Educator Early Childhood Teacher

Casual Early Childhood Teacher
 

Join our team at Coastal Kids as a Casual Early Childhood Teacher! This is your opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children while working in a supportive, collaborative setting. If you’re passionate about early education and enjoy bringing creativity and care into every day, we’d love to hear from you!
• Engage with children to facilitate learning experiences in a supportive environment.
• Contribute to the implementation of quality education programs in line with the Early Years Learning Framework.
• Adapt to various childcare settings and cover planned and unplanned absences of educators up to 35 hours per week.
• Salary $52.84 per hour (includes 25% casual loading) + 12% superannuation
 

Job Description
The role of the Casual Early Childhood Teacher is essential in ensuring that our Education and Care Centres operate smoothly and efficiently. This position involves stepping in to cover for educators on both planned and unplanned leave, ensuring continuity of care and education for children. You will support and implement effective early childhood learning programs tailored to the developmental needs of each child, adhering to the Early Years Learning Framework and our council’s
objectives. Your commitment to quality customer service will create a positive impact in our community, and your professionalism will represent the values of the Central Coast Council.

Key activities of this role include:
• Deliver engaging learning experiences that support children’s development.
• Implement quality education programs aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework.
• Provide flexible support across education and care centres to cover educatorabsences.
• Build positive relationships with children, families and team members.
• Maintain a safe, inclusive and caring learning environment.
 

Applicant Profile
We are looking for adaptable and dedicated individuals who are passionate about early childhood education and care.
• Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood Education with ongoing professional development.
• Current accreditation in Identify and Report Children and Young People at Risk.
• Provisional or Proficient Teacher Accreditation and a valid Working with Children Check.
• Demonstrated experience in early childhood settings with strong leadership and organisational skills.
• 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
 

The ideal candidate will be flexible with working hours and possess the ability to build effective relationships with colleagues, children, families, and community stakeholders. Your ability to communicate effectively and maintain professionalism will be key to your success in this role.
 

Offer Details
The commencing salary for this position is $52.84 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.