Early Childhood Educator

Koorana Child & Family Services Ltd
Sydney, Southern Suburbs
Education & Training, Childcare
Award Rates per hour + Super
Casual
- Multiple casual positions available
- Lakemba and Roselands Locations
- Team-focused setting

**About Koorana**:
Koorana works with all children, and is committed to delivering quality early childhood education, intervention and family support services that acknowledge and respect all individuals. We provide a diverse range of early childhood education, intervention, therapy, and family support services across the Inner West, Southwest, St George and Sutherland Shire areas of Sydney and surrounding suburbs.

It is our mission to create and support learning and social opportunities in caring environments for all children and young people.

We value self-determination, access and equity, respect, collaboration, sustainability, ethics and integrity. Our practice is driven by family-centred principles and evidence-based best practice, fostering natural community inclusion and quality management through the key worker model. Our services are designed to ensure that families are well informed, have choices, and are supported in their decisions.

**About the Role**:
Koorana operates two Department of Education Licensed Pre-Schools located at Roselands and Lakemba and we’re seeking a Child Care Certificate qualified **Casual Early Childhood Educator** to join our team working as needed.

Early Childhood Educators contribute to the operation of an inclusive preschool program. They work collaboratively with the wider preschool team to help deliver quality early childhood education programs which reflect the goals of the National Quality Curriculum Framework. They will also:

- To model a quality early childhood learning program
- Implement a play-based learning program
- To model professionalism advocacy and representation
- Maintain effective communication to support the successful delivery of service to children and families.
- Adhere to national regulations, as outlined in Koorana’s Preschool Policies and Procedures.

**Why consider working with us?**:

- Be part of an organisation that works to improve the lives of children and young people.
- The opportunity to work in innovative programs that run during school terms, 8.00am - 4.00pm, Monday - Friday.
- Excellent child (3-5 years) to educator ratios (1:6).
- A positive, truly collaborative and supportive work environment.

**About You**:

- Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education and Care.
- Enjoy working in a team-focused setting.
- Be passionate about play-based education practice.
- Experience in working with children with additional learning needs, within an early childhood setting.
- Have a sound understanding of inclusive practice.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a culturally diverse community.
- A high standard of verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to engage children in age and developmentally appropriate activities and experiences.
- Covid-19 Vaccination Status or Exemption in line with the Public Health Orders.
- Current Working with Children Check, National Police Check and NDIS Worker Screen Check.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and support an inclusive approach in the workplace. We celebrate our diversity and welcome staff regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity and lifestyle choices. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
- No recruiters, please. We love the work you do but are going solo on this one. We promiseif we need help, we’ll reach out to you._