Early Childhood Teacher

at  Hume City Council

Company Description

Job Description

• Part Time 22.5 Hours per week.
• $77,000 to $113,000 per annum plus Superannuation in accordance with qualifications and experience
• Join the Family, Youth & Children team.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Qualifications suitable for a teacher under the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 and the Department of Education and Training Victorian Kindergarten Funding Guide. Hold a current Police Check (within past 6 months) and Employee Working with Children’s Check, which demonstrates suitability for employment in a children’s service.
• Be a Fit-and-Proper person, and be registered as a Certified Supervisor, with eligibility to be registered as a Nominated Supervisor under the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010.
• Current VIT registration
• Hold suitable First Aid, CPR, Anaphylaxis and Asthma training that complies with the requirements under the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010.
• Current driver’s licence.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Undertake all responsibilities and activities associated with being a Nominated Supervisor (where nominated)/Certified Supervisor, to manage the service in accordance with the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010, Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011.
• Act in accordance with the authority delegated by Council in dealing with situations of an urgent nature when requiring immediate action, ensuring compliance with the Act and the Regulations.
• Develop in consultation with staff, families and children, a program which brings together philosophies, children’s ideas, interests and uses intentional teaching to scaffold children’s learning and encouraging children to be active participants in their own learning.
• Develop, implement, and display the educational program that is developmentally and culturally appropriate and is reflective of an ongoing cycle of planning, which involves observation, gathering and interpretation of information to inform the preparation of environments and experiences to engage children in meaningful learning opportunities.
• Operate within the requirements of Councils policies and procedures, funding and all regulatory requirements, and service budget allocation.
• Ensure the program demonstrates links between the various tools (e.g. learning stories, portfolios, emergent plan) used to demonstrate children’s learning, including showing specific objectives for individual children.
• Actively encourage family involvement in developing and implementing the program, including providing regular information about the program, the operation of the service and child development.
• To provide a healthy, safe, and welcoming environment and ensure that children are always supervised.
• Provide leadership, supervision and support early childhood education assistants, additional inclusion support staff, students, and volunteers, ensuring involvement of all educators in the learning environment.
• Keep abreast of current issues and contemporary early childhood research to ensure the provision of educational leadership and the centre’s ongoing continuous improvement process to support children’s learning.
• Participate in regular staff meetings, early year’s networks with other professional services and organisations within the local schools/community as required.

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE:

• Maintain an understanding of Early Childhood governance related policies and guidance including Early Childhood Australia’s Code of Ethics, United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child; the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010, Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011, and Early Years learning Framework and Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework.
• The ability to develop, document, implement, evaluate, and provide critical reflection for developmentally appropriate educational programs for preschool children.
• The ability to plan, work and manage time effectively with minimal supervision.
• Ability to develop relationships and partnerships with families to promote shared learning and collaboration to support children’s learning.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including an ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with parents, staff, and the leadership team.