Early Childhood Educator

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Full time / From 01/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1442442

**Location Profile**:
Salary band $53,865 - $65,916

**Early Childhood Educator (Certificate III) - Multiple roles available at Eaglehawk North Primary School Early Learning Victoria centre**

Early Learning Victoria is establishing a new government-owned early learning and childcare centre at Eaglehawk North Primary School. Opening in 2025, this 102-place centre will offer childcare, and Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten, eventually transitioning to include Pre-Prep.

**Role Purpose**:
The Early Childhood Educator (cert III) will support the team to deliver high-quality early childhood education, guided by evidence-informed, contemporary pedagogy and practice, which is aligned with the National Quality Standards, Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and National Education and Care Law and Regulations. They will be responsible for contributing and assisting in the planning and implementing the educational program, monitoring children's progress, and supporting their social, emotional, and cognitive development.

**Capabilities**:
**High Quality Practice**:

- Contribute and assist in providing an environment where children can flourish and thrive, supported by evidence-informed, pedagogy and practice that upholds all elements of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework, the Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations and the National Quality Standards and is guided by the philosophy of Early Learning Victoria. Performs tasks consistent with qualifications under limited direction. Demonstrates reflective practice where feedback is used constructively to improve teaching and learning experiences.

**Positive Learning Environment** - Creates a positive learning environment by thoughtfully designing spaces which facilitate learning and rich interactions. Uses respectful communication to guide and support children's social, emotional, and cognitive development. Builds respectful relationships with families and staff and ensures that all children feel safe and valued within a supportive classroom.

**Educational Delivery** - Contributes to the planning, delivery and implementation of integrated teaching and learning strategies, guided by the individual learning and development needs of each child. Participates in reflective practice with all members of the team to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching practices and their impact on children's learning and development. Complete documentation in relation to children's learning in line with organisational philosophy. Support all members of the team in communication with families regarding their child's development.

**Compliance and Child Safety** - Has a sound understanding of the Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations, National Quality Standards, Child Protection and Child Safe Standards, Approved Frameworks and all Early Learning Victoria policies and procedures. Actively seeks guidance and direction when unclear.

**Communication -** Utilises effective communication skills to develops and maintain meaningful relationships with staff, families, and children, fostering a supportive and collaborative centre environment. Promotes respectful relationship and conflict resolution. Contributes to a positive a learning culture by prioritising reflective practice and maintaining a continuous cycle of self-evaluation and improvement.

**Personal Attributes** - Demonstrates the public sector values of responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect, leadership, and human rights.

**Selection Criteria**:
Criteria 1 - Demonstrates the Child Safety and Compliance role requirements.

Criteria 2 - Personal Attributes - please see the Capabilities section above for more detail.

Criteria 3 - High Quality Practice - please see the Capabilities section above for more detail.

Criteria 4 - Positive Learning Environment - please see the Capabilities section above for more detail.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victo