Join our Early Learning Team.

• Full-time ongoing role for a driven individual at our Collingwood service
• Mentoring and professional development available to set you up for success
• Bring your knowledge and skills to help make a difference in children’s lives

Your new role

Whether you are an experienced Early Childhood Educator seeking flexibility with your hours or recently qualified and looking to grow your skills and experience – we can support you.

We are recruiting for a full-time Early Childhood Educator to join our team of professionals at our Rupert Street Early Learning service in Collingwood.

Help us to deliver early learning programs that support local communities and provide high-quality education and care to children.

Working to one of the National or Victorian early learning frameworks, you will:

• Support the development and delivery an educational program that meets the interests and abilities of each child.
• Help to increase enrolments and build the program to include other services that meet community needs.
• Participate in delivering a quality and diverse educational program that sees every child actively participate.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of the base hourly rate under the Professional Childcare Standard 2018 + super, you can access the following:

• A 60% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning Service
• Salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).

Your skills and experience

You will hold a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education (or equivalent as approved by Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority). You will also bring with you: 

• Prior experience working in a kindergarten and / or other early childhood service providing high-quality care and educational services for children.
• A sound knowledge and understanding of early childhood learning and development.
• Knowledge of child safety and child safe standards.
• A commitment to quality service delivery.
• A current employee Working with Children Check.
• Current first aid and CPR certificates.

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Christina Lee, Coordinator via christina.lee@vt.uniting.org for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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