Early Childhood Educators Friends’ Early Learning

**A career at The Friends’ School gives you the opportunity to learn, teach and grow in a supportive and engaging environment.**:
A career at The Friends’ School offers the opportunity to learn, teach and grow in a supportive and engaging environment. The School’s Purpose & Concerns and Quaker Testimonies of Integrity, Simplicity, Equality and Peace are a part of the everyday workings of the School which guide our staff in supporting each other and our students in their education and life journey.

The use of silence before and after meetings and in Meetings for Worship allows us all to be present in the moment and clear our thoughts to be open to the task at hand. For further reading on Quakerism visit Quakers Australia. Further information on Quakerism in the School can be found here.

**How to apply**:
Interested persons are invited to review the School’s Staff Equal Opportunity Recruitment Policy.

**Direct Enquiries to**
Human Resources & Professional Learning Officer
or telephone (03) 6238 2324

Early Childhood Educators | Friends’ Early Learning (Casual)

We are seeking to appoint caring and highly motivated people to work with our early learning children on a casual basis.

Our Centre provides early learning programs for children from 12 weeks through to a Kindergarten program for three-to-four-year-olds, as well as an Outside School Hours Care Program.

Applicants must possess a minimum of a Certificate III in Children’s Services. Knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia and National Quality Standard is central to this role.

Our Early Childhood program embraces the IB PYP, the EYLF and the Reggio Emilia Approach. Knowledge of these would be desirable but is not essential.

A comprehensive **position description cn be found here**.

Applications must include:

- an introductory letter
- a resume

**Work Health & Safety and Keeping our Students Safe**:
The Friends’ School is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all our students and staff. We are proud of our strong culture around safety and we proactively follow a continuous improvement program to take Work Health & Safety outcomes beyond compliance.

The School is also in the process of seeking accreditation as a Child Safe Institution and is a registered organisation under the National Redress Scheme.

Applicants for all positions at The Friends’ School will be asked to provide a current Working with Vulnerable People registration as well as an up to date National Police Check.

**Working With Vulnerable Peoples Application Form**:
**Your Professional Learning and Personal Growth**:
The School is committed to offering Professional Learning to staff across all areas of the School and through many different career paths. Our generous professional learning program is designed to support the personal and professional growth of our staff, the strategic aims of the School and to positively impact our students’ outcomes.

The School Professional learning program is varied and includes both internal and external (to attend or facilitate), the Teacher Immersion in Quaker School Program and the Innovation in Teaching and/or Leadership Grants. Staff also have access to professional learning presented by leaders in their field, both locally and globally and in consultation with their supervisor will proactively map their career path for the future.

**Gender Pay Gap - Employer Statement**:
The Friends’ School is a co-educational Quaker school based on fundamental values such as the intrinsic worth of each person, the recognition of “that of God” in everyone, the desirability of simplicity and the need to establish peace and justice.

Gender equality has been central to Quakerism since its founding. As such the School strives to ensure that equality, including gender equality, is a fundamental experience for staff and students alike.

Read The Friends’ School’s Gender Pay Gap Employer Statement here.

**Staff Wellbeing**:
The Friends’ School is committed to the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of our staff.

We have developed a Staff Wellbeing Program which runs throughout the year. This program is designed to give all staff access to information and activities relating to their physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. The program brings staff together from all over our school, fostering engagement in our community.

Eligible staff have the opportunity to access no-cost membership at Friends Health & Fitness, which provides access to the pool and gym facilities. A morning community Yoga class is also hosted once a week for staff and students. Members of The Friends’ School community are also welcome to attend a short Meeting for Worship held each Thursday morning during term time.

An Employee Assistance Program is supported by the School giving staff access to free confidential counselling and has developed a return to work program and health care plans for non-work related injuries.

The School offers a r