About the business and the role

Little Swans Early Learning is a a centre located in Swan Hill. Swan Hill is 350 kilometres north of Melbourne on the Murray River. Our centre is currently licensed for 78 places, but operates at a maximum of 67, which is broken down into three rooms. An over three and kinder room of 33 children, a toddler room of 20 children and a baby room of 14 children. We are a family owned, purpose built centre, that opened in February 2017. We are currently seeking Educators for our rooms who will be responsible for the care and education of our children in this space, working in conjunction with our team and Educational Leader / Early Childhood Teacher. The majority of our staff are hired on a permanent full time basis which assists with giving consistency of staff throughout the week for all of our children.

We have recently completed an Assessment and Rating and achieved a Meeting rating overall, but received Exceeding for both our Educational Program and Physical Environment.

Desirable qualities of applicants include:

A warm, smiling face that makes every child feel special and loved.

A little bit of quirkiness. If a child requests that you be the captain of a pirate ship, you will be the best pirate captain you can be.

You must have the ability to read a ten page fairytale with at least one interruption per page.

Authentically showing an interest in and curiosity for bugs and creepy crawlies is essential, even if they are your biggest fear on earth.

You must be prepared to have a lot of fun in the workplace. Laughter is something you can expect to engage in for a large part of your working day

You must be prepared to feel loved, special, and important to many young children and their families.

There is simply no job quite like this one

Job tasks and responsibilities

Takes initiative in planning decisions related to the educational program and it's development and implementation

Keeps records of educational program and individual child development working with the whole team to be involved in this process.

Gives clear information during communication with others

Has professional relationships with families e.g. Develops rapport with families, communicates with the family about their child

Shares information and gives feedback (oral or written) to colleagues, families and other agencies

Contributes effectively to the team by offering support, assistance and sharing ideas.

able to use feedback and critically reflect to improve own performance

More Information

We are seeking an applicant to start immediately.

Working with Children Check is required

Must have completed or be willing to complete a Certificate iii in Education and Care

Unqualified people including future school leavers are encouraged to apply with opportunities to complete a Traineeship as part of your employment.

Eligible applicants will be able to access the Wage Retention Subsidy in addition to the hourly rate