Description:
Preschool Assistant
Employment Type: Part Time
Remuneration in line with Independent Schools NSW (Support and Operational Staff) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2021
To apply: send your cover letter and resume to Rebecca Sturm, HR Manager at employment@shearwater.nsw.edu.au
Applications close: Midday on Sunday 5 May 2024
Shearwater School is currently seeking caring, creative, and nurturing Preschool Assistant to provide support in our preschool classes.
Our double-streamed preschool provides a quality play-based education program for children aged three to five, guided by the indications of Rudolf Steiner and built upon a platform in which the curriculum and daily practices are linked to the National Quality Standards and Early Years Learning Framework.
Each class offers hands-on activities, play, artistic activities, singing and music in a warm, loving and home-like environment.
Ideal candidates will have an awareness of the theories, practices, and principles of Steiner early childhood education and demonstrated experience within an early childhood setting.
Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School is nestled among the green hills of the Byron Shire hinterland, New South Wales. Established in 1993, Shearwater has grown to a K-12 school, with an enrolment of over 640. Our beautiful 52-hectare site sits in lush rainforest alongside farmland with gardens and a farm working by biodynamic practices. Shearwater offers quality staff education including a mentorship program, ongoing professional development opportunities, artistic activities, workshops, events, and courses.
Appointments will be subject to a satisfactory Working with Children Check as required under the Child Protection (Working With Children) Act 2012.