Diploma Early Childhood Educators

Synopsis:
Diploma Early Childhood Educators
- **Salary Range Band 4 $69,949 $74,670 plus 11% Superannuation**:

- **Permanent full time, Part time and Casual roles available**:

- **Located across our sites in St Kilda, South Melbourne and Port Melbourne.**:

- **These positions are to work with children in the under babies and Toddler age groups**

**Who is the City of Port Phillip?**

We at the City of Port Phillip are an inner-city council with around 1000 employees who deliver more than 100 programs and services to our residents, businesses and visitors. These range from childcare and immunisations, to libraries, management of parks and open space, rubbish collection, road maintenance and more. City of Port Phillip has zero tolerance for child abuse and is a committed Child Safe organisation

Port Phillip is a city where childhood is honoured. All children are cherished and supported as active citizens with a voice of their own, secure in their identity and culture; where they can play, learn and contribute to their environments, surrounded by nurturing adults and supportive communities.

**About your new role**

As a member of The City of Port Philip’s Children’s Services Team you WILL make a difference.

Your contribution will ensure all children and families flourish in a nurturing and enriching environment.

Your enthusiasm, passion and commitment to providing high quality education and care will enhance the embedding of continuous improvement to achieve positive outcomes for children families, community and staff.

This is your opportunity to be part of our journey, influence and become a valued member of our creative, inclusive, positive team environments.

Multiple roles available: Permanent Full time, Part time and Casual

**What does success look like in this role?**
- You will build and maintain meaningful relationships with children, families, colleagues, and the centre community.
- Develop and implement an innovative early learning program reflective of current early years thinking and practice.
- Document children’s learning and development.
- Actively working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

**The things we really need in this role look like**:

- Diploma in Children's Services, Bachelor of Early (or working towards).
- Prior experience in long day-care.
- Sound, practical working knowledge and implementation of the National Quality Framework and the Early Years Learning Framework.

**Culture is key here at City of Port Phillip, but what does that look like?**

People enjoy working at the City of Port Phillip because we are a welcoming, healthy and inclusive workplace. Employees are valued, recognised and rewarded for bringing their whole self to work.

We offer a vibrant and diverse work environment where our employees can develop both professionally and personally whilst planning and delivering a range of important services and programs to the community.

Our values underpin how we work with each other and the community, they are
- Working together
- Courage and integrity
- Accountability
- Personal growth and performance
- Creative and strategic thinking
- Community First

**Some Mandatory Requirements that you will need for this role are**:

- Current First Aid Certificate HLTAID 012 (previous 004)
- Current CPR HLTAID 001
- Current Working with Children's Check Card
- You will be requested to undertake a pre employment medical check

**To ensure we keep everyone safe, we do have security requirements and professional obligations**

Prior to a formal letter of offer, preferred applicants will be asked to provide:

- evidence of mandatory qualifications/registrations/licences,
- sufficient proof of their right to work in Australia, and
- sufficient proof of their identity.
- Evidence of COVID-19 Vaccination or valid medical exemption in line with City of Port Phillip Vaccination Policy
- Complete a National Police Check completed via City of Port Phillip’s Provider.
- Evidence of a Working with Children Check (employee type with City of Port Phillip registered as the organisation).

**What helps make this role even more incredible are our benefits**:

- Excellent and ongoing professional development, coaching and mentoring opportunities.
- Great networking and career development possibilities; career pathways within Children’s Services include Kindergarten Teachers, Senior Educator, Educational Leader, Assistant Coordinator and Centre Coordinator.
- High-quality, well-resourced working environments.
- A competitive Enterprise Agreement with above award conditions, which also includes flexible working conditions, an active social club, a health and wellbeing program, and a well
- Flexibility and support with a range of full-time, and part-time roles, we can work with you to balance both the team and your needs.
- Be supported and empowered by a leadership team that is community focused, with a strong desire for change and a culture that encourages teamw