Early Childhood Educator

$24.76 - $27.88 per hour
- Cranbourne North location
- Ongoing training and professional support provided

**About the centre**
Cranbourne North YMCA Early Learning Centre has 6 programs with the capacity to care for and educate 104 children a day. We operate from 6.30am-6.30pm Monday
- Friday. Working in alignment with YMCA Victoria’s philosophy, our service prides itself on fostering and enhancing children’s learning through play, while also providing our community with high quality care and education. We are a purpose-built facility where the team work together to enhance children’s curiosity for learning and engage their interests in exploring the world around them. Not only do we focus on a sense of belonging for children, but we do this for our education team also. Our management are very involved and connected with all programs, providing mentoring and support for educators as we believe this helps to support our high-quality programs. We have set shifts at Cranbourne North YMCA to support the consistency for children and families.

**About the role**
We believe the role of everyone in our team is to provide a positive environment for children to learn and thrive. As an Early Childhood Educator your role will involve:

- Adopting modern teaching techniques, you will be well versed with the National Framework in Early Learning;
- You will be working with, and under the direction of the Room Leader to plan and implement quality programs for children that aligns with their individual strengths and interests as well as using an approved curriculum framework;
- You will be a role model for children in developing lifelong skills and instilling in them a passion for learning;
- You will need to assist with preparing and clearing up of activities;
- You will need to maintain record keeping and documentation;
- And ensuring the highest quality of service at the Centre

For this particular position we are looking for full time educators who are available to work Monday to Friday, 38 hours per week at our Cranbourne North Early Learning Centre.

**We value you**
At the YMCA, we value our people. Work within a supportive team with ongoing training and opportunities for career growth and development. Working for us means you’ll enjoy great work/life balance and a range of benefits which improve your wellbeing and help you develop as an individual, such as:

- YMCA Victoria uniform provided
- Flexible working arrangements
- Supportive team, Centre Manager and Early Years Director (2IC and EL)
- Opportunities for career development and growth across the business, supported by individual personal development plans
- Free access to the Virtual Y - online health and wellness
- Free access to gyms, recreation, and aquatics centres across the state

**About You**
- Have experience with early age groups, programming and documentation
- Have a willingness to learn and grow professionally
- Be a natural leader and love to share your knowledge
- Promote and advocate good health and treat every child’s health as a top priority
- Certificate III or Diploma in Early Childhood/Children’s services
- First Aid and CPR certification as well as Anaphylaxis and Asthma certification

**(including police check, working with children check and reference checks)**. To learn more about our commitment to safeguarding children and young people visit victoria.ymca.org.au

**How to Apply**
We actively encourage people from CALD backgrounds, First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, people of varying religious beliefs and those in the LGBTQIA+ community to apply.