School Holiday Program Educator

5 days ago

Balwyn, Australia YMCA Victoria Full time

Work is available across Boroondara, Macleod & Ashburton
- Excellent work life balance
- Awesome job while studying

**About the Role**
- School Holiday Program educators work in a team to provide high-quality care, recreation and education for primary school-age children during the school holidays. Educators require all sorts of skills and attributes but most of all you need to be passionate about primary school-aged children and supporting them through middle childhood.
- We want people with different skills to make a positive impact on our program.
- We are looking for staff who can make themselves available across the school holiday programs.

So if you have an interest or a skill in a certain area we want you to bring it into our program It could be a sport, dance, drama, cooking, visual art, gardening, fitness, creative writing or anything else you wish to share with children

**About the Centre**
As a School Holiday Program Educator you will be responsible for providing quality care and educational experiences for children at the Boroondara, Macleod & Ashburton Holiday Programs by providing the highest level of customer service for families.The Educator will enjoy working in a team based environment and have a genuine concern for and interest in the wellbeing and educational needs of children. They will assist in planning for and organising challenging and stimulating programs and activities for children aged 5-12 years.

**Capabilities and Behaviours**
- Creates a welcoming atmosphere by engaging all people in a friendly and approachable manner
- Works as part of a team and shows professionalism and respect
- Punctual in both attendance on shift and attendance at staff meetings

**Knowledge and Experience**
- Work within a team of educators to ensure the care and adequate supervision of all children & undertake headcounts every half an hour, and as required, especially on excursions
- Ensure you work within all regulatory, compliance and YMCA operational requirements for excellent service delivery
- Maintain the integrity of the YMCA in all aspects of carrying out your duties of employment and work within all YMCA policy guidelines and procedures

**Personal Attributes**
- Demonstrates experience, passion and enthusiasm for working with young children while delivering a program in line with current pedagogies
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, including the ability to delegate, prioritise and ensure a consistently high-quality service experience for all children and families

**Qualifications**

**Mandatory Pre-Requisite Qualifications**
- Be working towards or hold an ACECQA approved qualification.
- A passion for children and a keen interest in their development is a must.
- A current employee Victorian Working with Children Check.
- First Aid/CPR/Asthma/Anaphylaxis or willingness to obtain.
- At the Y, we are committed to empowering all Children and Young People to feel safe and be safe_.

**Benefits**

At the YMCA, we value our people. Working for us means you’ll enjoy great work/life balance and a range of benefits which improve your wellbeing and help you develop as an individual, such as:

- Flexible working and rostering arrangements
- Opportunities for career development and growth
- Free access to gyms, recreation, and aquatics centres across the state
- Free access to the Virtual Y - online health and wellness

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