Early Childhood Teacher

About the opportunity

We have a part-time role (40 hours per fortnight) for a skilled and bachelor-qualified teacher to join our three-year-old program at our Horsham Uniting Kindergarten.

You will oversee service operations to maintain compliance and quality and to provide leadership to a passionate and professional team to ensure the provision of quality early childhood programs.

You will also ensure we provide an environment that reflects a safe, inclusive, responsive and supportive program where the interests and needs of children are the foundation for creating the educational programs.

Strong leadership, knowledge of contemporary early childhood practice, provision of high-quality programs, and continuous quality improvement are hallmarks of this position.

View the full position description here.

About you

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have :

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Teaching (or equivalent as approved by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority – ACECQA) – essential.
• First aid training as prescribed in the Education and Care Services National Regulations, including first aid, anaphylaxis management and emergency asthma management.
• Extensive experience in a Kindergarten and / or other early childhood service providing high quality care and education services for children.
• Extensive experience in a leadership role in a Kindergarten and / other early childhood setting.
• A sound knowledge and understanding of early childhood learning and development.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly.

For more information regarding this role, please contact Kate Farlow, Early Learning Program Manager via kate.farlow@vt.uniting.org.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

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Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and / or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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