Lecturer - Early Childhood Education

Ongoing commitment to your growth with $1,500 professional development allowance
- Incredibly committed and supportive work environment
- Be part of a fast-growing organization working in an agile environment

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About the Role _**
- Permanent, Full Time Role

The role involves providing excellent teaching at AE, including preparing preservice teachers for a successful placement experience. This position demands proactive compliance with regulatory frameworks, enhancing student engagement, and ensuring their academic success.

Key responsibilities include:

- Develop current, relevant material for the Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education (GDECE) and other courses as required.
- Ensure the quality and compliance of each unit with AE standards and regulatory bodies.
- Engage in professional development to enhance teaching quality and stay current with emerging practices.
- Deliver engaging classes, tutorials and placement induction programs both online and face-to-face
- Incorporate feedback from students to enhance their learning experience.
- Collaborate with all relevant stakeholders to ensure adherence to WHS policies and procedures
- Actively participate in the investigation and resolution of incidents
- Report incidents to the Course Coordinator/ HOD including potential breach of Code of Conduct/policies, Health & Safety risks
- Other tasks as required by Course Coordinator /Head of Department

**About You**

For this role, you need to hold an ACECQA recognised early childhood teaching qualification at postgraduate level - minimum of a completed master's degree/ PhD or enrolled in a PhD. You will also need to have at least 1 year of experience working as an Early Childhood Teacher in Australian early learning services.

In addition, you'll have:

- High professional and ethical conduct, including academic integrity, resilience, and a collaborative approach to both teaching and sector engagement.
- An ability to take initiative, work independently with limited supervision and proactively
- A strong understanding of Australian legislation, guidelines, operational requirements and pedagogical frameworks, including the Education and Care Services National Regulations
- A strong understanding of theory/practice in the relevant discipline, and how to turn this into engaging content for students.
- Flexibility and a can-do attitude
- Willingness to undertake at least 20 hours of continued professional development each year.
- Demonstrated teamwork skills and the ability and willingness to contribute to professional collaboration and academic administration.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Please note that a valid Working with Children Check is a requirement for this role. If you are successfully hired for this role, you must obtain a check, and you will be reimbursed. If you have a VIT Provisional Registration or Teacher Registration, you will not require a separate WWCC.

Desirable:

- Relevant tertiary teaching experience with demonstrated achievements and results.
- Ability to improve teaching methods and use technology or other innovative strategies for teaching and learning and for engaging students.

Why work with us
- Opportunities to grow within the organisation
- $1,500 professional development allowance
- Incredibly committed and supportive team of student-centric professionals
- Flexibility to work from home during non-teaching hours (For Academic staff)
- Be part of a fast-growing organisation working in an agile environment
- Join the Acknowledge Education Team: Igniting Potential, Fostering Growth_
- Acknowledge Education is a leading training provider with campuses throughout Australia offering a variety of courses in a range of industries such as health, community services, social work, business, civil construction and hospitality. In our 139-year history in education, we remain true to our mission to stay a challenging, relevant and creative leader in the education industry_
- True to our name, we acknowledge and celebrate the unique aspirations and achievements of every student. From our roots as an English language school in Victoria, we've evolved into a national academic powerhouse, with campuses in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, and Brisbane educating over 6,000 students every year. _

To Apply:
We are an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to equity, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.

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