Assistant Educator

**Assistant Position Description**

**Qualification, experience and knowledge requirements for role**:

- Diploma of Children’s services or Certificate 3 in Children’s service or evidence of working towards approved childcare qualification (quarterly updates must be provided if working towards)
- Child Protection training to be completed every 12 months
- Food Handling Introduction Course to be completed every 12 months
- Current First Aid qualification including Anaphylaxis and Asthma to be completed every 3 years
- CPR updates to be completed annually
- To be aware of and understand requirements of the National Quality Standards
- To adhere to grooming and uniform expectations at all times you are representing the centre
- To have highly developed time management and organisational skills
- To have excellent communication skills
- Current, in date, employee Working with Children Check Card
- To be knowledgeable in centre procedures
- To maintain confidentiality of the service and individuals

**Position Objectives**:

- To assist the Lead Educator in the daily co-ordinating of inside and outside play spaces.
- To assist in the documentation of each children’s learning.
- To work with other assistants to create a friendly, secure and stimulating environment ensuring the achievement of each child’s educational goals, objectives and learning outcomes.
- To work cooperatively and professionally as a member of a team and assist with the provision of a high quality educational curriculum.
- To attend and participate in monthly team meetings.
- To attend and participate in any Area Management Team meetings for continuous improvements.

**Reports to**:

- Room Leader and/or ECT
- Educational Leader
- Centre Director
- Area Management Team

**Key Responsibilities and Duties required**
- To be aware of and support the Lead Educator’s daily and weekly curriculum requirements
- To assist in setting up and maintaining safe, engaging and stimulating play spaces in both the inside and outside play spaces.
- To assist in completing daily documentation of children’s learning and development on KindyHub
- To assist in ensuring daily documentation is completed include daily information sheets
- To ensure that all children are signed in and out of QikKids Kiosk at all times
- To engage with other members of the team to providing high quality care for at children
- To suggest ideas for the curriculum and implement programs as directed
- To assist in maintain a very high level of hygiene and cleanliness in the room
- To ensure the health and safety of the children in care is managed to the highest level possible
- To report all incidents to your Lead Educator as soon as they occur
- To work in accordance with licensing requirements under the Child Care Regulations
- To understand company policies and work accordingly at all times
- To assist in the professional promotion of the centre within the community
- To give each child individual attention and comfort as required
- To treat each child with dignity and respect; exercising a duty of care and providing a safe and nurturing environment at all times
- To be willing to participate in meetings, conferences and training courses as required annually

(including Child Protection training, food handlers and CPR updates
- To participate in daily cleaning requirements to maintain overall cleanliness of the room.
- To maintain active supervision of children at all times.
- To ensure you always position yourself within the room in an area that allows maximum supervision of the children.
- To document children’s allergies, health problems and medical conditions
- To document accidents, injuries, trauma and illness records as required.
- To maintain sound knowledge of safe sleep and always follow best practice safe sleep processes
- To ask for assistance or guidance from your Lead Educator as required
- Extensive lifting of children and indoor/outdoor equipment will be required
- Nappy changing may be required
- To complete any other tasks as reasonable directed by your Centre Director
- Ensure that all information is kept confidential, unless otherwise advised
- To ensure that all Occupational Health and Safety requirements are met
- To report any workplace hazards to your Centre Director as soon as you see them
- To support the centre to provide a safe workplace
- To read, sign and abide by the Code of Conduct
- To represent the company in a positive manner at all times
- To adhere to daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting requirements
- To have read and understood the educator policy handbook and parent policy handbook
- Mandatory training requirements, based on support guidance or identified needs, must be conducted within 8 weeks
- To attend all training sessions organised by the Area Management Team to build your personal development, knowledge and skills

**2023 Online documentation Minimum Requirements**

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