**My Stars Berwick - Is looking for educators**
My Stars Berwick is in the heart of the southeast suburb's rising education hub, Berwick. The centre is a government-approved funded long daycare and kindergarten service that operates Monday to Friday from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm.
**About the role**
Available Positions:
**Skills and experience**
**The successful applicant will require**:
- A recognised qualification or evidence that you are actively working towards an **Diploma or** **Certificate III **in Child Services.
- Up-to-date **first aid, CPR, asthma and anaphylaxis qualifications**
- A **Working With Children Check and** **Child Protection Certificate**
- **Two professional referees**(industry-specific)
- **Legal ability to live and work in Australia.**
Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applicant that does not have evidence of the above requirements.
**Essential Qualities**
- Warm, caring personality to establish trusting, happy relationships with children and families
- A passion for children and education and a desire to seek continual self and Service improvement
- Excellent people skills and ability to be objective and embrace change
- Ability to work in a team environment and be a creative and cooperative team player
- Excellent English is written and verbal communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Extensive knowledge of EYLF and NQS and a commitment to excellence in early childhood to provide high-quality care and education.
- Deliver quality education programs and daily routines, including intentional teaching and spontaneous experiences that meet the needs and interests of each individual child
- The development and implementation of the program planned for the children in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards
- Good leadership skills with the ability to support, encourage and motivate other educators to continue striving for their own goals
**General Duties**
The following duties must be performed daily as directed by the supervisor:
- Supervising children
- Assisting in the day to day care of children
- Monitoring the health, safety, and wellbeing of children
- Communicating with fellow educators, children, and parents when asked regularly
- Maintain a safe environment in accordance with WHS policy
- Meeting and greeting children, parents and fellow educators
- Completing all relevant paperwork on time.
**Daily duties**
The following daily duties must be performed as directed
- Planning and Setting up equipment and experiences (indoor and outdoor) as directed
- Packing away equipment/experiences
- Wiping all surfaces such as tables, chairs, and benchtops daily
- Mopping floor of children's bathroom and cleaning children's toilets and hand basins
- Completing a daily safety check of the outdoor play area
- Serving children's meals during mealtimes
- Setting up and packing away children's bedding
- Planning and Preparing art/craft materials and resources
- Washing and folding laundry every day
- Interacting positively with children during indoor and outdoor play
- Undertaking all writing daily reflecting and observation of children
- Planning appropriate programs and planning
- Awareness of children's needs, routines, paperwork and requirements
- Awareness of room ratios, shift start time/finish time and the timing of their own break
- Other duties as directed
**Compliance with legislation**
The Leader educator must at all times comply with:
- All lawful instruction is given by the 2ic or director or as stated in the Centre's policies and procedures
- The national law
- The National Regulations
- Work health and safety legislation and requirements
- Child protection legalisation
- Privacy and confidentiality
- My Stars Berwick Early Learning Centre Code of Conduct
We look forward to hearing from you!
**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual
Part-time hours: 25 per week
**Salary**: From $28.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Berwick, VIC 3806: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)
**Education**:
- Diploma (preferred)
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (preferred)
Work Location: In person