Casual Childcare Educators

Woree State School PandC Association; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 3,444,000 - 4,408,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Great hourly rate

Comprehensive induction and training

Flexible work life balance

Supportive and friendly team

Workers Retention Payment Grant

Job summary

Woree State School PandC Association in Cairns QLD is seeking a casual educator to join our Outside School Hours Care team. Shifts are mostly afternoon, with up to 20 hours per week and occasional morning shifts, plus extra hours during vacation care.

You will build relationships with children and families, support learning, and grow professionally under leadership guidance within the OSHC setting.

Qualifications

• Must have an ACECQA recognized certificate III or higher.
• Experience leading and developing age-specific programs and routines.
• Candidates with less than 1 year of experience are welcome to apply.
• Approved Working with Children Check QLD.
• Current Asthma, Anaphylaxis and First Aid Certificates or willing to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Active supervision of all children at all times.
• Demonstrate and adhere to child safety policy and code of conduct.
• Assist with observations of individuals and groups in an OSHC setting.
• Assist with program design, implementation and evaluation to foster development.
• Work as an effective team member within the position description and participate in ongoing training.

Skills

Active supervision

Teamwork

Observation skills

Communication

First Aid knowledge

Education

ACECQA Certificate III or higher

Job description

Woree State School PandC Association – Woree QLD

We are seeking a fun & friendly casual qualified educator to join our awesome Outside School Hours Care team. The scheduled shift pattern will be up to up to 5 shifts (minimum 18-20hrs per week) mostly in the afternoon. You may be required to do morning shifts occasionally. Extra hours during vacation care.

The Woree State School Outside School Hours Care service offers school aged childcare programs for before school care, after school care and vacation care settings. The service is modern venue licensed for up to 75 children in the afternoon and located within the school grounds.

The Role.

As our new Childcare Casual Educator, it is your role to develop and maintain meaningful relationships with children, families, colleagues, and the school community. You will be intrinsically motivated to support and guide children's learning, while developing your own career and knowledge within the childcare sector. As an educator, you will be supported by the leadership team to learn fundamental skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Active supervision of all children at all times.


• Ability to demonstrate and adhere to child safe policy and code of conduct.


• Assisting with observations of individuals and groups of children in an OSHC setting.


• Assisting with the program design, implemented, and evaluated in consultation with others to foster all aspect of children's development in a holistic way.


• Working as an effective team member and within the defined position description.


• Ongoing professional development and service policy training.

What do you need for the role?

• An ACECQA recognized Certificate III or higher.


• Experience leading and developing age specific programs and routines.


• Candidates with less than 1 year of experience are welcome to apply.


• An approved Working with Children Check QLD


• Current Asthma, Anaphylaxis and First Aid Certificates or willing to obtain

• Great hourly rate


• Comprehensive induction and training program


• Flexible work life balance


• Supportive and friendly team


• Workers Retention Payment Grant

The role offers work life balance, competitive salary, excellent working conditions, quality support from management and a focus on professional development.