Certificate III or Diploma Qualified Full time Educator

Certificate III or Diploma Qualified Full time Educator

Eltham Woods Childcare Co-operative – Eltham VIC

Eltham Woods Childcare Cooperative is a community based non for profit centre located in a quiet street of Eltham. We are a small high quality, well-resourced centre with an impressive reputation throughout the community. We are rated exceeding the NQS.Our experienced team of educators work together to create a supportive and engaging environment for children and families. We support and value our staff by offering paid professional development throughout the year and generous program planning time for those taking on program planning positions. If you are looking for a change in work environment where you feel valued and respected,

We are a child safe organisation committed to Child Safety.

About the role

We are seeking a full-time educator to join our team, our full-time educators work a 9 day fortnight. The centre is open from 7am-6.30pm Monday to Friday, you need to be available to fill shifts between these hours. The position will commence as soon as the successful candidate is available.

Responsibilities of therole

Responsibilities for the successful candidate:

Use a wide range of teaching methods (stories, media, indoor or outdoor games, drawing etc) to enhance the child’s abilities

Follow a full schedule of activities and routines

Creating and maintaining an inclusive, fun, safe, healthy, productive and effective learning environment

Creating and maintaining excellent relationships with children, families and other team members

Ensuring compliance with routines, policies, processes and practices

Skills, experience and requirements

We’re looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

Desire to work with children and demonstrated capacity to enhance their experiences

Genuine interest in working with children and the desire to work with children

An ability to work cohesively with a small team

Certificate III or Diploma in Children's Services

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Proven willingness to learn and improve

Passion, enthusiasm and a strong commitment to high quality care

Current Working with Children check, First-Aid Certificate, Asthma and Anaphylaxis training

Why apply?

Reasons why we think this is a great role include:

Opportunities for growth and career progression

Join a dynamic, passionate and supportive team

Competitive salary, approved for WRP

Good location

Supportive team environment

Beautiful natural setting

Excellent educator: child ratios to create a calm working environment

Minimum 2.5 week Christmas closure period

Our full time educators work a 9 day fortnight

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