Early Childhood Teacher

3 weeks ago


Newcastle, Australia Affinity Education Group Full time

Welcome to Milestones Early Learning Wyong We're a busy vibrant child care centre offering 79-places. What makes us special? Extensive professional development opportunities, inspiring learning studios and positive team culture. To find out more about our centre - Google our centre name to link up to our website and Facebook page

Affinity Advantages

- A Permanent position, Monday and Friday (an additional day preferably Thursday could be offered), flexible working arrangements availableworking for Australia’s fastest-growing child care group
- 4 hours paid training prior to commencement to set you up for success
- additional annual leave to align with the school holidays
- 50% discount on childcare gap fees from your first day
- Competitive packages - $65,000 - $91,000 + Super PD
- Up to $400 per annum paid professional development
- Option for additional unpaid leave to align with school terms
- ECT Connect membership – Affinity’s national Early Childhood Teacher network made up of 220 centres
- Incentive program - earn brand new resources for your centre
- 30% discount on 12-month membership with Goodlife or Fitness First
- Training and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential – 80% of our promotions are from internal promotions
- Access to Affinity Learning Academy. Cert 3 to Diploma and Leadership and Management courses with additional pedagogy from Dr Lesley Jones and her Education Advisor Team
- Dedicated Centre Support Office including Operations and Quality team to help your centre meet business, compliance and education goals
- Career progression opportunities to work towards a management rolee.g. Centre Manager/ Area Manager/ Quality Advisor
- Scholarships available if you are currently studying towards completing your Bachelor in Early Education
- Wellbeing initiatives with our Australia wide partners including Lifeworks
- Partner discounts with over 100 different retailers
- Insurance benefits via Bupa

The Role

- Motivate and lead a team of educators in the Kindy room
- Develop a lifelong love of learning through child-led enquiries, connections to our local primary school and positive experiences within our community.
- Design, implement and evaluate educational programs for our children, allowing for the unique and individual interests and strengths of each child.
- Support the centre to Meet/Exceed the National Quality Standards

You Already Have:

- An Early Childhood Degree or ACECQA-approved equivalent qualification (or currently studying with 50% completion minimum)
- Relevant teachers’ registration (if applicable)
- A current Working with Children’s Check or willing to obtain
- Current first aid certificate (including asthma and anaphylactic training) or willing to obtain

Why work for Affinity?

Our mission is to inspire and nurture individuals to reach their full potential. It isn’t just about what we do for children, it’s about what we do for our team, too. We support quality, teamwork, training opportunities and a culture of recognition and reward. Affinity allows our people to shine – so we can deliver the best in early education

Our Safety Commitment

At Affinity Education, we believe that child safety is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to upholding the safety, rights and wellbeing of all children and promote a culture of child safety with a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and harm.

We are a 2023 Circle back Initiative Employer. We are committed to responding to every applicant.

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