Educator - Aspley Ecec

About Uniting Early Learning Aspley:
UEL Aspley promotes care, kindness and compassion for the families and staff that spend their days here, we thrive off learning and cooperating with others to gain a better understanding of ways we can teach the children through the art of play, creativity and imagination. We have the wonderful opportunity to connect with our local Uniting Church and with this have learnt some amazing values and we share grace before meals and offer prayer during group times.

Key responsibilities:

- Assist and contribute to the planning, documenting and implementation of quality play-based early childhood education program within the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)
- Assist in ensuring an engaging, safe and aesthetic learning environment based on the knowledge of the children's individual needs.
- Work collaboratively and respectfully with fellow educators to support each other’s professional development and to utilise a variety of teaching strategies to continuously improve quality education and care of children within our service.
- Build and maintain strong and positive communication and relationships with families and children.
- Positively guide children’s behaviour and encourage children to interact with others with care, empathy, kindness and respect.

Can you:

- Exemplify personal drive and integrity, taking personal responsibility for meeting objectives, showing initiative and commitment to achieving goals, showing resilience and professional conduct.
- Model the values of the Uniting Church in day-to-day work including interactions with managers, staff, families, ministry agents and stakeholders.
- Identify and develop strategies to help the improvements of policy, procedure and the work environment.
- Maintain thorough knowledge of relevant Child Protection Law matters applicable to the jurisdiction and proactively respond to child protection matters.
- Work within the Code of Conduct and other policies and procedures of the service as well as Workplace Health and Safety and other relevant legislation, including reporting hazards/incidents.
- Undertake other duties as and when directed within the scope of the role and the capabilities.
- Ability to support and assist the implementation of a planned program, ensuring the needs of individual children and the group are met.
- Working ability to document observations and assess children’s learning behaviour and development.
- Working knowledge of theories and practice relevant to early childhood education and of the provision of a safe, engaging and well planned indoor and outdoor learning environment.
- Demonstrated or developing experience in providing practical guidance and interaction that ensures quality outcomes for children.
- Demonstrated or developing initiative and strong sense of personal responsibility for meeting objectives and management health and safety risks.

Role Duties:

- Assist in preparing and executing the educational program, including the set up and pack up away equipment, experiences and activities and effective supervision of children.
- Engage children in participation of the outdoor/indoor educational activities.
- Participate in all care and education duties required with all children at the service, including, but not limited to:

- welcoming parents and children to the centre
- responding and supporting children’s emotional needs
- promoting and developing secure relationships
- serving and assisting children during mealtimes
- Undertake general cleaning tasks to maintain overall cleanliness of the room and service.
- Comply with all lawful instructions provided by management, National Law and National Regulations.

Qualifications:

- Early Childhood Certificate III level qualification or equivalent as approved by ACECQA (required)

Additional requirements:

- Current Blue Card
- Flexibility of hours
- Hold current First Aid, CPR and Asthma & Anaphylaxis certification.
- Child Safety Certificate

The successful applicant must be eligible to legally work in Australia and proof of eligibility may be requested (Visa if applicable)