Early Childhood Educator - Carss Park, Australia - Georges River Council

Georges River Council

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Carss Park, Australia

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About Us

Georges River Council owns and operates six children's services across our LGA located at Beverley Hills, Carss Park, Kogarah, Penshurst, South Hurstville, and Oatley West.

Council's Children's Services educate and care for approximately 400 children with enrolments continuing to grow.

We have a team who have been recognised for excellence in Environmental Programming and we are proud of our Reconciliation Action Plan which is developed in consultation with Aboriginal staff and community members.

Our educators take pride in their Early Childhood Education profession.

We adhere to the guidelines, practices and regulations surrounding the National Quality Standards (NQS) and regularly review Quality Improvement Plans.

Our services strive for excellence with two of our services receiving an overall exceeding rating by ACECQA. Our staff appreciate that we are a culturally diverse, united, supportive and social team. Our teams value and aim to create a positive, inclusive, motivated and collaborative workplace culture.

There are many opportunities for both professional and skill development whilst employed at Georges River Council and opportunities for career progression either within or outside of Children's Services.

We have a range of roles in education, management, administration or food catering and current staff studying towards higher qualifications.

About the Opportunity

Council is currently seeking an experienced Early Childhood Educator (Cert III) to join the dedicated and passionate early learning service team.

This role is a permanent, full-time opportunity, based in Carss Park.

One (1) Permanent, Fulltime position based at Narani Childcare Centre, in Carss Park
Salary is from $58, $67,255.96 per annum plus 11% superannuation
70 hours per fortnight with potential to opt into 9day fortnight based on operational requirement
Deliver innovative services that promote and support our community
Additional Health and Wellbeing paid leave
Fitness Passport Program offering discounted membership for you and your family to selected facilities
Employee Assistance Program
Salary Packaging Options
Sponsored Study Program
Employee Rewards Program
Ongoing Education and Resources

About You
You're someone who is dedicated to providing high quality early childhood education and care to the community.

In this role you will be responsible for:
- providing a friendly, secure, and stimulating learning environment for all children attending the Centre, and to assist in the planning and implementation of programmes which meet the developmental, cultural and special needs of children in care.
- providing support to and ensuring regular communication with parents of children in care.

What We're Looking For
Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

Certificate III in Children's Services.
Current First Aid Certificate, Anaphylaxis and Asthma Management Certificates, with at least 6 months until expiry.
Approved current Working with Children Check, with at least 6 months until expiry.
NSW Department of Education and Communities approved Child Protection Training Certificate.
Previous experience working with children 05 years of age, in a Childcare Centre setting.
Sound oral communication skills and ability to relate well to children, parents, staff, volunteers and the community.
Ability to work as a member of a team, and to provide rolemodelling as appropriate.
Understanding of Work Health and Safety requirements.
Demonstrated ability or willingness to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

If you would like further information on this role, please contact Liz Hansell, Head of Operations, Early Learning Centre on

Applications must be completed and submitted via our website

Closing Date:
25 July 2023 at 11.59 PM AEST.

Offers of employment at Georges River Council are contingent upon satisfactory results of a thorough background check.

Georges River Council aims to be a leading, peoplefocused organisation delivering outstanding results for our community and city. We foster our values of Accountability, Professionalism, Unity and Honesty and take pride in promoting the image of Council in the community._
At Georges River Council we are committed to putting children first and championing child safety within our community. We actively advocate for the rights of children and young people and will uphold our commitment as a child safe organisation._