Early Childhood Assistant (Casual)

at  Cloncurry Shire Council

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current Positive Notice Working with Children Blue Card or willing to obtain prior to commencement
• Current Police Clearance
  Salary $54,163 per annum (pro rata) + Superannuation + plus 25% casual loading based on Assistant UQY1 Stream A Local Government Industry Award 2017.

OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE

As an Early Childhood Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in creating a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can grow, learn, and discover. Your duties will include providing support to the Early Childhood Lead Educators in the rooms, ensuring all children are well supervised at all times with a focus on safety and wellbeing. Work in different rooms on a rotation basis, the rooms can include babies (6 weeks-15months), Toddlers (15m-2yrs), Tweenies (2-3yrs) and Kindy (3-5yrs). You will have the opportunity to study a Certificate III after being employed for 3 months.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

• Minimise stress in young children and their parents when being separated;
• Maintain an environment which is relaxed, home-like, aesthetically pleasing and safe for children and staff to stay and work in;
• Be responsible for cleaning and laundry related duties within the group or as requested;
• Other duties that may be reasonably expected within the scope of the position, knowledge, skills and capabilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES IN THIS ROLE

• This outlines the general duties and responsibilities of the position, but is not all encompassing:
• Work with and provide support for all educators in accordance with all Curry Kids and Council policies, procedures, standards and legislation;
• Prepare and maintain equipment, educational materials and environment in a hygienic and safe manner at all times;
• Assist with the monitoring, recording and evaluation of individual children in their activities and provide feedback, information and issues of concern to the Group Leader which contributes to the ongoing improvement of care and programs being implemented;
• Maintain open lines of communication with parents in relation to the developmental needs and interests of their children while encouraging parent participation in the programs;
• Ensure all children are well supervised at all times with a focus on safety and wellbeing;
• Actively participate in staff meetings and training opportunities as required;
• Perform incidental administration duties when required (i.e. completing accident/incident forms, checklists etc.);
• Actively involve children in tidying up as they finish an activity;
• Actively contribute to the Quality Improvement and Accreditation process.