Early Childhood Educator Certificate 111

**Temporary part-time opportunity until 29 June 2025**:

- **Based at St Hellier Street Children's Centre located in Heidelberg**:

- **Personal and professional development opportunities**:

- **A supportive workplace with great flexibility and a focus on wellbeing
**Our community of educators are passionate about Early Childhood Education and advocating for best practice and continuous improvement in Early Years. We welcome and embrace diversity, cultural awareness, inclusion, acceptance, equity and the right to the same opportunities for all children, families and community members. This includes a greater understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s ways of knowing and being.**

**About the Role**:
**As an Early Childhood Educator, you will support the provision of a high-quality innovative educational program that meets the needs of children aged from birth to 6 years.**

**You will be required to work 10am to 4pm on Monday to Thursday with one-hour unpaid lunch break.**

**Skills, experience and certificates**:

- **Knowledge of the National Quality Framework, Education and Care Services National Law Act (2010), Education and Care Services National Regulations (2011) and the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework.**:

- **Awareness of the cultural needs of families.**:

- **Ability to manage time effectively.**:

- **Ability to prioritise tasks.**:

- **Ability to maintain written records and write reports relating to program goals and child development.**:

- **Knowledge and understanding of mandatory Reporting requirements**:

- **Demonstrated ability to adhere to Banyule City Councils values**

**Mandatory Pre-employment screenings**:

- **Functional Capacity Assessment**:

- **Police Check**:

- **Working with Children's Check**:

- **CPR / Level 2 First Aid**:

- **Asthma and Anaphylaxis certificate
**How to apply**:
**For more information about this position please access a copy of the position description via the link below to discuss your suitability, we encourage you to contact **Elizabeth Roberts on **(03) 9422 8394 **for a confidential conversation.**

**_Applications close: Friday 6 September 2024 at 11.45PM
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**Why choose Banyule?**

**Our Values**:
**Our employees align their career with Banyule because they share our values of respect, integrity, responsibility, initiative, and inclusion. They thrive in our strong learning and development culture, and the positive way we work in partnership with the community.**

**We offer**:

- **Genuine work-life balance and generous leave arrangements.**:

- **Monthly and fortnightly RDO options (depending on work area)**:

- **18 weeks of paid parental leave**:

- **Study assistance**:

- **Award-winning learning and development opportunities**:

- **Health and well-being initiatives including Fitness Passport**

**Diversity Statement**:Our community is made up of diverse, cultures, beliefs, abilities, bodies, sexualities, ages, and genders. We are committed to access, equity, participation, and rights for everyone: principles that empower, foster harmony, and increase the wellbeing of an inclusive community.**

**To discover more about Banyule's commitment to advancing gender equality in the workplace, please find Banyule's **Workplace Gender Equality Action Plan 2021-2025 **.**

**Acknowledgement of the Traditional Custodians**:Banyule City Council is proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as Traditional Custodians of the land and we pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present and emerging, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the region’s history.**

**Banyule City Council endorses the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full and accepts the invitation to walk with First Nations peoples, to a better future for us all.**

**Child Safe Standards Statement of Commitment**:Banyule City Council is a child safe organisation and committed to the safety and well-being of children.**

**Council has a zero tolerance for child abuse. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated seriously and acted upon. As a child-safe organisation we are committed to providing a child-safe environment where children feel safe, are empowered, valued and protected. Council will actively listen to children, ensuring their voices are heard and considered in decisions that affect their lives.