KU James Cahill Preschool, located in Waterloo is within walking distance from both Redfern & Green Square train stations and Sydney buses. The service has been involved in research projects that aim to support educators and families in their understanding of how to nurture children’s social and emotional wellbeing. The service is an extended hours service and opens Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm that offers 48 places to preschool aged children.
Children are presented with a range of activities including gardening, arts and crafts, music and movement, physical play, block building, sand and water play, science experiments, early numeracy activities such as counting and measurement, and early literacy activities such as reading, drawing and writing. We acknowledge our physical environments as the ‘third teacher’, we want children to be able to dig in the mud, climb trees, discover and learn about insects and enjoy connecting with nature.

EXPERIENCE THE KU DIFFERENCE

KU offers more benefits than any other employer in the sector, including:

• Generous annual pay increases,
• 5 additional personal leave days for service-based staff,
• Up to 14 weeks of KU paid parental leave,
• KU Plus an extensive Employee benefits program with access to discounts/cashback from 400+ retailers,
• KU focuses on wholistic staff wellness through its Health & Wellbeing portal,
• Access to extensive free professional learning,
• Well-resourced and environmentally responsible workplaces,
• Coaching and mentoring from experienced colleagues.

We are looking for a Diploma qualified educator to join the service on a fixed term contract till December. You will be joining our team 2 days a week Thursday and Friday 8 hours a day.