Lead Educator

**Lead Educator**

**The Opportunity**:
We are searching for an enthusiastic Lead Educator to be part of a passionate team of early childhood educators providing their community with high quality education and care. This exciting opportunity is ideal for a talented educator who has a passion for early childhood education and care, making a real and meaningful contribution to their role, community, and families.

**The Company**:
The Uniting Church in Australia is a large uniquely Australian Christian denomination in Australia with heritage from historical reformed evangelical denominations. In Queensland, the Uniting Church has around 250 congregations and has Early Learning Services, Schools, Colleges and large Community Services.

It is anticipated that applicants would be available to commence work as soon as possible. If you’re a qualified Early Childhood Educator seeking an exciting career opportunity, we encourage you to apply

**The successful applicant will bring to the role**:

- An ACECQA approved Diploma level qualification or higher - required
- Previous experience in the long day care sector and a passion for early childhood education,
- A warm and welcoming approach that shows acceptance and respect for all children and their families,
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Early Year’s Learning Framework, Queensland Kindergarten Guidelines, National Quality Framework and National Law and Regulations,
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a commitment to building strong relationships with children and family,
- Attention to detail, manage time efficiently and be a quick learner,
- Current valid Blue Card, Police Check, First Aid, CPR, Anaphylaxis and Asthma Training

**What we can offer you**:

- Negotiated remuneration package for the right staff
- Paid maternity leave for permanent and permanent part-time staff with more than 12 months of employment in addition to the 18 weeks paid maternity leave from the government
- Additional leave once a year between Christmas and new year
- Generous professional development opportunities
- Paid renewal of your blue card Paid renewal of your first aid certifications
- Reimbursement for immunisations required to work in the industry
- Reward and Recognition program
- Lifestyle benefits including employee assistance program
- Centre closes between Christmas and new year allowing all staff to have time off with loved ones
- Paid study for staff wanting to study Certificate 3 or Diploma
- Sponsorship for staff who are working on Visa’s
- 50% childcare discount

**The position’s key responsibilities include**:

- Lead the delivery of the educational learning experiences in your room through a quality play-based early childhood education program within the EYLF.
- Effectively lead and manage the room and resources to maximise and maintain an effective, engaging, safe and aesthetic learning environment.
- Exemplify personal drive and integrity, taking personal responsibility for meeting objectives, showing initiative and committing energy to achieving goals.
- Willingness and ability to undertake duties as a responsible person in day-to-day charge of the service as per ACECQA requirements.
- Maintain a safe environment for children, families, employees and visitors and implement strategies to achieve safety outcomes, constantly driving continuous improvement, taking all reasonable care to ensure actions do not impact on the health and safety of employees, children and visitors.
- Support commitment to inclusion and access to a quality early childhood education program for all children and families, treating all children with dignity and respect.
- Demonstrate a genuine interest in children and focus on fostering a sense of belonging and treat all children with dignity and respect, embracing each child’s unique family and background.
- Demonstrate the ability to guide children’s behaviour in a positive way and encourage children to interact with others with care, empathy and respect Personal accountability.
- Participate in all care and education duties as required with all children at the service and undertake general cleaning tasks to maintain overall cleanliness of the room and service.
- Work collaboratively with the Director and team to enable the service to achieve best practice and quality outcomes.
- Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod is committed to being a child safe, child friendly organisation and for all children who come into contact with our services we will provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services, prevent child abuse and neglect within our services and appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur._