Early Childhood Teacher

About The Role
As we receive enrolments for 2026, An exciting opportunity currently exists to provide a high-quality educational program at the City of Ballarat's brand- new Vickers Street Community Hub Kindergarten.

In this role, you will lead our funded kindergarten program which operates Monday to Friday. Each teaching day will comprise of 5 contact hours and 2.5 non-contact hours with school holidays off. As this is a new service, you will have the opportunity to be innovative and use your experience to develop and implement and exciting new curriculum.

The kindergarten teacher will ensure that the program is offered in accordance with the National Quality Framework, the Victorian Department of Education Kindergarten Funding Guidelines, the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework, the City of Ballarat Children's Services Practice Guide for Educators, and all other relevant legislation and Council policies and procedures.

With an outstanding reputation for innovative and responsive programs, City of Ballarat Children's Services provide an excellent opportunity for educators to grow and make their mark in the early childhood field.

Our vision
is for trusting, inclusive, interconnected relationships between children, families, educators and communities that support children to be happy, safe and to reach their full potential.

Our Mission Is To Provide The Children Of Ballarat With Learning Opportunities That Provide The Best Possible Start In Life Through

• Regular intentional strategies that actively teach, promote and support children's health and safety.
• Responsive interactions that contribute to healthy brain development.
• Equitable and inclusive practices that support all children and families to participate.
• Welcoming and inviting learning environments that excite children towards learning.
• Programs with a long-standing reputation for quality, delivered by dedicated, knowledgeable professionals.
• Reciprocal relationships with families that recognise their expertise and their roles as the first, and most important, educators for children.
• Meaningful connections with our community as contributing citizens.
• Planned curriculums that enrich and extend each child's learning and development.

About You
To be successful, you will be a motivated, team player committed to delivering high quality early childhood education and care. A solid understanding of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and the National Quality Framework is required along with ability to support a holistic and flexible approach to the care, education and development of children.

With a genuine interest in meeting the needs of children and their families you will demonstrate an ability to lead a team of early years professionals with a holistic approach to the care, education and development of children that reflects an awareness of the wellbeing of children in your care.

Your strong communication and relationship building skills will see you foster and sustain partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders including parents, colleagues and community members. You will have a natural ability to motivate and lead staff to achieve desired outcomes within parameters of the service, lead by your confidence in leadership and dedication to best practice.

The successful applicant will hold a Bachelor of Education or equivalent in accordance with the National Quality Framework and the Education and Care Services National Regulations.

You will be willing to act as the Nominated Supervisor and/or Educational Leader as required – under the leadership and guidance of an experienced team across the organisation.

To Apply
To apply for this position please click on the Apply button and submit your application. The closing date for this position is Thursday 6th November 2025. Please ensure that you provide a cover letter, current resume and answer screening questions based on the key selection criteria.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a full employment medical and police check.

Contact
For any additional questions, please contact Andy Singh, Coordinator of Kindergartens, or or Melissa Lloyd, acting Manager Integrated Children's Services on or

The City of Ballarat is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values diversity, flexibility and child safety. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace and reasonable adjustments will be made to the process to ensure equitable access. We undertake an employment screening process to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate holds a valid working with children check and satisfactory criminal history record check.