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Form of workEarly ChildhoodAdditional Assistant Educator
Temporary Part Time until December 2024 - 15 hours per week
Multiple positions available
Location: Various preschools across Latrobe City
Salary: As per EEEA 2020
Department: Family Services
Do you want to make an IMPACT?
About the Role
Latrobe City Council provide preschool programs at 24 services across our municipality. We are seeking enthusiastic educators, with a Certificate III Children's Services or Certificate III in Education (Teachers Aide/Assistant) to join our passionate preschool teams.
As a preschool Additional Assistant, you will provide a safe, nurturing, stimulating and educational environment for children, helping them to learn and grow to their potential.
About You
We are seeking an individual with proven experience in supporting individual needs, abilities and interest of all children in the program and demonstrated understanding of working with children with additional needs. You'll have an understanding of legislative and regulatory requirements including the National Quality Framework (National Quality Standards) and the Early Years Learning and Development Framework (5 learning outcomes).
We are seeking enthusiastic educators, with a Certificate III Children's Services or Certificate III in Education (Teachers Aide/Assistant).
For this role we are seeking applicants who have:
- Certificate 3 in Children Services or Cert 3 in Education (Teacher's Aide/Assistant).
- Current First Aid, Asthma and Anaphylaxis qualifications.
- Ability to communicate verbally or in writing any observations that may affect the children's activities and the running of the program.
- Ability to work as a member of a co-operative team and to assist in developing good relationships and effective communication between families and Centre staff.
All successful applicants are required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and hold a valid employee Working with Children Check.
Go Further at Latrobe City Council
A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make positive change within our Latrobe City Community. At council you will get stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you make unfold right in front of you.
Why work for us?
At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer who invests heavily in our employees.
We believe in building our skills, which is why we offer a range of training opportunities, study assistance and a dedicated Leadership Development Program.
At LCC you will enjoy flexible working options including working from home, and we offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.
We want you to join our team and provide the best services possible for a fast-growing regional municipality of 77,086 people in the heart of Gippsland.
To apply
Visit www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/careers to submit your application.
Applications will close at 11.59 PM Tuesday 23rd April 2024.
Contact Sarah Grimshaw, Preschool Field Officer on 0419 371 *** for a confidential discussion.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.
At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted at ***************@latrobe.vic.gov.au or by calling 1300 367 700.
We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Careers team via email at *******@latrobe.vic.gov.au or call 5128 6113 noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
Latrobe City Council is an equal opportunity employer and works in the interest of the safety of children and young people. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment.
