Assistant Educator - Experienced, Certificate III

Evolve Early Education; Geelong; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid professional development

Non-contact programming time

Supportive management team

Job summary

Evolve Early Education – Bell Post Hill VIC is seeking an experienced Assistant Educator (Certificate III) to join Imagination Garden Early Learning Centre in Geelong. We offer both full-time and part-time permanent roles across our centre.

Deliver engaging programs, support a room team, observe and document children’s learning, and maintain a safe, well-set room environment throughout the day. Applicants should have at least two years’ experience in long day care and current WWCC and first aid.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care is required.
• Two years' experience in long day care or similar setting preferred.
• Current Working with Children Check and First Aid, CPR, Anaphylaxis and Asthma.
• Completed child protection training and working knowledge of the Child Safe Standards.
• Reliable and available across operating hours.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the room's program with the Room Leader and contribute your ideas.
• Observe and document children's learning.
• Keep the room safe, calm and well set up through the day.
• Build genuine relationships with children, families and your team.
• Take on daily tasks to keep the room running: cleaning, setting up, packing away, preparing resources and meals service, laundry and yard maintenance.

Education

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

Job description

Assistant Educator - Experienced, Certificate III

Evolve Early Education – Bell Post Hill VIC

Imagination Garden Early Learning Centre in Bell Post Hill, Geelong, is looking for experienced Assistant Educators to join our team. Full time and part time, permanent.

Applicants who have a demonstrable record of maintaining quality care and standards, and of supporting a room team, will be given consideration for above award rates.

We are also advertising for experienced Room Leaders. See our other listing.

Our philosophy

We believe children learn and grow through play, discovery and connection with nature. Outdoor play is central to our day. Our yards, veggie garden and sandpits are where a lot of the learning happens, and children of all ages and abilities play together in one open space.

Our values

Belonging. An open environment where children, families and educators know each other.

Continuity of care. The same faces, a cohesive team, and a consistent approach across every room.

Respect for each child. Their pace, their interests, their way of learning.

Growing together. We learn alongside the children and each other, and we keep developing as a team.

About the centre

Imagination Garden cares for babies through to kindergarten across nursery, toddler and kindergarten rooms. We have an in-house chef, weekly gardening and cooking experiences, yoga and music, and regular excursions and incursions.

We are a centre focused on quality improvement with an engaged workforce. For many of us, the centre has been a second home. In our 2026 team survey, every team member who responded said they would recommend Imagination Garden as a great place to work.

What you will do

• Deliver the room's program with the Room Leader and contribute your own ideas.
• Observe and document children's learning.
• Keep the room safe, calm and well set up through the day.
• Build genuine relationships with children, families and your team.
• Take on the everyday work that keeps a room running: cleaning, setting up and packing away, preparing resources and meals service, laundry, and maintaining the room and yard to standard.

What we are looking for

• Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.
• At least two years' experience in long day care.
• Current Working with Children Check and First Aid, CPR, Anaphylaxis and Asthma.
• Completed child protection training and a working knowledge of the Child Safe Standards.
• Reliable, with availability across our operating hours.
• Appointment is subject to a Working with Children Check, a National Police Check and referee checks.

What we offer

• Full time and part time positions, permanent.
• Paid professional development and training.
• A supportive Centre Manager and Area Manager.
• Non-contact programming time.

Child Safety and Inclusiveness

Imagination Garden is committed to child safety. The protection and well-being of children is a reflection of our zero tolerance for Child Abuse. All Staff and volunteers have a moral and legal responsibility to ensure that our children are safe whilst involved in our care and programs. All Children have the right to safety and protection from physical, emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse and neglect.

Our service is a Child Safe and equal employment opportunity service. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and from people with a disability.