Vacation Care Qualified

**Casual Position**

**Band 4 - Hourly Rate $44.29 + 11% Super**

**About Melton City Council**

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality—one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

**The Opportunity**

Melton City Council is seeking Early Years Casual Qualified Vacation Care Educator who can work as a person in charge, to support the day-to-day running of the program, to plan, develop and deliver a high-quality Vacation Care Program catering to the needs of primary school aged children in the City of Melton in accordance with relevant legislation, guidelines and policies of the Local, State and Commonwealth governments.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Learning Frameworks (National & State), and My Time Our Place (Framework for School Aged Children).
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the provision of developmentally appropriate programs for children aged 5-12 years.
- Demonstrated experience in working with vulnerable families and children in the community in relation to the care of children aged 5-12 years.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Education and Care Services National Regulations and National Quality Standards and how they impact on service delivery.
- Demonstrated skills in problem solving, conflict management, record keeping, and working positively within a team.

**About you**

**_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_**
- Applicants must hold a TAFE certificate course or equivalent or be enrolled to study either a relevant tertiary qualification Diploma level or higher in Out of School Hours Services, Recreation, Youth, Teaching, Disability or related discipline.
- Preferably demonstrated knowledge and experience in the provision of developmentally appropriate programs for children aged 5-12 years.
- Have good knowledge and understanding of Education and Care Services National Regulations 2012, My Time Our Place - Framework for School Aged Children and The Early Years Learning and Developmental Frameworks.
- Have a current Working with Children Check or VIT registration.
- Hold current Level 2 First Aid Certificate and current Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
- Hold current Emergency Asthmas Management training, Anaphylaxis Management and Adrenaline auto-injection device training.
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

**Culture and Values**

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

- Motivate
- Empower
- Lead
- Trust
- Open
- Nurture

**Benefits**

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
Staff Benefits | Melton City Council
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms

**How To Apply**

If you require further information about the position, please contact **Patricia Mclean**, Early Years Team Leader on **0499 501 249**.

To view the Position Description, click here.

Applications **must** include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role.

We encourage you to use the STAR approach when writing your responses to the selection criteria.
- Situation (Task) - provide a brief outline of the situation or task?_
- Action - what did you do in response to the situation or task?_
- Result - what was the result of your action?_

To address the Key Selection Criteria you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.
- Successful applicants must comply with COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attendin