Educator - The Gap

**The Opportunity**

Are you passionate about providing quality care and education to children? Do you want to make a positive impact in a welcoming and supportive environment? Come join the Uniting Early Learning team

We have an opportunity for an **Educator **where you will assist with the implementation of a quality care and education program for your allocated group of children.

On a day-to-day this includes:

- Assisting in the preparation and delivery of the educational program, including the set up and pack away of equipment, experiences and activities and effectively supervising the children.
- Engaging children in various educational activities.
- Participating in all care and education duties required with all children at the service, including:

- welcoming parents and children to the centre
- responding and supporting children’s emotional needs
- promoting and developing secure relationships
- serving and assisting children during mealtimes
- undertaking general cleaning tasks to maintain overall cleanliness of the room and service.

This opportunity is being offered on a **full time **basis, located at our The Gap Centre.

**About You**

You are passionate about providing quality learning experiences for children, recognising and respecting each child's individuality, ability and potential. You enjoy working in a community and values-based environment.

You have the ability to:

- Support and assist the implementation of a planned program, ensuring the needs of individual children and the group are met.
- Document observations and assess children's learning behaviour and development.
- Provide safe, engaging and well planned indoor and outdoor learning environments, and provide practical guidance and interaction to ensure quality outcomes for children.
- Support each child's needs and guide the children's behaviour in a positive way, encouraging children to interact with each other with care, empathy and respect.

Some of the essentials required:

- Early Childhood Certificate III level qualification or equivalent as approved by ACECQA
- A strong understanding of Early Years Learning, Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline and National Quality Standards.
- Suitability Card for Child Related Employment (Blue Card) - Presentation of a current Suitability Card must be made before appointment to the position can be confirmed.
- Current First Aid, CPR and Asthma & Anaphylaxis certification.
- Right to work in Australia.

A current drivers licence is a nice to have, but not essential.

**What we can offer you**:

- Paid maternity leave
- 1 Grace and Favour day which is a paid day of leave once a year between Christmas and New Year.
- Generous professional development opportunities
- Paid renewal of your Blue Card
- Paid renewal of your First Aid certifications
- Reimbursement for immunisations required to work in the industry
- Reward and Recognition program
- Centre closes between Christmas and New Year allowing all staff to have time off with loved ones
- Paid one Pupil free day allowing for staff to set up their environments the first day back after Christmas
- 50% childcare discount

**About Us**

At UEL The Gap, our Centre prides itself on community spirit and strong family connections. We have created a morning ritual of gathering as a whole centre, giving thanks to our custodians, the Jugerra people. Our children spend their day developing and exploring their physical, social, emotional, language and cognitive self through play.

The outdoor spaces with native bees, worm farm, herb garden, flora and mud kitchen introduce children to the natural world and to explore their curiosity and imagination.

The Uniting Church in Queensland has been serving families through childcare services, run by congregations and other church organisations such as Wesley Mission Queensland and UnitingCare since 1964. Now under Uniting Early Learning, our objectives are mission based rather than profit based. We prioritise the delivery of quality learning outcomes for our children and a values-based philosophy.

More broadly, the Uniting Church in Australia is a large uniquely Australian Christian denomination in Australia. In Queensland, we have around 250 congregations and has schools, colleges and large community services. The depth and diversity of our ecosystem reminds us that we're part of something bigger.

We believe:

- In cooperating to make the world a better place
- In the inherent value of all people
- In the human need for connection, acceptance and trusted relationships
- That communities are strengthened when everyone is supported
- That by working together we can achieve great things

We value our people, as such:

- We focus on your continued professional development.
- We support your wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) partner, Benestar.
- We have a Reward and Recognition framework to recognise and reward individuals and teams for their contributions.

**How to Apply*