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Salary- Exciting role to lead within our Children Services Team
- Casual positions available - Lady Huntingfield Centre and North Melbourne Children’s Centre
- $42.38 - $44.96 + 25% Casual Loading + 11% Superannuation (Pay rate negotiable pending experience)
We are rapidly transforming to meet the evolving challenges faced by a global city. With a vision of being a leading organisation for a leading capital city, our mission is to create positive impact for our community. Each day, we work with passion and purpose so that together we achieve incredible things.
Together we Make the Difference #teammelbourne
How this position will Make the Difference to City of Melbourne
The Kindergarten Teacher works within the Children’s Services area of the Community Wellbeing branch. The Children's Services team delivers education and care to over 400 children each week. Education and care is delivered through the Council owned centres; Lady Huntingfield Early Learning and Family Services Centre and North Melbourne Children’s Centre. We currently are recruiting for our new Casual Talent Pool, which will be across both our Childcare Centres. Both services are open 7.30am to 6.00pm.
The Kindergarten Teacher also provides high quality education and care for children accessing the service. The Teacher in this position will be guided by the Educational Leader, and shares responsibility for ensuring that the program reflects current best practice, and meets the individual needs of each child participating in the program. Programs will be informed by ‘Belonging, Being and Becoming’ Early Years Learning Frameworks.
The Kindergarten Teacher will also deliver on the following;
- Lead and actively support the development, implementation and assessment of a play based emergent curriculum
- Maintain and ensure compliance of documentation required in accordance with City of Melbourne policy, agreed ways of working, regulatory and ethical requirements.
- This includes but is not limited to, the children’s and program records, summative assessment pieces, medication and incident records and all other required documentation.
- Prepare comprehensive transition to school statements for all four year old kindergarten children attending the service that meets all funding and legislative requirements
- Actively contribute to the Quality Improvement Plan and assessment of the National Quality Standards. Lead and implement identified improvement work within room and whole centre.
All City of Melbourne employees will demonstrate an ability to articulate and demonstrate benefits of positive culture and City of Melbourne’s iCare values – Integrity, Courage, Accountability, Respect and Excellence;
- Approved tertiary qualification to degree or post-graduate level Early Childhood Education, and previous experience working in an Early Childhood Services environment
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of the National Quality Framework, which includes the National Quality Standards, Early Years Learning Framework, Regulations and Kindergarten Funding Guidelines
- Highly developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Capability to work effectively and engage ethically, and respect the diversity and abilities of children and families
- Ability to liaise with, support and maintain a reciprocal relationship with the educational leader and management team
How to apply
As part of the online application form you are required to:
- Attach your resume
- Attach a cover letter responding to the selection criteria and how your previous experience relates to the role
Please be aware that we are actively recruiting for this position so you may be contacted prior to application close date.
Applications will be accepted up until 11:45pm, Sunday 28 January 2024.
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City of Melbourne is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity. Our commitment is for our people to be safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from people regardless of their gender identity and expression, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, disability and age. We look for the right values, skills and knowledge to build our capabilities so that we can best deliver for our community.
