Bring your passion for early childhood education and help create meaningful learning experiences for children and families across the Central Coast.
• Contribute to a vibrant community through quality early childhood education.
• Deliver quality educational programs aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework.
• Foster positive relationships with families and ensure child safety and wellbeing.
• Salary $44.75 per hour (includes 25% casual loading) + 12% superannuation working up to 38 hours per week.
Job Description
The role of Casual Educator Diploma is critical in delivering effective education and care services that foster positive learning outcomes. This position involves creating and implementing tailored educational programs while ensuring compliance with the
National Quality Framework and our Council's policies. You will play a key role in maintaining a safe, healthy, and supportive environment for children, families, and staff. Your ability to communicate effectively and build relationships will be vital in promoting a collaborative atmosphere within the Centre.
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
Key activities of this role include:
• Deliver engaging learning experiences for children.
• Implement quality education and care programs.
• Support children’s development and wellbeing.
• Build positive relationships with families and colleagues.
• Maintain a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment.
Applicant Profile
We are seeking an adaptable and motivated individual who is passionate about early childhood education and care. The successful candidate will possess a combination of relevant qualifications and experience, along with strong interpersonal skills.
• Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.
• Current Working with Children Check.
• Previous experience in an Early Childhood Education and Care setting.
• Applicants will be required to provide evidence of Boostrix (Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Diptheria); MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) and Hepatitis A & B or the commencement of these vaccinations prior to commencement Your ability to engage with children, parents, and staff while demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement will be essential in this role. Flexibility in working hours is also required to meet staffing ratios as needed.
Offer Details
The commencing salary for this position is $44.75 per hour (includes 25% casual loading) plus 12% superannuation
Want to know more?
The contact person for this role is Kylie Payne, Section Manager Education and Care. You can contact Kylie on 0408 229 857.
We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.
Extra benefits
At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.
Other extras include:
• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships.
Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.
Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.
Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.
Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.
How to apply
We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.
By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided
in support of your application be shown
to be false. You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate. This may include associated checks including reference checks, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies. You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview. To lodge your application,
please follow these steps:
1. Click to apply
2. Answer the online questions
3. Attach your resume
4. Attach your qualifications and licences.
Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing [email protected] to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.
Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application. If you don't have access to a computer
or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.
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Baker Street, Gosford, New South Wales
Baker Street, Gosford, New South Wales