Early Childhood Educator 2IC

Reference number: 13113

Closing date: 11:45pm, Tuesday 28 January 2020

• Temporary Full-Time Position, until October 2020
• Classified as Band 5
• $73,331.65 - $85,316.28 per annum (pro rata) plus 9.5% superannuation
• Monthly RDO’s Available

About Us

Moonee Valley City Council is a vibrant and diverse municipality. We are a local government within the north-west metropolitan area of Melbourne, providing a range of services to some 127,000 residents and over 10,000 businesses.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity is available for an organised and enthusiastic individual with strong communication skills, passion for children’s learning and seeking to develop their leadership skills. Reporting to the Centre Coordinator, this position will provide high quality education and care for children attending Moonee Valley City Council’s early year’s services.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Support the development and implementation of play-based programs;
• Ensure supervision within the service is active, adequate and efficient at all times in order to maintain the children’s care and safety;
• Provide a positive environment and atmosphere within the childcare centre;
• Assist the Centre Coordinator to ensure the maintenance of updated records of the centre's operations and appropriate attendance, medical, emergency and accident details are in accordance with policies, procedures and regulations.

About You

To be suitable for this position, you will possess the following:

• Diploma of Children's Services or equivalent, as recognised by the Department of Education and Training and in accordance with the Education and Care National Law Act 2010 & the Education and Care National Services Regulations 2011.
• Experience working within Early Childhood
• Some experience in staff supervision
• Demonstrated understanding of Victoria’s Child Safe Standards and relevant regulations.
• Hold a current and valid: Working with Children’s Check, First Aid Level 2, CPR Certificate, Anaphylaxis Management and Emergency Asthma Management certificates

Next Steps
If this sounds like an exciting career challenge that aligns with your personal goals and expertise, we want to hear from you!

Applications must be submitted through our online system https://mooneevalley.mercury.com.au/
and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City Council Application Guide found at the bottom of the advertisement. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not be considered.

For further information please view the Position Description or contact Gurpreet Thiara, Team Leader Childcare Operations on (03) 9243 1063.

Our Culture of Inclusion

If you are interested in the role but feel you may not meet the full range of selection criteria, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your experience and application for this position.

We don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services and our community. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility and flexibility, we'll support you at every stage of your career. We recognise the importance of balance and embrace work agility, understanding that this means different things to each and every one of our employees.

Moonee Valley City Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer and we value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email hradmin@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9243 1122.