• Permanent Full time | 38 hours/week
• Location: Miller, NSW 2168
• Salary: $68K + Super + NFP Salary packaging benefits
• School Term with Paid School Holidays
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

At Miller Preschool, we provide an inclusive educational preschool program in a caring and supportive environment for children 3 years to school age. The program works with up to 40 children per day, with a minimum of 10 places available for children with disability, developmental delay, or special needs. In addition to our mainstream preschool, we also offer an Autism Specific Preschool Program.

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic team member to join our vibrant team in delivering quality educational programs. This wonderful role will give you a great work life balance, fantastic benefits and the opportunity to actively and positively interact with children aged 3-5 years ensuring their individual needs are accommodated and respected.

Your key responsibilities:

• Support children aged 3-5 in an inclusive, positive and supportive learning environment
• Identify and respond to any child safety risks and/or report any incidents
• Work as part of a team to ensure that a safe environment is maintained
• Ensure that children's health conditions are monitored (with parental instructions)
• Assist in preparing, developing and implementing appropriate play-based learning programs
• Document Children's learning for a focus group of Children
• Contribute to the continuous quality improvement of the centre

Requirements for Success

• A cert III or diploma in early childhood
• Previous experience as an early learning Educator (desirable) and a passion for working in early learning
• Drive to ensure that children are kept safe and supervised at all times
• A positive team player who looks for ways to improve current work practices and processes
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Your benefits

• Rewarding work - every day you know you're making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you're skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected]

How to apply

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As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.

Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you