Childcare Educator

**My Stars Berwick - Is looking for educators**

My Stars Berwick is located in the heart of the southeast suburb rising education hub, Berwick. The service is an 8 min drive from the closest train station. The centre is a government-approved Funded Long daycare and Kindergarten service operating from Monday to Friday from 6:30 am till 6:30 pm.

The stand-alone and family-owner service has been operating for 9 years, with a pair of Early Learning Teachers (mother and daughter duo) running the day-to-day operation of the service.

We have a wonderful multicultured environment at My Stars Berwick and an enthusiastic team of educators, many of whom have worked with us from the start

**About the role**

Available Positions:
We're always looking for educators working on a casual basis. Must be trained or actively working towards a qualification.

**Skills and experience**

**The successful applicant will require**:

- A recognised qualification or evidence that you are actively working towards an **Early Childhood Teachers Degree,** **Diploma or** **Certificate III **in Child Services.
- Up-to-date **first aid, CPR, asthma and anaphylaxis qualifications**
- A **Working With Children Check and** **Child Protection Certificate**
- **Two professional referees**(industry-specific)
- **Legal ability to live and work in Australia.**

Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applicant that does not have evidence of the above requirements.

**Essential Qualities**
- Warm, caring personality to establish trusting, happy relationships with children and families
- A passion for children and education and a desire to seek continual self and Service improvement
- Excellent people skills and ability to be objective and embrace change
- Ability to work in a team environment and be a creative and cooperative team player
- Excellent English is written and verbal communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Extensive knowledge of EYLF and NQS and a commitment to excellence in early childhood to provide high-quality care and education.
- Deliver quality education programs and daily routines, including intentional teaching and spontaneous experiences that meet the needs and interests of each individual child
- The development and implementation of the program planned for the children in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards
- Good leadership skills with the ability to support, encourage and motivate other educators to continue striving for their own goals

**General Duties**

The following duties must be performed daily as directed by the supervisor:

- Supervising children
- Assisting in the day to day care of children
- Monitoring the health, safety, and wellbeing of children
- Communicating with fellow educators, children, and parents when asked regularly
- Maintain a safe environment in accordance with WHS policy
- Meeting and greeting children, parents and fellow educators
- Completing all relevant paperwork on time.

**Daily duties**

The following daily duties must be performed as directed
- Planning and Setting up equipment and experiences (indoor and outdoor) as directed
- Packing away equipment/experiences
- Wiping all surfaces such as tables, chairs, and benchtops daily
- Mopping floor of children’s bathroom and cleaning children’s toilets and hand basins
- Completing a daily safety check of the outdoor play area
- Serving children’s meals during mealtimes
- Setting up and packing away children’s bedding
- Planning and Preparing art/craft materials and resources
- Washing and folding laundry every day
- Interacting positively with children during indoor and outdoor play
- Undertaking all writing daily reflecting and observation of children
- Planning appropriate programs and planning
- Awareness of children's needs, routines, paperwork and requirements
- Awareness of room ratios, shift start time/finish time and the timing of their own break
- Other duties as directed

**Duties for the Assistant Educators include but are not limited to assisting the Room Leader in completing the following**:

- Provide leadership and positive role modelling to early childhood professionals to support quality practices and the philosophies and values of the Service
- Deliver quality education programs and daily routines, including intentional teaching and spontaneous experiences which meet the needs and interests of each individual child
- The development and implementation of the program planned for the children in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards
- Build and maintain meaningful relationships with children, families and fellow educators and the broader centre community

**Compliance with legislation**

The Leader educator must at all times comply with:

- All lawful instruction is given by the 2ic or director or as stated in the Centre’s policies and procedures
- The national law
- The National Regulations
- Work health and safety