Join our Early Learning Team.

Early Childhood Educator (Diploma Qualified)

  • 528438
  • Alfredton, VIC, 3350
  • Early Learning
  • Permanent Part Time
  • Closing on: Dec 19 2025
  • Hours between 8am and 4.30pm  Monday to Friday
  • 3 and 4-year-old creative Kindergarten programs located across Ballarat
  • Competitive sector remuneration + access to salary packaging benefits

About the role

We have a role for a skilled Diploma qualified educator to join our Uniting Kindergarten teams.

Located at Alfredton, our kindergartens offer inclusive and creative programs nurturing children’s strengths, interests, and social connections. 

This role will be available for sessions that run from 8:30 to 4:00 Monday to Fridays.

What’s on offer.

In addition to receiving a salary and superannuation, you’ll receive 17.5% leave loading and an ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.

We also offer a 60% staff discount on childcare through Uniting and there is the option to increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.

About you

For this role you will have:

  • Diploma in Early Childhood Education as approved by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority.
  • Demonstrated understanding of quality frameworks and continuous quality improvement processes.
  • Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of early childhood development and education.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the Early Years Learning and Development Frameworks and National Quality Framework.

View the full position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications in as they come in as we’re keen to engage with someone to commence in January 2024.

If you’d like to know more or arrange an informal tour and chat, please message Cathie Coles via cathie.coles@vt.uniting.org

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.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.

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