Early Childhood Educator Diploma

Job description

**About Hastings Childcare & Community Kinder**

**About the position**

As an Educator your role will be to support the team to provide an environment that is responsive to the individual strengths, abilities, and interests of all children, including those with a disability and/or additional support needs.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children within the community.

**Skills and experience relevant to the position**:

- Warm caring personality to establish trusting, happy relationships with children and families.
- A passion for children and education and a desire to seek continual self and Service improvement.
- Excellent people skills and ability to be objective and embrace change
- Ability to work in a team environment and be a creative and cooperative team player.
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to complete observation documentation
- Good organisational skills.
- Knowledge of EYLF + NQS and a commitment to excellence in early childhood to provide high-quality care and education.
- Ability to deliver quality education programs, daily routines including intentional teaching and spontaneous experiences that meet the needs and interests of each individual child.
- Ability to help implement the program planned for the children in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards.
- Experience working with preschool children and/or in a preschool setting would be an advantage.

**We are looking to welcome Educators who are**:

- Able to relate to others with kindness, respect, and positivity.
- Passionate about providing quality learning environments for children
- Committed and professional

**Key requirements**:

- An approved Diploma In Early Childhood Education And Care recognised by ACECQA or must be actively working towards the qualification.
- A demonstrated interest in children and their development
- First Aid, Asthma and Anaphylaxis training
- Working with children check
- Police check with 6 months relevancy
- Working rights
- Visa / Passport
- Photo ID or drivers license

Part-time/Full-Time hours: 15-38 hours per week with the possibility of more for the right fit.

**Job Type**: Permanent Part-Time or Full-Time

**Salary**: $23.00 - $35.00 per hour

Contract length: 12 months

Part-time hours: 20 per week

**Salary**: $29.00 - $39.00 per hour

Applications should include a current resume. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply.

We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity, honouring all cultural backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities and spiritual beliefs.

We are a child-safe organisation and are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people with zero tolerance for child abuse. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a National Police Record Check and Working with Children Check prior to commencement of employment and periodically following commencement.

We are a smoke-free workplace.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: $31.00 - $33.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

- Do you hold an approved Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care or higher?

Licence/Certification:

- Working with Children Check (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person