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Lead Educator

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Guardian Early Learning Group Full time

**Take the lead**

Your skills, experience, and passion for supporting children as they begin to discover and explore their world are just what we need at Guardian
**Manifold Heights**. We have amazing Educators who create safe and secure environments where young children thrive. As Lead Educator, you will work with Educators in the Centre, supporting their teaching practice as they grow and excel as professionals.

You will be building meaningful relationships with children and families, ensuring children are supported to be brave, curious, and imaginative in their learning. Lead Educators are a vital link in supporting Educators and Centre Leadership to develop and implement innovative early learning programs that will set children up for formal schooling and beyond.

As a Lead Educator at Guardian
**Manifold Heights**, you have the opportunity to grow and excel in your career. Guardian offers professional learning and development programs, career pathways, and a truly collaborative and inclusive learning environment where everyone across the organisation is committed to supporting each other in their professional journey.

Joining Guardians means being part of a professional and thoughtful Team with great
**benefits **that include:

- **Lead your ongoing professional development and learning** through educational programs and support and mentoring and peer support opportunities.
- **Collaborate with other professional Educators and Teachers through **workshops and meetings to share best practice and learn from each other as you innovate in early childhood education programs based on exploration, discovery, and play.
- **Work in high-quality, well-resourced environments** for children and Educators.
- **Reward and recognition **initiatives to acknowledge the value of your contribution to our purpose.
- **Enjoy a competitive salary and financial benefits,** including attractive remuneration packages, generous childcare discounts, recognition and rewards, and an employee referral program
- **WHEREFIT** - 2,000 discounted corporate offers at up to 50% off for gyms, studios, activewear, healthy meals, beauty and more...
- **Guardian Degree program** - We can support you by offering paid study, flexible work hours, guardian mentors and reimbursement of course fees, because we want to see you succeed. (Terms & conditions apply)
- **Paid first aid courses and renewals**

**The Centre**

Guardian Childcare & Education at Guardian Manifold Heights is a spacious 109 place centre. With full onsite parking it is situated close to primary schools, parks, playgrounds as well as shops and cafes. So lots of opportunity for excursions and community engagement It is close to public transport with a number of bus stops around.

We have 5 beautiful light filled learning spaces designed to inspire curiosity, fun and a sense of belonging. In addition to dedicated art spaces and ateliers. Architecturally designed outdoor play spaces full of intrigue and adventure. You’re all set to offer an engaging and exciting environment for children.

We believe in calm, natural play spaces that reflect our home environments; this offers a thoughtful approach to education. We support children’s sense of agency enabling them to make a range of choices. Through our interactions with children, we provide unhurried, pleasurable, caring experiences.

From the infant room up to Kinder we encourage children to be active participants in all self-care activities enabling the child to have an input and value in their day. We take a strengths-based approach, we value play and the children’s interests as a vehicle for learning.

**The Opportunity**

Working closely with your fellow Educators and Centre Leadership Team, you will enjoy;
- Developing and maintaining meaningful relationships with children, families, colleagues, and the centre community.
- Lead and guide teams in developing and implementing an innovative early learning program reflective of current early years thinking and practice.
- Documenting and sharing with families in their children's learning and development.
- Actively contributing to the implementation and adoption of the Guardian Curriculum.
- Professional learning and development programs, career pathways, and a truly collaborative and inclusive learning environment.

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**To be considered, you will have**:

- A completed Certificate III and/or Diploma in Children's Services (or working towards)
- Prior experience in long day-care
- Sound, practical working knowledge and implementation of the NQF and the EYLF
- Current Working with Children's Check.

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**Referrals**
We offer referrals for Guardian employees so join us and bring a friend to refer and earn. For more details, visit: guardian.edu.au/careers/refer-your-friends

Guardian Childcare & Education values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We are co

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