Diploma Qualified Educator

Keysborough Community Children's Centre Inc; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysborough Community Children's Centre Inc in Victoria seeks a Diploma qualified Educator to join our team. You will help deliver a safe, welcoming and engaging learning environment, contribute to the educational program, and work with colleagues to develop professional practice.

Join a not-for-profit community service committed to quality education, collaboration with families, and ongoing reflective practice across the learning team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience in early childhood education and care.
• Diploma-level early childhood education and care qualification or equivalent.
• Current Working with Children Check and other required clearances.
• Commitment to children's safety, rights and wellbeing.
• Ability to contribute to curriculum planning, observations, assessment and documentation.
• Be reflective and willing to contribute ideas to strengthen practice.

Responsibilities

• Build warm, respectful and responsive relationships with children.
• Develop positive partnerships with families.
• Contribute to programming, observations, documentation, planning and assessment.
• Collaborate with your room team to implement engaging learning experiences.
• Share ideas and reflections to improve educational practice.
• Support an inclusive environment respecting children’s diverse backgrounds.
• Maintain high standards of supervision, health, safety and wellbeing.
• Participate in critical reflection and continuous improvement.
• Work in line with National Quality Framework and state requirements.

Skills

Curriculum planning

Observations

Documentation

Team collaboration

Communication with families

Education

Diploma-level ECEC qualification

Job description

Keysborough Community Children's Centre Inc – Keysborough VIC

As a Diploma Qualified Educator at Keysborough Community Children's Centre (KCCC), you will play an active role in creating a safe, welcoming and engaging learning environment for children. You will contribute to the educational program, work collaboratively with your team and play an active role in the ongoing development of practice.

Key responsibilities

• Building warm, respectful and responsive relationships with children
• Developing positive partnerships with families
• Actively contributing to programming, observations, documentation, planning and assessment
• Working collaboratively with your room team to implement engaging and meaningful learning experiences
• Contributing your ideas, knowledge and professional reflections to improve educational practice
• Supporting an inclusive environment that respects children's individual abilities, cultures, backgrounds and identities
• Maintaining high standards of supervision, health, safety and wellbeing
• Participating in critical reflection and continuous improvement
• Working in accordance with the National Quality Framework, approved learning frameworks, service policies and Victorian child-safety requirements

About you

• Minimum of two years' experience working in early childhood education and care
• Hold an approved Diploma-level early childhood education and care qualification, or an equivalent recognised qualification
• Hold the required current Working with Children Check and other role-specific clearances and training
• Have a genuine commitment to children's safety, rights and wellbeing
• Understand the importance of children's voices and participation
• Be confident contributing to curriculum planning, observations, assessment and documentation
• Be reflective and willing to contribute ideas to strengthen and improve practice
• Communicate positively and professionally with children, families and colleagues
• Enjoy working collaboratively as part of a room and broader centre team

About us

• Keysborough Community Children's Centre (KCCC) is a not-for-profit, community-based early childhood service of 76 places that is open from 7am-6pm Monday to Friday. We pride ourselves on providing a supportive workplace where educators are valued, children are at the centre of our decisions, and quality practice is supported by genuine investment in our people. We are committed to the safety, participation, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and have zero tolerance for child abuse.
• One educator above ratio in every room, giving you greater support and more time to focus on the children
• Additional programming and planning time, so you can plan, reflect and document meaningfully
• A warm, supportive family-feel culture where people genuinely look out for one another
• A collaborative team where your experience, ideas and professional knowledge are valued
• The opportunity to have a real voice in shaping the educational program and practice
• The benefits of working in a not-for-profit, community-based service
• A team that is genuinely committed to high-quality education and meaningful relationships with children and families
• Leadership that invests in educators, staffing and the quality of the service
• Time in lieu paid for all staff meetings and professional development outside of work hours