Sessional Kindergarten Educator (school terms)
Organisation
Aspendale Gardens Community Service Inc
For Provider
Aspendale Gardens Kindergarten
Closing date
06.09.2024
Primary role
Certificate III Educator
Position type
Part-time
Location
ASPENDALE GARDENS
State
VIC
About the Centre/Service
Aspendale Gardens Community Service is looking for an educator to join our kindergarten team.
We are a bit different to other sessional kindergartens, as we operate within the Aspendale Gardens Community Service. This means our families benefit from other programs and activities in the centre such as playgroup, messy play, children’s events and school holiday activities. When the children finish at kinder, many stay engaged through basketball, dancing, karate and more.
We have a team of 14 staff, which includes our fabulous and supportive office team, Centre Manager and an off-the-floor Nominated Supervisor. The service is operated under the volunteer board of management model. Our kindergarten has been recently rated as exceeding in 5 of the 7 areas of the NQS.
Aspendale Gardens Community Service is a child safe organisation. Applicants will be required to present their working with children check and provide current referees. Our team undertake regular child protection training, adhere to Child Safe Standards and have zero tolerance for child abuse.
AGCS is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds, linguistically diverse people, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ communities and people with disabilities. AGCS is committed to maintaining a diverse workforce that reflects the diverse needs of the people we support. We draw pride and strength from our diversity and actively foster an inclusive workplace that celebrates the contribution made by all our people.
Work Days of the Role
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Hours of Work of the Role
18.5 hours per week (possibility for more)
Description
We are currently recruiting for an educator to work in our 4 year old kinder program. Children attend 8:30am – 4pm Mondays and Wednesdays during school terms. The successful applicant will work 8am – 4:30pm on these days and will be required to work on Fridays for planning and a 1 hour weekly team meeting. There may also be hours available to cover lunch breaks, planning or other activities.
Our 4 year old groups participate in our bush kinder program during terms 2 and 3, visiting the local wetlands. We also have a strong connection with a local primary school, arranging reciprocal visits throughout the year to support transition.
Each year we review our timetable and team members may move between 3 year old and 4 year old programs, and have opportunities to be involved in other children’s programs in the service.
About you:
- You enjoy building strong relationships with children and their families,
- You are a creative thinker, and work flexibly within the team
- You are open to trying new things, new ways of working
- You contribute to the curriculum planning process through observations and shared planning time with the lead teacher
- You are comfortable to manage small and large group activities
- You are a confident computer user, including communication apps, online enrolments, email, cloud document storage, online timesheets.
Qualifications
Minimum certificate 3 in children’s services, Working with Children Check and recent police check, First Aid, Anaphylaxis, asthma and child protection training.
Requirements
WWCC
Industrial Agreement/Award
Victorian Early Childhood Teachers and Educators Agreement 2020 (VECTEA)
Contact Name
Kim Ives
Email
Application Procedure
Please email a cover letter and CV (2 pages max) to our Nominated supervisor, Kim Ives. Interviews are scheduled for Mon 9th and Tues 10th Sept.
