Trained Child Care Educator

**2 x Full Time Positions**:

- **Council run Children’s Services Centres based in the South Eastern suburbs**:

- **Professional Development and Career Progression**

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do. To stay ahead of and best respond to the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our transformation focus on:

- Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
- Great Organisational Culture
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Good Governance and Integrity
- Long Term Financial Sustainability

Our Council owned Children’s Services Centres provide high quality education and care programs that are delivered by our highly qualified, dedicated and passionate educators, teachers and staff within a supportive and nurturing environment for all children.

Our programs encourage children and families to work together in collaboration with the service to ensure interests and needs of the children are met.

**The role**:
Certificate 111 Trained Early Childhood Educators - Long Day Care

**Some of the responsibilities will include (but not be limited to)**:

- Providing educational and challenging experiences for children 0-6
- Responsible for programming, planning and documentation
- Ensuring that high levels of health and safety standards are maintained at all times
- Building strong and trusting relationships with families, children and staff
- Bringing new ideas to add to the quality of the programs
- Ensuring relevant standards, regulations and legislations are adhered to at all timesProfessional standard of written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

**About you**:

- You are a passionate professional in the childcare sector implementing best practice, innovation and change
- Regardless of the level, you will be collaborative, engaging, inspiring, enthusiastic and motivating
- You will enjoy working as part of a teamYou are dedicated to the development and care, nurturing and engagement of young children

**Qualifications and certificates**:

- Qualification or equivalent as approved by ACECQA.
- Working with Children Check
- National Criminal History Check
- First Aid Level 2 and CPR
- Anaphylaxis and Auto Injection PenAsthma

**In return, we will offer**:
**The ability to make a difference -**Working at Whitehorse City Council you contribute to making a real difference in the lives of the community and those that live, learn, work or visit Whitehorse. Every day you really will see how the work you're involved in benefits the diverse community.

**Great working conditions**- a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.

**An extensive Health and Wellbeing offering**- Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges.

**Transformation**:

- We are in a time of transformation to stay ahead of the evolving changes and needs of our community. Together, we are on an exciting journey to empower all of our employees to be innovative, and constantly strive towards continuous improvement.

**Reward & Recognition -**extensive reward and recognition program, corporate learning offerings, study assistance and comprehensive leadership development programs.

**Further Information**:
Further information is available from Angela Allen on 9887 9489. To apply, please submit a copy of your resume (max 5 pages) and one page statement addressing the selection criteria and what you would bring to the role by 27 April 2025.

**Come and join the transformation**
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Trained Early Childhood Educator
- City of Whitehorse is a culturally and linguistically diverse community. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of our community. We are committed to upholding a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace that values the contribution of all. _
- Whitehorse City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation. We recognise our responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm and have established policies, procedures and training to achieve these commitments.ABOUT US
The City of Whitehorse, located 15 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD, is a culturally diverse community of almost 177,000 people. Whitehorse includes the suburbs of Box Hill, Burwood, Nunawading, Blackburn, Mitcham, Forest Hill and Vermont and is characterised by quiet tree-lined residential streets, an abundance of parks, ga