Room Leader

1 week ago


Footscray, Australia ECMS Full time

ECMS’ vision is for every child to realise their right to a strong foundation for lifelong success. ECMS exists to make every day count by providing high-quality, play-based learning in a safe and inclusive environment - ensuring that children and families in our community thrive in life.

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Early Childhood Leader in Birth to Three practice to join our team at Church Street Children's Centre. A brand new purpose-built facility that ensures children feel happy, calm, and ready to learn. Engaging and flexible indoor and outdoor play spaces filled with plenty of natural resources to support children's development.

Children’s learning, thinking and development occur when there is consistent, reliable, warm and responsive relationships.
The successful applicant for this role will view young children (birth to three years) as born ready to learn, as thinkers and natural problem solvers. You will be aware that for infants and toddlers to flourish in their learning and development, they require the provision of materials, resources, environments and interactions that support their innate sense of curiosity and wonder. You recognise and value the importance of babies and toddlers using all of their senses and often, their whole bodies to explore, problem solve and learn.

This is for an ongoing Nursery Room Leader position, which is working
**full time** on a rotating roster, with a RDO each month

**You will guide practice that ensures**:

- Educators are present and responsive in care moments
- Educators are slow and gentle in their language and movements
- Time and space for uninterrupted play
- Calm and engaging environments
- Partnerships with families to support a shared understanding of their child’s learning
- Planned responses and intentional play spaces to supporting future learning
- Respectful relationships with babies and toddlers, allowing time for the child to build relationships
- Learning with babies and toddlers and holding space within all moments of their day
- Infant and toddler documentation reflects the complexity of the many ways that babies and toddlers are making sense of their world
- Documentation recognises the growth and continuing pattern of play for each individual child during this unique time in their life

**This role is supported by an Infant Specialist Practice Coach two days per week

**Essential criteria for a Room Leader**:

- Diploma in Early Childhood or equivalent ACECQA approved qualification
- Experience working in a long day care centre and in a leadership role
- Have a sound knowledge of and experience with implementing the Early Years Learning Framework, National Quality Standards and Child Safety Standard
- Current Working with Children's Check and National Police Check
- Current Level 2 First Aid, CPR, Anaphylaxis & Asthma Certificate

**What’s in it for you?**
- 50% Off childcare fees with ECMS
- Funded trainging, including First Aid, CPR
- FREE and exciting professional development opportunities including the annual conference for all ECMS staff, professional development days and development plans
- Specialist support and coaching provided by our ECMS Practice Coaches
- Monthly RDO
- Access to our online learning and development program to continue your learning, development and training. UNLIMITED access to sector leading ECA Modules, Webinars and resources

**_ ECMS promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Successful applicants are required to adhere to our child safe practices, policies can be located _**_here_**_._**

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and from people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged.


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