Echidna Early Learning Centre is excited to welcome a passionate and dedicated Early Childhood Teacher to join our dynamic team, 3 days per week. You will be providing quality care and education to our babies through to pre-schoolers in a large, family owned, supportive Early Childhood service set on 6,000sqm of delightful education and play spaces. Echidna Early Learning Centre has been providing high quality care and education for children for over 25 years.
We understand the importance of work-life balance and will do our best to accommodate your availability to ensure a schedule that works well for all.
In this dynamic and highly rewarding role, your focus will include establishing routines, fostering respect for each child's unique qualities, and promoting teamwork in a collaborative setting..
Our commitment to you:
- Above award rates
- Paid wellbeing days on top of allocated leave
- 50% reduction in fees for your little ones
- Dedicated resource budgets
- Ongoing, paid professional development training opportunities of your choice as well as child protection training and workplace health and safety training.
- A fun and nurturing work environment that encourages personal and professional development.
- Dedicated programming / study room
- Established programming platform and replaced time off the floor for curriculum planning and documentation.
- Uniform not required.
- Excellent facilities and resources.
- Laptops and I-pads in each room for educators.
- Staff incentives including nights out, lunch days and gift vouchers
- NESA fees paid annually
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) or ACECQA approved equivalent qualification
- Understanding of:
- National Quality Framework (NQF)
- Early Years learning Framework (EYLF)
- Current Child protection training
- Current First-Aid Certificate, Asthma and Anaphylaxis training.
- Current Working with Children Check
- Well developed behaviour guidance strategies
- Ability to lead/guide other educators
- Passion, enthusiasm and a strong commitment to high quality care and education.
- Professional standard of written and verbal communication
You will ideally live in a comfortable travelling distance to Nowra and be a passionate, nurturing educator and please include a cover letter with your resume.
If this is you or you know someone who is a high calibre and reliable educator with all of the above then please get in contact. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.