Primary Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and monitor high-quality learning programs including the EYLF curriculum.
- Provide a program that responds to each child’s well-being, positive sense of identity, and confidence as a learner and participant.
- Respect and value a child’s dispositions, community, family and social contexts, cultural traditions and understandings, and home language/s
- Ensure that accurate records are kept regarding accidents, incidents, injuries, illness, and medication.
The appropriate books/records are to be checked regularly to ensure ongoing compliance.
- The College has zero tolerance to racism and all children will be supported to express their culture and enjoy their cultural rights.
- Create environments that respond to children’s personalities, well-being, dispositions for learning, strengths, abilities, interests, and multiple ways of learning.
- Resource and challenge learning spaces and children as they explore and develop their ideas.
- Keep accurate records of individual children to support future planning.
- Facilitate play, and learning experiences as initiated by the children and ensuring this is implemented by educators at the Crèche;
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with all team members, guiding and supporting colleagues.
- In line with the practice and ethos of the College, actively participate in career development, staff meetings, and training opportunities.
- Demonstrate effective relationships with families and the wider community (including the other sub-schools of the College) through open and regular communication, sharing with families their child’s learning and progress.
- Regularly inform families as to their commitments and obligations
- Proactively manage health and wellbeing and ensure the safety of colleagues and children in the care of the Crèche.
- There is an expectation that staff in this role set clear expectations around child safety and ensure the Child's Safety and well-being
- Appropriately supervise children at all times maintaining care ratios
- Keep accurate records of individual children to support wellbeing.
- Administer first aid and medication when required and fulfill all associated legislative requirements.
- Comply with the College’s OHS Policy and Procedures
- Fulfil all requirements and documentation as outlined in the relevant regulations, and the policies and expectations of ACECQA, the College, and other relevant awards/agreements.
- Entering, maintaining, and submitting appropriate, accurate data and records (including attendances, etc.) to the relevant authorities
- Other duties as reasonably directed by the College.
**Qualifications**:
- Completed a minimum of an approved two-year qualification for working in an early childhood education program (essential).
- 2 -3 years’ experience in early childhood education.
- Qualified Early Childhood Teacher (desirable)
- Working with Children Check
- Recognised first aid, emergency asthma management and anaphylaxis management training