Kinder Teacher
1 week ago
Join us to spark curious, creative & confident children as Early Childhood Teacher in the Sparkways sessional kindergarten in **Beveridge.**
- "The **Greater Beveridge Kindergarten **facilities offer open, natural and inspiring indoor and outdoor spaces to encourage curiosity and learning for all children. We have an integrated teaching and learning approach, in that guided play and learning, child directed play and learning, and adult-led learning are integrated and interwoven within the program provided for the children."
**Available position**:
- Greater Beveridge, 3yo Joey Group, sessions are Mon, Wed, Fri
- Session times 8.30 to 1.30
- Tentative roster: 8.15 am to 3.45 pm
- 22.5 hours per week including session times plus non-contact time for set up and planning
- VECTEA pay and conditions, including 10 weeks paid leave over the term breaks and summer holiday
- You have the opportunity to join our relief team on your non-session days to increase your hours and pay
**We want to meet you**:
- **Are you an experienced Early Childhood Teacher?**:
- **... or a new graduate teacher with strong experience as an Educator with 3-year
- old children?**
- **Do people describe you as positive and energetic?**:
- **Are you seeking part-time work with time off over the term breaks?**:
- **Do you want to work in a kindergarten close to home?**:
- **Can you contribute to a child-centred, friendly group of supportive teachers and Area Managers?**:
- **Do you have the skills to program, lead, scaffold and document children's learning in play based, child led pedagogy**:
- **Would you like to join a community of passionate and like-minded ECEC professionals?**:
- **Do you want career progression opportunities, while also working close to your community?**
**Yes. then we would love to hear from you**
**How to apply**
- **Through the link on Seek**:
**Any questions?**
- **0437 942 438**
**We value you**
- **Generous sick and carer’s leave, available to you from your first day of work**:
- **Uniform provided, but not required**:
- **Free First Aid, CPR renewals**:
- **Free Flu Vaccinations**:
- **Subscription to ECA Learning hub**:
- **Annual professional development / networking days**:
- **Annual appraisal and learning goals**:
- **Tailored professional development to reach your goals inc partnerships with industry leaders**:
- **Reward and recognition platform including discounts to 100’s of major retailers**:
- **Health and wellbeing initiatives**:
- **Free and confidential access to professional counsellors for you and your family members for working through personal or professional issues, through our world class Employee Assistant Program**:
- **10% Staff Childcare Discount* at our long day care centres in Whittlesea, Flemington, Footscray, Richmond and Carrum Downs**:
- **We'll empower you to step up; step sideways; and flourish always in your pursuit of a meaningful career**:
- **Being part of an inclusive team where coming together to collaborate and having a voice is encouraged**:
- **Working within innovative environments where imagination, learning, fun and safety all come together**:
- **Being part of a team who understand the importance of building a strong pedagogical practice**:
- **Putting the children first and not budgets**:
- **Working hard but having fun too**
**Lighting the spark...**
**We are Sparkways (formerly TRY), a Social Purpose organisation supporting children and young people since 1883. Trusted by thousands of families, we work together to spark curious, creative and confident children through our 40+ high quality Early Childhood Education and Care kindergartens, preschools and childcare centres.**
**Will you join with us in our commitment to change lives - every single day?**
**Child safety and inclusiveness**
**Sparkways and all our services are committed to child safety. The protection and wellbeing of children and young persons is reflected in our zero tolerance for child abuse. All staff and volunteers have a moral and legal responsibility to ensure that young people are safe whilst involved in our care and programs. All children have the right to safety and security and the protection from physical, emotional, verbal and sexual abuse and neglect.
