Gladesville | Certificate III Lunch Cover Educator

Little Zak's Academy is privately owned and family run. Our aim is to provide early childhood care and education in a safe, welcoming, adopting and nurturing environment.

Our staff are dedicated professionals who value the importance of maintaining an optimum level of care and education for all children. We select our staff based on knowledge and values, vision for children and learning, and commitment to families.

We are seeking an experienced Certificate III Lunch Cover Educator to join our well-established, wonderful team at our Burwood service on a 5 day, 5 hours per day, Part-Time basis - 11am-4pm shift.
  
About the role: 

• Facilitate the learning experiences for your allocated group of children
• Be part of a collaborative teaching environment
• Maintain effective communication with the parents throughout the service
• Regularly monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of programs
• Create a friendly, secure and stimulating interactive learning environment
• Maintain positive working relationships with all team members
• Ensure a high level of health & safety standards are maintained at all times

About you: 

• Must hold a Certificate III in Early Childhood Studies. 
• Must be available 5 days per week, 5 hours per day, 11am-4pm.
• Current Working with Children Check.
• Child Protection Training/Certificate.
• Working knowledge of the National Quality Framework including: National Regulations, National Quality Standards (NQS), Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)
• Nurture authentic connections with our children and families through interaction, curriculum and documentation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain one

Benefits for you: 

• Rotating rosters to support a great work/life balance 
• Staff childcare discounts for your own children
• $1,000 staff referral bonus for every successful referral
• Continuous career development opportunities
• Study allowances to upskill your qualification including ECT degrees (T&Cs apply)
• Mentoring from our values-driven Leadership Team and full support from a well-established Support Office
• Employee Assistance Program

We are an equal opportunity workplace where diversity is embraced. We foster a culture that supports inclusion and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. 

Little Zak's Child Safety Commitment:

Little Zak's is a Child Safe Organisation. We prioritise the safety, wellbeing, and rights of all children and maintain a strong culture of child safety across our services. As part of our commitment, we have a rigorous recruitment and screening process in place, including comprehensive reference checks, Police checks and child-safe employment checks.
  
By applying for a role with Little Zak's, you acknowledge and agree to undergo all required child safety checks as part of our employment process.

Do not miss out on this great opportunity! If this sounds like you then, please click 'APPLY NOW' or call our Recruitment Team on 0485982*** for more information.