Casual Early Childhood Educators (Cert III & Diploma) - Batemans Bay
Job No:
SDN824
Location:
Batemans Bay
About Us
SDN Children’s Services is a not-for profit organisation that has been providing quality early childhood education and care since 1905. We are proud of our long history of working with children and their families, working with communities, and supporting the development of practitioners and children’s services. With around 700 staff across 36 sites in Sydney, regional NSW and the ACT, we have grown into one of Australia’s most respected children’s services organisations.
We provide the following services:
- high quality, inclusive early childhood education and care
- early childhood intervention for children with disabilities
- family support services
- resources and mentoring for practitioners and other agencies
- Aboriginal training and employment support.
About The Role
We require casual Early Childhood Assistants and Early Childhood Educators to be available on an as needs basis. You will bring your passion for working with children to our supportive team to provide quality education and care services. You will work with a team of dedicated educators and assistants to create a stimulating, positive and inclusive environment that reflects the Early Years Learning Framework whilst maintaining the elements of the National Quality Standards (NQS). You will be responsible for observations, programming and for the evaluation of children’s development to ultimately support their learning outcomes. You will also engage with families and the community.
About The Centre
SDN Batemans Bay Preschool was established in the early 1970s and operates as a hub of the community for local children and their families. Our preschool was purpose re - built in 2005 and has modern, light-filled environment with regular excursions, and events to offer a strong and well - rounded foundation for the children.
It is a 30 place preschool for children between the ages of 3 to 6 years.
Our preschool is open during school terms only and hours of the centre are Monday – Friday from 8:30am – 4pm.
About You
The right candidate for this role will have the following:
- A Certificate III or Diploma of Children’s Services
- A certified supervisor number
- Current First Aid Certificate
- Demonstrated ability to actively promote children's confidence and creativity through your individual skills or learnings
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Initiative and the capacity to work with minimal supervision
- Experience in a similar role
- A Working with Children Check clearance number
Our culture
SDN’s values and philosophy are at the heart of everything we do. If you share our values and believe that through working together we can make the world a better and more equitable place then we want to hear from you!