Early Childhood Educator Certificate III

Early Childhood Educator Certificate III

Reference number: 13578

Closing date: 11:45pm, Thursday 6 May 2021

• Temporary Part-Time Position, until February 2023
• Parental Leave Backfill
• 25 Hours Per Week (0.66 FTE)
• $31.47 - $34.68 per hour plus 9.5% superannuation. Salary commensurate with experience.

About Council’s Family and Children’s Services

Family and Children’s Services is responsible for the coordination, advice, education and delivery of a broad range of services for children and families from 0-17 years of age. This includes Childcare Services (long day, occasional and family day care), Kindergarten, Family Services, Maternal and Child Health, Immunisation and a Planning Team.

The Opportunity

Working collaboratively within our team of Early Childhood Educators, this position will see you implementing high-quality, innovative play-based programs to meet the individual and group interests, strengths and needs of children. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Supporting the program in promoting staff interaction with children;
• Sharing interdisciplinary strategies to enhance the delivery of the program;
• Recording interactions and achievements of children both as individuals and in groups;
• Contributing to the development and delivery of curriculums; and,
• Working according to the National Quality Standards and the National Quality Framework.

About You

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

• Certificate III in 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;
• Demonstrated understanding of Victoria’s Child Safe Standards; and,
• 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
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 H2@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9243 1122.

Enquiries: Gurpreet Thiara
Ph: (03) 9243 1063
Applications Close: 06/05/2021