AddressJoin our team of valued educators in our Sessional Kindergartens in Donnybrook & Beveridge
- https://sparkways.org.au/centres/greater-beveridge-kindergarten
- https://sparkways.org.au/centres/murnong-kindergarten
Available positions
Part time permanent positions
Combine part time positions with working on the relief team on your non-working days
Beveridge
- Diploma minimum
- break covers on Tuesdays & Thursdays
- 3.25 hours each day
- 10.45 am to 2.00 pm
- circa $27.00 per hour
Donnybrrok
- Certificate III minimum
- afternoon shift on Tuesdays & Thursdays
- 5 hours each day
- 11.20 am to 4.30
- circa $25.00 per hour
- Read about working in Sessional Kindergarten: https://sparkways.org.au/uploads/documents/Working-in-Sessional-Kindergarten-Apr-2024.pdf
Casual Coeducators - Diploma & Cert III qualified
Suitable for experienced educators seeking a flexible entry into working in Sessional Kindergarten
- Work across two kindergartens relieving staff who are unable to be at work, or as Additional Educators
- You can also register to work in our other 14 kindergartens in the northern suburbs - Whittlesea, Mernda, Doreen, Epping, Mill Park and Thomastown
- Casual rates from $35.00 to $39.00 per hour
- Must be available at least three days per week for 8 hour shifts starting from 8.15 am
- School hours only cannot be accommodated
- We are not able to accept applications from Agency staff members, If you have worked at any Sparkways kindergartens or learning centres through an Agency in the last 12 months
How to apply
- Apply through the Seek link or through our job board: https://sparkways.org.au/careers
- Remember to read the information about working in Sessional Kindergarten: https://sparkways.org.au/uploads/documents/Working-in-Sessional-Kindergarten-Apr-2024.pdf
Any questions?
Email /call Judith Nimmo in the People & Culture team
- **********@sparkways.org.au
- 0437 942 ***
We can offer you
- Lots of casual and relief shifts available
- No work over term breaks
- Support from a dedicated Relief Coordinator
- Flexibility like an agency staff, but you are a valued part of the Sparkways team
- Opportunity to apply for other part time postions as they become available - all vacancies offered internally first
- Relationships and learning across a group of kindergartens with our community of passionate and like-minded ECEC professionals
- The opportunity to belong to an organisation with strong values, ethics and commitment to children and the ECEC workforce
- VECTEA workplace conditions
We would love to hear from you if….
- Diploma or Cert III qualified Early Childhood Educator, or
- ECT degree student, with 30% of your units completed, including two placements
- You want to work three to five days per week
- You are available to start work by 8.00 am if needed for an early session - start times will vary
- You are able to work 8 hour shifts - finish times will vary
- You have experience with Sessional Kinder, or the kinder room in long day care
- People describe you as child-centred, dependable, confident, competent, positive and energetic
- You love working with children, and are eager to work with different groups, educators and teachers
- You will be able to provide great references from your previous employers
What will I do?
You will work across a portfolio of kindergartens that you choose, and relieve Educators who are not able to work, ensuring that we do not have to close a session and disappoint our children and families. Your start times and locations will vary each day.
- Relieve educators on leave
- Help out with project and SRF work
- Learn from different teachers and groups
- 10 weeks leave per year over term and summer breaks – VECTEA conditions
- Flexibility like an agency staff, but you are a valued part of the Sparkways team
- Support from a dedicated Relief Coordinator
- $35.00 to $39.00 per hour, subject to experience
How does it work?
- You will nominate the locations, days and times that you will be available, and you are not obligated to accept any shifts
- You can update your availability at any time
- You will be invited to attend shifts at the Sparkways Kindergartens and Preschools by our Relief Team
- You will receive texts with the shifts needed including position, location and times. These texts will sometimes be well in advance of the shift date, and sometime at short notice, on the evening or morning before the shift is to start
- You respond yes (Y) when you want to accept a shift. The shift will be awarded to the first person who responds. You will be sent a confirmation by text if you have been awarded the shift, with the address and google link of the service
- You can ring or email the relief team to ask questions any time
- Read about working in Sessional Kinder: https://sparkways.org.au/uploads/documents/Working-in-Sessional-Kindergarten-Oct-2023.pdf
About Sparkways
At Sparkways, we believe that every child deserves a strong foundation for lifelong success.
Our mission is to provide high-quality early childhood education that sparks curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning in young children.
We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment where children can explore, play, and grow.
We are here to spark change! Are you ready to make your spark at Sparkways?
- Learn more about us: https://sparkways.org.au/
Child safety and inclusiveness
Sparkways and all our childcare and kindergarten services are committed to child safety. The protection and wellbeing of children and young persons is reflected in our zero tolerance for child abuse. All staff and volunteers have a moral and legal responsibility to ensure that young people are safe whilst involved in our care and programs. All children have the right to safety and security and the protection from physical, emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse and neglect.
Sparkways is a child safe and equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, from people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and from people with a disability.
- Read more about our commitment here: https://sparkways.org.au/uploads/documents/SPK059-Child-Safety-Handbook-D5.pdf
