City of Greater Geelong Hiring for Early Childhood Educator – Diploma 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
This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced Early Childhood Educators to join our team of dynamic multi-disciplinary professionals. You will have the opportunity to work alongside families to ensure their children are challenged, nurtured and supported in their early years, through the provision of stimulating and safe environments and individual and group-based programming.

As a Diploma qualified Early Childhood Educator, you will be expected to plan, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate educational programs that reflect children’s needs and meet the requirements of the City of Greater Geelong and State Regulations, including the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and the National Quality Standard.

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:

• Manage the day to day operations of your allocated learning environment
• Provide an exceeding standard of education and care which is in accordance to 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 of appropriate behaviour
• Development and implementation of holistic educational program for all children
• Structure the indoor and outdoor environments and activities with a balance of active and passive learning areas to guide children to participate constructively, to explore, to learn and interact positively with other children in the group through play.
• 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:

• Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care and Working with Children’s Check
• Excellent knowledge of the development of children in the 0-12 years age group and proven ability to plan appropriate programs in relation to the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Frameworks.
• Ability to evaluate and make recommendations to the leadership team on the planning and implementation of education and care programs within the service.
• Demonstrated and well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish effective professional relationships with staff from a range of professional backgrounds in relation to the education and needs of children and their families.
• Ability to ensure confidentiality, professionalism and discretion are maintained at all times.

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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