Casual Educator

Description:

Role: Casual Educator
Centre: Goodstart Albany Creek - The Boulevard
Employment Type: Casual shifts Monday to Friday between 6.30am – 6.30pm
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Help provide the best start to a child’s life. Make a lasting impact while growing an incredible career
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Receive a casual leave loading allowance
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Get the flexibility and support you need to live a balanced life
As a Casual Educator at Goodstart, you will be a team player, who is flexible and willing to support our centres and children when and where required. You put safety first with everything that you do and ensure all learning experiences are inclusive and respond to the needs of all children.
You’ll achieve this by:
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Actively contributing to the education program in the room and the centre team
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Engaging and supervising the children at all times
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Maintaining a safe environment for children, families and team members
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Building and maintaining strong, positive relationships with children and families
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Complying with National Quality Standards and Goodstart policies and procedures
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Supporting a culture of reflective practice and ongoing continuous improvement
About Goodstart Albany Creek - The Boulevard:
• Goodstart Early Learning Albany Creek - The Boulevard is a purpose-built centre with large rooms, wide verandas and three separate playgrounds for children of different ages. We are located in a residential area and nearby are schools, shops and transport routes.
• The five-room centre offers flexible care routines and quality educational programs which focus on all areas of development such as social/emotional skills, maths, science and nature, language and literacy, music and movement, self-help and independence.
• Our play based, stimulating curriculum is based on the Early Years’ Learning Framework and our rooms – from Nursery to Kindergarten – are all geared with this in mind. We also develop colourful, engaging programs accounting for each child’s individual interests, needs and strengths; and with each step we are ensuring the children are ready to take the big step into schooling.
• Outside, our playground areas are a balance of natural and manmade elements and play surfaces – with sandpits, vege patches, cubby houses, worm farm and lots of shaded space for running. We have carefully designed and planned spaces to encourage a stronger understanding of the environment and sustainability – while giving children the scope to explore, play and let their imaginations roam.
• In October 2015 we participated in our Assessment and Rating visit and were thrilled to receive an Exceeding rating.
What Goodstart can offer you:
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Better pay - you’ll receive above award wages and a casual leave loading allowance
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Supportive and friendly team with head office support and excellent resources
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Comprehensive induction and training program
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Career pathways and access to learning tools
If you have hold an ACECQA approved early childhood qualification, are willing to travel between other local services and will have flexible availability between Monday-Friday, 6:30am – 6:30pm then please apply now.
How to apply
Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.
We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions.
Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team on 1800 222 543 or via email recruitment@goodstart.org.au
Supporting our people and protecting our children
We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.
Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.
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Goodstart is Australia’s largest early learning provider. As a not–for–profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families. Our people are our foundation, together we are working to ensure children have the learning, development and wellbeing outcomes they need for school and life.