SDN Children’s Services Hiring for Trainee Early Childhood Educator Job at Hamilton Full Time

Trainee Cert III Educator

A traineeship is a great starting point for a rewarding career with a for purpose organisation.

Earn while you learn, start your career today! SDN pays above award rates.

Join the SDN village and make a real difference to the lives of children.

When you begin a career in an SDN Early Education and Care centre, you’re joining a village of opportunity. Our centres are inclusive and unique environments where everyone is welcome and respected. Discover a community of professionals who are enhancing children’s wellbeing by partnering with families to enrich young lives every day.

About Us

SDN Children’s Services is a not for profit organisation that has been delivering quality early childhood education and child care, children’s therapies and family support services since 1905.

About the Centre

SDN Hamilton Street, Bathurst is a 52 place centre offering childhood education and child care for children from birth to school age. Our beautiful yard with giant trees, real grass, dirt, leaves and mud is a wonderful place for your child to explore and discover, to learn how to care for their environment and to use their imagination to create their own magical worlds.

The centre first opened in 1951 and since then we have built strong connections with the Bathurst community. Many of our original students have returned to SDN Hamilton Street as parents and grandparents of new children attending the centre.

About the Role

As a Trainee Cert III Educator, you will be gaining on the job experience while you study towards a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care qualification. Traineeships are offered as Full-Time Permanent roles, working 38 hours per week with a rostered day off each month.

You will:

• work as part of a team providing high quality early childhood education and care to children and support the implementation of an approved learning framework.
• help to create a stimulating, positive environment to foster and support children’s development (physical, social, emotional, language, creative and cognitive).
• Work with a team of experienced educators who create an environment that ensures trust and security and provides flexible routines and smooth transitions.

About You

• Energetic, enthusiastic and passionate about working with young children
• Self-motivated and committed to working and study at the same time
• Have good relationship building skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be 18 years of age and a right to work full time in Australia
• Willing to commit to obtaining a Working with Children Check (NSW)

SDN Benefits include:

• Rewards and recognition program
• Free counselling as part of SDN’s Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted child care fees
• Paid parental leave
• Allocated time to study
• Purchased leave
• Additional annual leave day (picnic day)
• Rostered days off (full time employees only)

And much, much more!

To view the position description, please follow the link below or copy and paste into web browser.
https://www.sdn.org.au/media/2800/trainee-educator-aug-2020.pdf

SDN Children’s Services welcomes and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Successful applicants will be subject to relevant pre-employment checks including Working with Children Check (NSW), National Police Check and COVID-19 vaccination in line with government regulations.