City of Greater Geelong Hiring for Early Childhood Educator – Cert III Job at Geelong Full Time

Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong
At City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we’re building in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit apply – we’d love to meet you!

We particularly welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

About the role
We are seeking professional Educators who can embrace, enhance and strengthen our service philosophy whilst supporting our program to enrich the early years of our youngest Community members.

Our Educators work as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of professionals to provide high-quality education and care, in a service-based environment. Working collaboratively with other Early Childhood professionals and families to ensure their children are challenged, nurtured and supported in their early years. This is facilitated through the provision of stimulating and safe environments and individual and group-based programming.

We currently have multiple vacancies available ranging from Permanent full-time, Permanent part-time, Temporary full-time, and Temporary part-time.

Key responsibilities in this role will include:

• Provide a high standard of education and care which is in accordance with Education and Care Services National Regulations
• Ensure supervision of children is active, adequate and efficient at all times and implement and maintain clear expectations for children when establishing limits for appropriate behaviour.
• Ensure an inclusive, safe, caring and educational environment exists for all children and that the health and wellbeing of each child is a priority.
• Assist with and actively contribute to the development and implementation of holistic educational program for all children, individually and in group situations.
• Assist with the development of programs for children with additional needs to develop their skills and abilities within a supportive learning environment.
• Plan and support the development of culturally responsive programs and responses to all children, within the context of their families and communities.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will require:

• Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.
• First Aid, CPR, Asthma, Anaphylaxis and valid Working with Children’s Check.
• Sound knowledge of the development of children in the 0-12 years age group in relation to the Early Years Learning and Development Frameworks.
• Ability to make recommendations to the team on the planning and implementation of education and care programs.
• Experience in undertaking educational program planning to meet the needs of all children within the service.
• Ability to identify Health and Safety issues pertaining to the work environment.

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now!

A career with us
With flexible working options, our people have choice in how and where they work. Our employees connect with us from across the Greater Geelong region and beyond. We’re also committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people.

We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

All employees who may attend a worksite or any face-to-face work-related activity will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

We offer:

• flexible work arrangements
• paid parental leave (14 weeks)
• a healthy and safe environment
• our employee wellbeing program
• corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
• career development opportunities.

Applications and Enquiries

Enquires: Nikki Longo | [email protected]

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at [email protected] noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

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