About the role
In this role, you will responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating a developmentally appropriate educational program that supports a holistic approach to the care and development of children aged from six weeks to school age, in temporary crèche care within a Leisure Centre environment (Bellarine Aquatic & Sports Centre – Ocean Grove).

Work type: Permanent Part Time (14.5hrs per week)
Classification: Band 4 $35.20 - 37.60 per hour

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership to a team of childcare educators to ensure a safe, caring and stimulating environment exists for all children and that the health and well- being of each child is a priority.
• Maintain detailed developmental observations and records for each individual child to be used as a basis for individual and group programming.
• Provide, implement, and evaluate age and developmentally appropriate programs for all children, individually and in the group situation.
• To provide programs which assist children with special needs to develop their skills and abilities within a supportive environment.
• Assist in the development and management of staff rosters to ensure that all programming needs are planned for.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will be experienced and passionate about working with children. Experience in a Creche or learning setting is highly regarded but not essential. You will have a caring and supportive nature, enjoy thinking creatively when planning your sessions and confident liaising with a diverse range of people, including families.

Essential Experience:

• Ability to identify Health and Safety issues pertaining to the work environment.
• Sound knowledge of the development of children in the 0-6 years age group and proven ability to plan appropriate programs.
• Well-developed skill in observing and interpreting children’s behaviour and demonstrated ability to relate effectively to young children.
• Diploma qualification in early childhood development together with practical experience in the care of pre-school children essential.
• Current Working with Children Check and Level 2 First Aid.
• Preferred candidates will be required to undergo a National Police check and Medical assessment as part of the recruitment process.

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now!

Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong
At the City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung Country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit apply – we’d love to meet you!

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

A career with us
Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.

We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people.  We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you. 

We offer:

• salary sacrificing and novated lease options
• cultural and ceremonial leave
• study leave
• paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
• IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
• training and career development opportunities
• a healthy and safe environment
• our employee wellbeing program
• corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
• unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning 

Applications and Enquiries
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Enquiries: Sally Aitken – Centre Manager (BASC) | sally.aitken@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

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