Diploma / Cert Iii Educator

Diploma / Cert III Educator

Posted by Wilson Street Kindergarten Inc on 15 Nov 2024

**Organisation**

Wilson Street Kindergarten Inc

**Closing date**

06.12.2024

**Primary role**

Diploma Qualified Educator

**Position type**

Part-time

**Location**

Brighton

**State**

VIC

**About the Centre/Service**

Wilson Street Kindergarten is a not-for-profit, inclusive, community-run Bayside kindergarten, focused on providing a stimulating, high quality educational program. Our kindergarten provides three and four year old programs with a commitment to excellence and innovation in early childhood education. It is through our inclusive, open-ended and play-based learning environment that our children learn about respect, imagination, problem-solving, self-confidence, resilience and social standards, while having fun in a supportive, caring and nurturing environment. We are committed to child safety. We want children to be safe, happy and empowered and have zero tolerance of child abuse. We understand our legal and moral obligations to treat all concerns seriously and to report allegations and concerns about a child/ren’s safety and wellbeing to authorities. We are committed to the cultural safety of all children including Aboriginal children, children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with special rights.

**Work Days of the Role**

Monday, Wednesday & Friday Afternoon

**Hours of Work of the Role**

23 per week

**Description**
- Wilson Street Kindergarten is seeking a Cert III/ Diploma qualified Educator to join our 3YO Lilly Pilly Group Monday & Wednesday's + 4YO Blue Gum Bush Kinder at Landcox Park, Brighton East Friday afternoons. Commencing Term 1 2025. Hours of work: Monday 8am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8:15am - 5:15pm Friday 11am - 4:30pm This includes non contact planning (observations, program development etc). **General responsibilities**
- Be responsible to the committee, in partnership with the early childhood teacher/AGL, for planning and delivering developmentally appropriate programs for the children in the group/s in which they are working.
- Fulfill the requirements of the position of Advisor in Charge or a person in day-to-day charge if required and in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations.
- Act in accordance with the authority delegated by the committee, in dealing with situations of an urgent nature that require immediate action, in order for the service to comply with the National Law and Regulations and OHS.
- Assist in ensuring the program operates within the requirements of the Regulations, the Act, the Quality Improvement Plan and policies and procedures of the service.
- Operate within the limits of the service budget allocation and financial policies and procedures of the service.
- Encourage enrolments and provide written information to parents/guardians as appropriate, in accordance with the enrolment policy and procedures.
- Respect the confidentiality of information relating to parents and children and comply with the service’s privacy policy.
- Be responsible for sharing the housekeeping tasks of preparation, hygiene, safety and packing away with other staff related to the program.
- Be actively involved in the development and implementation of the Quality Improvement Plan of the service.
- Work cooperatively with the committee of management (employer) and all staff to ensure the service operates in a safe work environment and that employees adhere to all service OHS safety procedures
- Other duties as directed by the committee.

**Specific responsibilities** Children
- Assist in the planning and implementation, in consultation with the early childhood teacher, parents and other educators, of a culturally rich and welcoming learning environment which is appropriate to the developmental needs and interests of all children including the provision of an accessible and inclusive program for children with special rights.
- Assist in developing, recording and maintaining, in partnership with the early childhood teacher, specific records of individual children.
- Assist in the provision of a safe, healthy and welcoming environment
- Working with all staff to ensure that children are adequately supervised at all times

**Qualifications**

**Essential requirements**
- Hold an approved Diploma of Children’s Services or Certificate III (depending on the role for which they are being employed) qualification or equivalent pursuant to the National Law and Regulations (or be working towards a qualification in accordance with the Regulations).
- Be able to fill the position Advisor in Charge or person in a leadership position or day-to-day charge if required by the Approved Provider in accordance with the Regulations.
- Hold a current Working with Children Check (or equivalent).
- Hold and maintain an approved:

- first aid qualification
- emergency asthma management qualification
- management of anaphylaxi