Team Leader

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Team Leader. Terms and conditions vacancy

About the business and the role

Sonas ~ Irish-Gaelic def. Happiness

Sonas Early Learning & Care

Treasuring and Protecting Childhood

Where Children's Happiness, Joy and Wellbeing is our priority

At Sonas Early Learning & Care each child's happiness, joy and wellbeing is the centre of our efforts, it is our attempt to contribute to each child's positive childhood experience and a solid foundation to build, support, accomplish and achieve critical learning for life attitudes, and nurture competent, capable, resilient children. Here, our children's best interests are our priority.

Sonas Early Learning & Care is seeking DIPLOMA QUALIFIED EDUCATORS to lead our Toddlers room teams and create amazing childhood memories for our children in our Wattle Grove Service. Our philosophy puts children and childhood at the heart of everything we do, and we aim to provide our parents with the confidence that their precious children are in capable and loving hands. Using the most innovative communication technology that updates families on their children's day in real time, we are known for being the personal education and care service, where your family is our family. Children are celebrated and offered opportunities that promote development, create a life-long love of learning and encourage independence and agency through exploration, creativity, risk-taking, and enquiry in a play based environment, and in their own time and space. The indoor and outdoor environments are equally play spaces where these opportunities are provided. Sonas Children are HAPPY children.

Our team members are especially chosen for their desire to promote childhood as a small window of opportunity for children's exponential growth. They are dedicated to providing environments that are fun and interesting for children, but are carefully created with intentionality and purpose - to nurture our children to become happy, capable, resilient and independent members of our community

Job tasks and responsibilities

As a Sonas Diploma Qualified Educator you will:

• Create innovative and exciting learning programs for children in family-grouping settings based on children's interests, strength ad abilities;
• Create indoor and outdoor learning environments that inspire and motivate children to learn, imagine and create;
• Build strong, professional and genuine relationships with children and their families to best support family participation on our program and build trust between the service and our clients;
• Lead and mentor less experienced and qualified colleagues and trainees
• Actively participate in team events to promote cohesiveness and strong team culture;
• Continue your own learning journey through professional development and training.

Skills and experience

As a Sonas Diploma Qualified Educator you will need to:

• Hold a Diploma of Children's Services or equivalent;
• Hold a Certified Supervisors Certificate;
• Hold a current First Aid qualification, including Asthma and Anaphylaxis;
• Be familiar with the Reggio Emila and Emergent Curriculum approaches;
• Be familiar with the "Family-Grouping " or "Mixed-aged Grouping" Approaches;
• Have a desire to continually improve your skills and knowledge to improve outcomes for children;
• Have a desire to create special happy childhood moments that live with children forever.

Job benefits and perks

Sonas Wattle Grove is brand new purpose built, with lovely indoor and outdoor spaces If successful, you will be part of the team that creates something new and innovative for the Wattle Grove community. It is very closely situated to a shopping precinct, with lots of parking and close to public transport.