AddressFitzroy Early Learning Centre is a provider of high quality and innovative Early Childhood Education and Care with a focus on community and sustainability. Our practices are guided through an underpinning value of working alongside families, to ensure consistency between the home environment and our childcare setting. Our educators foster respectful relationships with children and families, through open communication, honesty, and transparency.
Fitzroy ELC firmly believes children come first. Our inclusive practices are centred around the community we live and learn within. Through a collaborative partnership with our families and communities, we aspire to develop and empower our children with life-long learning skills, to ensure they are equipped and ready for their futures.
Through ‘play’ children learn about their world, we believe in real world learning that is underpinned by children’s natural inquiry. We believe that children are unique in their own right, as we foster a holistic approach in supporting children’s development and learning.
The role of an Early Childhood Educator is:
- To support quality learning outcomes for children.
- To develop and maintain strong relationships between educators, families and children.
- Develop and deliver an inquiry-based program that is linked to the curriculum that fosters children's learning and development.
- Embed and comply with all regulations, including Fitzroy ELC's policies and procedures
Our Benefits:
- Part Time or Full Time Position with a minimum of 4 days
- Commitment to child safe standards
- Paid first Aid/ CPR after a year in the company.
- Paid staff meeting and professional development.
- Great non-contact time per week
- Great support and training with educational leader
- Opportunity to learn program planning cycle, learning stories and observations with support from Full time non contact educational leader
- Work in an environment with CORE values – RESPECT, COMMUNICATION, HONESTY
- Career advancement within the centre
- A positive and supportive team culture
- Supportive Management Team
- Playground to Plate ® program with a dedicated Horticulturalist embedding nutrition, sustainability and environmental awareness
- High Quality and well-resourced centre
- Recognised and rewarded for hard work and dedication
Child Safe Standards
- We make a commitment to promote the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children within our service as well as all children by embedding meaningful engagement of Aboriginal Culture into daily routines and educational programs. Our organisation prioritises the safety of children and will not tolerate abuse or harm
- Our organisation takes steps to empower children and provide them with shared respect, shared meaning, and shared knowledge. Educators are committed to continuous learning to ensure their teaching is In line with cultural expectations.
Come and join us at Fitzroy Early Learning Centre if you believe in:
- Passion & Pride - We are a family operated service and believe it takes a village to raise a child.
- Creative, innovative & fun loving – We love new ideas and are always looking for creative ways to foster learning.
- Motivation, growth & continuous development – We believe educators should be supported to grow and develop as professionals.
To be considered, you must have:
- A Certificate III or Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
- A current WWCC
- A positive attitude and passionate approach
- Sound knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework
- Minimum 3 working days
