Nursery Educator

Are you passionate about nurturing and supporting babies in their early learning journey? Do you want to make a positive impact in a welcoming and supportive environment? Come join the Uniting Early Learning team

We have an opportunity for a
**Nursery Educator **where you will assist with the implementation of a quality care and education program.

On a day-to-day this includes:

- Assisting in the preparation and delivery of the educational program, including the set up and pack away of equipment, experiences and activities and effectively supervising the children.
- Engaging children in various educational activities.
- Participating in all care and education duties required with all children at the service, including:

- 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
- undertaking general cleaning tasks to maintain overall cleanliness of the room and service.

This opportunity is being offered on a part time basis, located at our Jahjumbeen Centre in Toowong.

**About You**

You are passionate about providing quality learning experiences for children, recognising and respecting each child's individuality, ability and potential. You enjoy working in a community and values-based environment.

You have the ability to:

- Support and assist the implementation of a planned program, ensuring the needs of individual children and the group are met.
- Document observations and assess children's learning behaviour and development.
- Provide safe, engaging and well planned indoor and outdoor learning environments, and provide practical guidance and interaction to ensure quality outcomes for children.
- Support each child's needs and guide the children's behaviour in a positive way, encouraging children to interact with each other with care, empathy and respect.

Some of the essentials required:

- Early Childhood Certificate III level qualification or equivalent as approved by ACECQA
- A strong understanding of Early Years Learning, Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline and National Quality Standards.
- Suitability Card for Child Related Employment (Blue Card) - Presentation of a current Suitability Card must be made before appointment to the position can be confirmed.
- Current First Aid, CPR and Asthma & Anaphylaxis certification.
- Right to work in Australia.

A current drivers licence is a nice to have, but not essential.

**What we can offer you**:

- Paid maternity leave
- 1 Grace and Favour day which is a paid day of 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
- Centre closes between Christmas and New Year allowing all staff to have time off with loved ones
- Paid one Pupil free day allowing for staff to set up their environments the first day back after Christmas
- 50% childcare discount

**About Us**

Located in the thriving suburb of Toowong, Uniting Early Learning Jahjumbeen offers a range of features that help empower children as they grow and learn.
- We create inviting spaces indoors and outdoors so they can discover their world through play.
- We work closely with families—creating a preschool space where children know that they are valued members of our diverse community.
- Our centre is rated as exceeding the National Quality Standard

What makes us special?

At Jahjumbeen, our difference is our connection with our local community and the wider world. We care for our environment and look for ways to support others. We visit places in our neighbourhood like the local library and cafe and regularly welcome special guests to visit with us and share about what they do. We have learned how to look after our teeth from the dentist, fire safety when the fire truck visited and enjoy story time with Claire, our chaplain. We explore our creativity with art and practise mindfulness.

The Uniting Church in Queensland has been serving families through childcare services, run by congregations and other church organisations such as Wesley Mission Queensland and UnitingCare since 1964. Now under Uniting Early Learning, our objectives are mission based rather than profit based. We prioritise the delivery of quality learning outcomes for our children and a values-based philosophy.

More broadly, the Uniting Church in Australia is a large uniquely Australian Christian denomination in Australia. In Queensland, we have around 250 congregations and has schools, colleges and large community services. The depth and diversity of our ecosystem reminds us that we're part of something bigger.

We believe:

- In cooperating to make the world a better place
- In the inherent value of all people
- In the human need for connection, accep