• Love having fun and have a good sense of humour?
• Love making a difference to the lives of children?
• Looking for a meaningful role with plenty of opportunity to grow?

If you answered yes to any of the above, come and join Wanslea’s Early Learning and Development Centre in Katanning.

Wanslea is on the hunt for a passionate Qualified Diploma Early Childhood Educator who wants to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children. Our centres are their home away from home and we are looking for someone who can provide meaningful, educational and impactful activities to help our children learn, grow and be their best selves.

About Wanslea

Wanslea was founded in Western Australia 80 years ago and offers services across the state. We are a compassionate, caring organisation that supports families and their children with a diverse range of programs. We are committed to inclusion and diversity and actively seek to engage people who share our values; we Care, we Collaborate, we are Accountable, we have Courage, we Celebrate.

Why join Wanslea?

"Through opportunity and community, we grow people."

At Wanslea, you’re encouraged to be your true self! People aren’t pegs, so we don’t have ‘holes’ for you to fit into. People of all cultural backgrounds, ethnicity, age, ability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, identity or other are welcome, and encouraged to apply.

At Wanslea, we’re committed to cultivating a healthy, positive and growth enabling environment. We are proud of our wide-ranging benefits available to this role including:

• Permanent full-time position

• Based at our Katanning Centre with free parking on site

• Salary starting from $70,885.19 per annum plus superannuation

• Opportunity to salary package

• Ongoing professional development opportunities

• Additional paid break between Christmas and New Year

• Unique opportunity to work in an organisation passionate about diversity and inclusion

• Amazing people and rewarding team culture with highly capable and welcoming colleagues

About you

You’re a qualified early childhood professional (Diploma in Children’s Services or related) with a strong foundation in the Education & Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012, Regulations, and the National Quality Framework. Your awareness of current trends in early years education means you bring best-practice approaches into the room.

You maintain up-to-date knowledge of Child Protection legislation and understand its real-world implications for ensuring children’s safety and wellbeing. You have hands-on experience with Early Years services, including Long Day Care and OSHC, and you confidently implement health, hygiene, and nutrition programs tailored to children’s needs.

Your understanding of every stage of development—physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and cultural—is well developed, and you skilfully design and deliver engaging, age-appropriate activities and experiences that support these stages.

You show a strong commitment to ongoing professional development and stay current with sector developments, policies, and frameworks. You work seamlessly within organisational policies, consistently reflecting our values in your daily practice.

Apply Now

Submit your current resume and a concise cover letter addressing the full selection criteria as provided in the Position Description.

To learn more about Wanslea visit: http://www.wanslea.org.au.

To view the Position Description for this role, please copy and paste the link below into your browser:

https://wanslea.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/PublicInterface/EQAVHTBiaCBBlNUXwkuO5WMBuYYYAt3c_WfwjZM7xvPcsA?e=MGGWnu

Wanslea reserves the right to close applications at any time, therefore we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Wanslea encourages applicants from all backgrounds and does not discriminate in regards to race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, marital status, family or carer responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin.

Wanslea is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.