Early Childhood Educator

Are you an experienced Early Childhood Educator looking to join a remarkable long standing team of kind and engaging qualified Early Childhood professionals? Do you want to be supported and inspired to develop leadership skills and further develop your Early Childhood career?

We welcome you to join our friendly team, we are looking forward to creating a fun filled days with you.

Location: Rockdale

Employment Type: Full-time / Part Time

Permanent Opening Shift : 7am start

Qualification Required: A Diploma Qualification in Children’s Services or ECT (Bachelor of Teaching -Birth to 5 years or Primary)

About us:
At Banbury Cottage, we set out to provide quality in early childhood care and education for children and families in our community. We have been doing this over the past 24 years, and we have been lucky enough to share wonderful memories with the families in our community. We are renowned throughout the industry for our strong relationships built with families, the children and with each other the team. We have a fantastic supportive culture and we pride ourselves on our commitment to develop passionate and enthusiastic people who love their role as an Early Childhood Educator.

When you work with us you get:

- A workplace that inspires and supports you & lifts you up
- Ongoing learning through professional development
- Career growth opportunities
- A place where you can have ownership of your room, be included in our vision, have a say and a voice.

About You
- You will hold an ACECQA approved Diploma Qualification in Children’s Services or Bachelor in Teaching
- An understanding of both the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Standards (NQS)
- Proven Educator experience within an Early childhood service
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Willingness to learn and be a part of the team
- Able to actively contribute to the education program in the room and the centre team
- Support a culture of reflective practice and ongoing continuous improvement
- A current Working with Children Check
- First Aid in Early Childhood Setting including Asthma & Anaphylaxis

You will also need to
- be ready to have fun, dance, sing, dress up and read in your best outdoor voice
- understand that you may be involved on one to many pretend play meal times and need to have your best acting features on enjoying your 50th cup of tea
- be ready to receive unconditional love, cuddles and have little people laugh at your jokes, silly voices you use and quirky expressions you may make
- be able to multitask putting socks, shoes and sunhats on whilst receiving a cuddle or two from children
- have the ability to express yourself with art and craft and provide children with opportunities to create themselves
- be tidy and know how to declutter, take pride in your room presentation
- want to be part of team that truly loves working together

What you will do:

- Developing and maintaining meaningful relationships with children, families, colleagues, and the centre community
- Developing and implementing a play based early learning program reflective of current early years thinking and practice
- Document the children’s learning and development
- Actively contributing to the implementation and adoption of our curriculum and centre policies and procedures

You will also share our commitment and passion for bringing learning to life, inspiring the children in our care to reach their full potential, and have lots of fun along the way.

If you are seeking an exciting and rewarding opportunity to work with leading educators in a supportive and inclusive environment, please send your cover letter and resume.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From $60,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift

**Education**:

- Diploma (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person