Early Childhood Educator

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Grade in advertisement

**Occupation**:Early childhood

**Location**:Loddon Mallee - Loddon

**Reference**:1483824

**Location Profile**:
**Early Childhood Educator
- Early Learning Victoria Wedderburn (interim name)**

**Salary band - $53,865 - $65,916**

Early Learning Victoria is establishing a government-owned early learning and childcare centre at Wedderburn College. Opening in 2026, this 90-place centre will provide long day care and Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten, eventually transitioning to include Pre-Prep.

**Role Purpose**:

- The Early Childhood Educator (Certificate III) will support the team to deliver high-quality early childhood education, guided by evidence-informed contemporary pedagogy and practice which is aligned with the National Quality Standards, Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and National Education and Care Law and Regulations. They will be responsible for contributing and assisting in the planning and implementing the educational program, monitoring children's progress, and supporting their social, emotional, and cognitive development.
- Role requirements:

- Contribute and assist in providing an environment where children can flourish and thrive, supported by evidence-informed, pedagogy and practice that upholds all elements of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework, the Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations and the National Quality Standards and is guided by the philosophy of Early Learning Victoria.
- Performs tasks consistent with qualifications under limited direction.
- Demonstrates reflective practice where feedback is used constructively to improve teaching and learning experiences.
- Sound understanding of the Education and Care Services National Law and Regulations, National Quality Standards, Child Protection and Child Safe Standards, Approved Frameworks and all Early Learning Victoria policies and procedures.
- Actively seeks guidance and direction when unclear.
- Contributes to the planning, delivery and implementation of integrated teaching and learning strategies, guided by the individual learning and development needs of each child.
- Participates in reflective practice with all members of the team to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching practices and their impact on children's learning and development.
- Complete documentation in relation to children's learning in line with organisational philosophy.
- Support all members of the team in communication with families regarding their child's development.

**Capabilities**:
**Communication**: Utilises effective communication skills to develops and maintain meaningful relationships with staff, families, and children, fostering a supportive and collaborative centre environment. Promotes respectful relationship and conflict resolution. Contributes to a positive a learning culture by prioritising reflective practice and maintaining a continuous cycle of self-evaluation and improvement.

**Personal Attributes**: Demonstrates the public sector values of responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect, leadership and human rights.

**Flexibility and adaptability**: Operates well in a flexible and changing environment and manages workload efficiently to meet the centre's needs. Demonstrates initiative and seeks guidance and direction from senior colleagues when unsure.

**Working Collaboratively**: Supports a culture of collaboration within the centre and builds effective relationships with stakeholders and the community to maximise impact of the centre.

**Positive learning**: Creates a positive learning environment by thoughtfully designing spaces which facilitate learning and rich interactions. Uses respectful communication to guide and support children's social, emotional and cognitive development. Builds respectful relationships with families and staff and ensures that all children feel safe and valued within a supportive classroom.

**Selection Criteria**:
**Criteria**1: Demonstrates the **Child Safety and Compliance** - see above role requirements

**Criteria 2: Personal Attributes** - please see the Capabilities above

**Criteria 3: High Quality Practice**:

- please see the role requirements

**Criteria**4**: Positive Learning Environment** - please see the Capabilities above

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:

- Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:

- The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsivene