Early Childhood Teacher

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Early Childhood Teacher

Permanent, Full - Time Position

Salary Range = $68,455.08 - $86,404.36/- per annum (subject to skills and experience)

About us

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 266,000.

Living on the Northern Beaches means checking surf conditions from the office and taking your children to the beach after school. It’s about busy sportsfields, bush walking and bike trails on the weekend. It’s an active lifestyle with clean waterways, beautiful wildlife and vibrant events backed by great services and infrastructure.

Northern Beaches Council is committed to delivering the highest quality service, valued and trusted by our community.

Why work for us!

There aren’t many employers who offer career and lifestyle in a single package, but Northern Beaches Council does. We offer job opportunities in a range of fields, with a range of lifestyle benefits and a values driven culture. Develop your career with people passionate about making a difference in our community.

The Business Unit

The Children’s Services Business Unit provides high quality child education and care services. This Group provides care and education for children aged between six weeks and twelve years, in accordance with all relevant legislation. They do this through delivering Long Day Care, Pre-school, Family Day Care, Vacation Care and Occasional Care Services to our community.

The Role and Responsibilities

Working within a team environment and reporting to the Children’s

Services Director, the role of our Early Childhood Teachers is to:

·         Provide and promote a healthy, safe and enriching environment that provides high quality care and education for children aged between six weeks and six years in accordance with ACECQA (The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority), the National Quality Framework, Early Years Learning Framework, Code of Ethics and other relevant legislation and governing bodies, Service and Centre Philosophy, Policies and Procedures.

·         Lead, manage, motivate and support a small team within the Children’s Centre

·         Provide an effective link between centre room staff and the Centre Director.

·         Design and deliver high quality care and educational programs, ensuring a supportive, stimulating and educational environment for the children. Assume overall responsibility for the planning, implementation and evaluation of individual programs for children within the room

·         Ensure that programs are based on children’s interests, and take into account anti-bias and cross-cultural perspectives

·         Collaborate and liaise with the educational leader and other staff to ensure continual improvement of the curriculum

·         Ensure consistency and continuity of the curriculum, provision of care, behaviour strategies and Centre philosophy across the Service

*** Whilst this position description covers the key areas of responsibilities, this list is not exhaustive. Day to day tasks and responsibilities may vary and be in addition to those listed above (reasonably and within the limits of individual skills, competence and training.

Selection Criteria

·         Bachelor / Degree or Diploma of Education / Teaching (Early Childhood) or its equivalent as approved by the Department of Community Services

·         Knowledge of Education and Care Services National Regulations 2016

·         Sound knowledge of child development 0 - 6 years

·         High level of skill in planning and implementing developmentally appropriate (needs and interest based) programs for the children in the Centre’s care

·         Experience in planning for children with additional needs

·         Ability to implement the National Quality Framework

Please refer to the Position Description for further information including a full list of Selection Criteria.

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How to apply

·         Apply online and upload the following information

·         A current Resume

·         A covering letter (maximum 2 page) outlining systematically, addressing the selection criteria listed within the position description.

·         For further information please contact Emma Davis on 02 9976 1408 during business hours

·         Applications close Monday 23 July, 2018