Diploma Qualified Room Leader

About Discovery Early Learning Centres:

Discovery Early Learning Centres is a Tasmanian family-owned and operated organisation with extensive experience in providing high-quality education and care programs for children from birth to twelve years of age, across Tasmania. Our team of 500+ educators are highly professional, with diverse early education qualifications and experience. Our organisation's vision focuses on shaping the future and empowering people to make a difference. We are committed to our shared values:

• We all belong
• We make a difference
• We are all in this together
• Excellence is a journey

Discovery is a Tasmanian Employer of Choice and offers a flexible and supportive work environment with a positive team culture, shared values and philosophy focused on ‘making a difference’.  

The position:

Discovery is seeking an experienced full-time, or 32-hour per week, part-time Diploma Qualified Room Leaderfor our Lauderdale Centre.

Lauderdale Early Learning Centre has been purpose-built to provide an innovative and dynamic learning environment, including a central hub room that brings children together and creates a sense of community and belonging. Our service offers a unique nature-based outdoor environment, which includes large gardens, trees, a purpose-built creek for water play, chickens and a fire pit.

We offer Long Day Care, Preschool programs and Outside School Hours Care including, Before School, After School and Vacation Care. We understand every family has different needs and, with this in mind, we offer care on a full-time or part-time basis. Occasional care and casual care is available where a vacancy exists.

Why choose a career with us:

To support you to success we provide a range of benefits:

• Monthly RDO entitlement for full time staff
• Workplace flexibility with rostering including the option to accrue time off in lieu, to promote work-life balance
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave 
• Staff children in care discount of 50% off the gap fee 
• Ongoing Learning and Professional Development opportunities, including on-the-job coaching or the ability to improve your qualification through traineeship support 
• Above-award wages and annual pay increases
• Corporate uniform annual allowance
• Corporate private health discounts 
• Superannuation salary sacrifice options
• Employee Assistance Program

Applicants must have:

• A minimum ACEQA approved Diploma qualification 
• Current employment class, Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable Persons Registration
• Regular availability and flexibility to work a range of shifts during our opening hours
• Outstanding communication skills that result in strong workplace relationships based on respect and trust.

Discovery Early Learning Centres is a Child Safe Organisation and is committed to an organisation wide culture of child safety with a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.

Your application:

To be successful in your application you will need to demonstrate: 

• An ability to embed and lead a positive team culture and a collaborative work environment, in accordance with the organisation's Vision, Mission, Philosophy and Values.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework and My Time, Our Place Framework for School Age Care, National Quality Framework and legislative requirements within education and care services.
• Understanding of duty of care towards children and others, including child safety standards and commitment to meeting this duty of care at all times.
• Well-developed communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to build and maintain rapport with a variety of stakeholders such as families, colleagues, and management, including conflict resolution skills.

As an equal-opportunity employer, Discovery is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environments and is committed to inclusive practices that support Reconciliation, inclusion, diversity, and equity. 

We encourage applications from individuals who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and who are from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.   

Do your values align with us?

• Is it in your nature to open children's minds through play and to foster their natural curiosity? 
• Are you driven to make a difference in the lives of children and families? 
• Are committed to having a positive impact on the lives of children?

Then join us in providing opportunities to imagine, explore and discover!

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please click ‘apply for this job’ and provide a cover letter and resume by 17th March 2024.

For more information about Discovery visit www.discoveryelc.com.au or search for us on Instagram or Facebook.

Additional information can be obtained by emailing **@discoveryelc.com.au or by calling 6425 1019.

Please send your application as soon as possible as shortlisting may commence before the ad closing date.