Early Childhood Bush Kindy Outdoor Educator

**Bush Kindy Lead Educator/ Outdoor Early Childhood Teacher**

At Woombye Childcare Nature Kindergarten, we do thing differently

Our Educators, Families and Children love that we offer:

- a place with a strong nature plays focus and connection to land and animals.
- an Early Childhood Education and a Philosophy that is an alternative to traditional long day care to better prepare our children for 21st century living.

Our "WCK Explorers" have the opportunity to spend the whole day out in the natural environment on the Farm at Kureelpa or at our Bush Kinda site in Woombye. Exploring, discovering learning, and connecting with their natural surroundings as they foster an appreciation of the natural world, developing an environmental awareness. These spaces invite open-ended interactions, spontaneity, risk-taking, and provide a platform for ongoing environmental education. Teaching future generations how to care for and protect their native environment while enjoying being outside.

We have an opportunity for a like-minded, skilled, passionate educator to join our small team.

We are seeking a Bush Kindy Educator/ Outdoor Educator for our Nature Education Program..

If you are passionate about the outdoor, the environment, and animals and can see yourself spending the days outdoors immersed in nature on a 35 acres boutique farm with cows, ponies, donkeys and pigs and a 6 acres backyard bush site with ducks, chickens, stingless bees, this dream job might be the one for you

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To plan, prepare and deliver bush kinda program working in collaboration with the team.
- To maintain the materials, tools, and equipment in a suitable state.
- To prepare and keep up to date the relevant Risk Assessments. Ensuring the team, children, and families aware and follow WCK Risk Assessments and Policies
- To follow WCK'S Health and Safety Procedures and Policies.
- To help promote WCK'S Nature Education programs

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

The ideal applicant will have the following key qualifications and experience:

- **Qualifications -**_
- Diploma / Bachelor Early Childhood
- Current Blue Card, or Exemption Card for Registered Teachers
- Current Senior First Aid, including Asthma and Anaphylaxis training
- Prior teaching experience in an Early Childcare Sector (15mths to school age)
- Experience in running a Bush kinda, Nature play education program.
- Prior training, i.e., a Forest Schools cert, or workshop attendance from Wildlings or Nature Play, will be highly regarded.
- **Leadership qualities**_
- Warm and caring personality - friendly and approachable.
- The ability to inspire those around you, ignite passion and celebrate knowledge building together.
- Able to work independently and to manage own time efficiently as well as working in collaboration with fellow Educators to model and use a variety of teaching strategies, including intentional teaching and reflective practice.
- **Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.**_
- Confidence and ability to build and maintain open and collaborative relationships with families, children, and the wider community.
- Excellent written communication
- **Demonstrated experience in planning and documenting and delivering a high quality, play**_, _**inquiry based, child centred, early childhood educational program.**_
- Familiar with an inquiry-based curriculum, Reggio Emilia Approach
- Knowledge, understanding of the benefits of nature play
- A passion and value for the philosophy of learning through play, outdoor education, sustainability, and reconciliation.
- Commitment to monitoring, documenting, and extending children's learning and development,
- Strong working knowledge of the National Quality Framework, Early
- Years Learning Framework and Queensland Kindergarten LearningGuidelines.
- Knowledge and ability to create and implement policies and procedures consistent with legislation, regulations, and local requirements._**Professional Development**_
- A commitment to best practice, continuous improvement and ongoing
- professional learning and development.

**Job Types**: Contract, Casual, Part-time

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Woombye, QLD 4559: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person