing an incredible career
Receive a casual leave loading allowance
Get the flexibility and support you need to live a balanced life

As a Casual Educator at Goodstart, you will be a team player, who is flexible and willing to support our centres and children when and where required. You put safety first with everything that you do and ensure all learning experiences are inclusive and respond to the needs of all children.

**You’ll achieve this by**:
Actively contributing to the education program in the room and the centre team
always Engaging and supervising the children
Maintaining a safe environment for children, families and team members
Building and maintaining strong, positive relationships with children and families
Complying with National Quality Standards and Goodstart policies and procedures
Supporting a culture of reflective practice and ongoing continuous improvement

**About Goodstart Kurri Kurri**:
Our centre is in the local community of Kurri Kurri in the Hunter Valley only a stone’s throw away from Kurri Kurri Public School and is within walking distance from the local shops, library and park.

We educate and care for children between six weeks and six years old across five indoor learning spaces. The learning environments at Goodstart Kurri Kurri are designed with a focus on natural, home like environments that create a sense of calm, belonging and being.

Our nursery learning space caters for children between the ages of 0-2yrs. These loving and home like environments provide spaces that make the children feel safe and secure and encourages them to explore the world around them. We have an effective indoor/outdoor program that allows the educators to support our baby’s flexible routines. We have the same group of educators with the children to ensure opportunities are made for the children to build and form stable, secure attachments throughout their nursery years.

**What Goodstart can offer you**:
Better pay - you’ll receive above award wages and a casual leave loading allowance.
Supportive and friendly team with head office support and excellent resources
Comprehensive induction and training program
Career pathways and access to learning tools

How to apply

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

**Posting Notes**: KURRI KURRI || NSW || Australia (AU) || | || Certificate III - Children's Services or equiv || Casual