Certificate Iii in Early Childhood Education

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education & Care (or equivalent as recognised by ACECQA)

Posted by Annie Dennis Children's Centre Inc. on 23 Feb 2024

**Organisation**

Annie Dennis Children's Centre Inc.

**For Provider**

Annie Dennis Children's Centre

**Closing date**

08.03.2024

**Primary role**

Certificate III Educator

**Position type**

Full-time

**Location**

Northcote

**State**

VIC

**About the Centre/Service**

Annie Dennis Children’s Centre is a not for profit community based early childhood education and care service providing quality childcare and kindergarten located in the heart of Northcote. Annie Dennis Children’s Centre has an excellent reputation and is rated ‘Exceeding the National Quality Standards’. The historic building is surrounded by large outdoor environments that provide ample space for all children to explore and engage within a natural environment. Our environments provide children with opportunities to develop through a play based program with a mix of child-initiated, guided and adult-led learning activities based on the children’s emerging interests as well as those that are connected to our community and environment. We have a strong emphasis on supporting and developing relationships between the child, family, educators and the wider community. The staff team are passionate about education and care of children and seek a like minded Certificate III qualified educator to assist in implementing a nurturing and innovative play based program to inspire and educate our children. We are a triple unit early childhood education and care service offering: - 3 and 4 year old integrated kindergarten to our community, and - long day care for children aged from 6 months of age. We are seeking a passionate, enthusiastic and dedicated early childhood educator (Certificate III educator) to work alongside likeminded professionals to deliver innovative, engaging child focused educational programs. You will also benefit from additional conditions
- above wage rates, bonus RDO's, access to a Healthy Lifestyle Fund, access to an EAP service, professional development opportunities, supportive management structure and a great team to work with. Annie Dennis Children's Centre is committed to providing a child safe environment and all staff must demonstrate their ongoing responsibility to ensuring child safety. As such, the successful applicant will be expected to adhere to the Centre's Child Safe Policy and Code of Conduct charter Our hours of operation are: 7.30-6.00 Educuators are rostered on to work a variety of shifts within that time frame

**Work Days of the Role**

Monday to Friday

**Hours of Work of the Role**

38 hours per week

**Description**
- possess a 'can do' mindset be interested to develop professionally and willingness to learn

**Qualifications**

Requirements: Certificate III in Early Childhood Education & Care (or equivalent as recognised by ACECQA) Working With Children Check First Aid, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Child Protection, Food Safety

**Requirements**:
WWCC

**Additional Requirements**

Qualities we are looking for: enthusiastic and inspired by children’s natural curiosity of the world around them capable to work within a large team of early childhood educators lead by example in all aspects of the role confident in all aspects of working with colleagues, management, children and families forward thinking and easily adapts to change excellent interpersonal skills skilled to implement a variety of teaching principles that will support the centre’s philosophy, vision and values flexibility to work in all age groups across the service bases all teaching principles on current research and literature committed to work in partnership with families, educators, management and the community caring, reliable, respectful, supportive, positive, inclusive and consistent able to collaborate with educators and respects individual differences and knowledge. familiar with using an online learning and development platform Storypark

**Industrial Agreement/Award**

Professional Childcare Standard 2015