Activity Group Leader

Activity Group Leader

Posted by Crossway Preschool on 16 May 2025

**Organisation**

Crossway Preschool

**Closing date**

10.06.2025

**Primary role**

Activity Group Leader (AGL)

**Position type**

Fixed-Term-Contract

**Location**

Brighton

**State**

VIC

**About the Centre/Service**

Crossway Preschool is situated in a busy part of Brighton, on Bunurong country, and runs a sessional four-year old kindergarten program, three-year old kindergarten program and an Activity group, with a Nature Play (Bush Kinder) program. The preschool has been part of the Brighton community for over 50 years. We provide a high quality and inclusive play-based educational program and believe it is important to provide a natural environment for children to learn in and explore, fostering an appreciation and connection with nature. Crossway Preschool is committed to ensuring a caring, safe and enjoyable environment where children are supported and nurtured in their growth and development. We believe in children's competence and potential and embrace their curiosity, sense of wonder and joy. Crossway Preschool is a child safe organisation and is committed to ensuring the safety of all children. Working together with families, we support children in achieving the best possible learning outcomes by responding to their individual needs. We facilitate each child's learning through a play-based approach, informed by contemporary theories, that is holistic in incorporating physical, social, cognitive and emotional wellbeing. Children's ideas, interests and personal experiences are extended and explored.

**Work Days of the Role**

Tuesday planning and covering meal breaks (half day) and Wednesday session (full day)

**Hours of Work of the Role**

11.5

**Description**

Crossway Preschool is looking to employ a Diploma qualified Activity Group Leader to fill a fixed-term role commencing in Term 3, 21st July 2025. This role involves leading our Activity Group, which is an optional extra day of kindergarten for children attending our 4-year-old program. We have a well-established Nature Play Program (Bush Kinder) that is run as part of the Activity Group. The successful applicant will be required to have a commitment to and passion for supporting children to engage with nature, manage risk and engage in child directed play in a natural, open ended play environment. You will be well supported by our experienced team of Early Childhood Teachers who have developed the existing Nature Play program. There is a potential to increase hours and cover lunch breaks on additional days. There is also potential for Casual/Relief Work. Crossway Preschool staff are supported by a full-time Director who oversees the day-to-day administration and running of the preschool, together with members of the preschool Board. If you are a suitably qualified Early Childhood Educator who enjoys working and teaching in outdoor environments and are keen to join a very experienced team of early childhood professionals, with supportive management, in a kind and welcoming community, then we would love to hear from you. Educators with an Early Childhood Teaching qualification are also encouraged to apply.

**Qualifications**

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

**Requirements**:
WWCC

**Additional Requirements**

To be successful, you need to also: - Demonstrate experience in early childhood education and working in a small and supportive team environment. - Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills. - Demonstrate understanding of the VEYLDF, NQF and active contribution in the implementation of the QIP. - Demonstrate ability to contribute to planning and delivering a high-quality educational program. - Demonstrate experience in or knowledge of planning an educational Nature Play program, based on approved learning frameworks and the developmental needs, interests and experiences of children, taking into account individual differences. - Have a current Protecting Children - Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations for the Early Childhood Sector training certificate. - Have current first aid and CPR training, emergency management of asthma and anaphylaxis training.

**Industrial Agreement/Award**

Victorian Early Childhood Teachers and Educators Agreement 2020 (VECTEA)