Join our Early Learning Team.

• Part-time ongoing ECT role available at our Port Melbourne kindergarten
• Min 47 hours per fortnight role starting 27 Jan 2026
• Work with children to explore and discover the world around them

Your new role

Uniting Early Learning in Port Melbourne is looking for an experienced Early Childhood Teacher with great leadership skills to join the team at our service, working 47 to 55.5 hours per fortnight, with the role commencing on 27 January 2026.

This role is teaching the 3-year-old group of 33 children on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

As a qualified Early Childhood Teacher, you will support the overall operations of the service and lead, guide, and support a team which provides high quality early childhood education and care to children.

This includes:

• Providing pedagogical leadership to the team to ensure the provision of a contemporary, quality and diverse educational program based on an approved curriculum framework.
• Ensuring children’s agency, choice and influence are promoted, so that the programs meet the interests and abilities of each child.
• Providing leadership and being part of a large passionate professional team ensuring the provision of quality Early Childhood programs at the early learning service.
• Ensuring partnerships are developed with families and in the community.
• Ongoing reflective practice, critical reflection and developing a positive professional team and organisational culture.

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 a competitive hourly rate under the VECTEA + super, you can access the following:

• Salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• 60% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning Service
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

You enjoy working autonomously while being part of, and supported by, a collaborative and forward-thinking team. You can develop and maintain strong, positive relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, with empathy and support at the forefront of your work.

You’ll also bring with you:

• A Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood or equivalent Approved Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority qualification).
• Current VIT registration.
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a teacher.
• Strong organisation and planning skills, including a high attention to detail.

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 Jess Whyte, Early Learning Program Manager via jess.whyte@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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