2024 Metro Region: Ashwood Memorial Kindergarten - YMCA Ballarat

Description

Selection Criteria

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Position description: Early Childhood Teacher

About The Organisation

Y Ballarat, including our Board of Directors are committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding Children and Young People frameworks.

Y Ballarat requires all applicants to undergo checks prior to commencement including, police checks, international police checks, WWCC and reference checks as a minimum.

The Y Ballarat is a recognised Safeguarding Children and Young People organisation, independently reviewed by the ACF.

Join the Y Team

At the Y, we believe in the power of inspired young people. Here at Y Ballarat we provide a wide range of programs and services to over 100 communities across Victoria, including rural and remote communities. We currently have over 700 staff across the state and continue to grow and develop our passionate workforce.

Our children's services operations include the management of kindergartens, early learning centres and before and after school care. We have over 90 services across Victoria. Our Youth programs have an increased presence in Ballarat through our Youth hubs, workshops and in our ReCranked and JumpStart programs.

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Our Opportunity

We currently have a vacancy at our Ashwood Memorial Kindergarten and are looking for Early Childhood Teacher to join our motivated and enthusiastic team.

What's different about Ashwood Memorial Kindergarten

• Strong Community Connections and a supportive Team.
• Spacious Outdoor Play Area
• Opportunities for Professional Development.

As part of the Y Ballarat, you will have access to structured support, leadership and shared services functions.

Joining us will bring you:

• Unrivalled Support: Join a welcoming and collaborative team committed to providing you any support you need to grow your skills and knowledge. Our Shared Services are here to make things easier for you to focus on your role. We want you to evolve and grow within our team.
• Wellbeing: Access our comprehensive support services including Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing programs

We asked our current staff why they love Y Ballarat and Y Kinders, here are some of their responses...

"We love to celebrate different cultures here. Everyone is welcome"

"I like the amount of professional development we have access to"

"The Y is child focused. Everything we do is for the children and that's great"

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better outcomes for the communities we work and live in. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access.

Role: Early Childhood Teacher

Job Type: Part Time

Start Date: As soon as possible

Session times: 3YO Group Tuesday & Thursday 8.30am - 4.00pm

Hours: 15 hours contact time + 7.5 hours non-contact time = Total 22.5 hours per week.

Schedule: 8.00am to 4.30pm Tuesday and Thursday plus remining non-contact time to be negotiated with successful applicant.