Job description
- Base pay from $36.50 to $53 (depending on experience) + Super + Salary Packaging Benefits
- Pay less tax – the maximum amount of not-for-profit (NFP) salary packaging available up to $18,550 per year
About the Opportunity
Uniting Grantham Heights Early Learning Seven Hills supports families with education and childcare, including a preschool program and our innovative Bush Kindy. We are open long hours for children from three to five years.
Housed within the grounds of the Grantham Heights Uniting Church, our service offers bright, colourful and welcoming indoor learning spaces and stimulating outdoor environments that are designed to engage and inspire.
What you’ll be doing in this role
As an Early Childhood Teacher, you will contribute to the planning, implementation, evaluation and reflection of the educational program for the children. You’ll also provide quality education and care to children to help support and facilitate their learning outcomes in accordance with the National Quality Standards and learning framework!
Your care work may include:
- Contribute to the development of programs which reflect the approved learning framework.
- Developing positive and respectful relationships that support children, their families and community.
- Facilitating play-based learning environments that are responsive to children’s interest, strengths, and abilities.
- You’ll guide and support educators to implement the program and philosophy for the children.
Who we’re looking for
- Bachelor Teaching / Early Childhood Education
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working as an ECT and experience working as educational lead
- A work history that demonstrates recording observations, writing learning stories and supporting the planning of a successful curriculum using the Early Years Learning Framework.
- Understand the National Quality Framework and EYLF
- Have the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, families and community members
- You’ll be adaptable, empathetic and resourceful, and be able to live Uniting’s everyday values of being compassionate, respectful, imaginative, and bold.
What we offer you
- Maximum allowable salary packaging to pay less tax up to $15,900 per year + $2,650 meal and entertainment card!
- $500 referral bonus
- A commitment to offer opportunities to grow your career
- Corporate discounts and cash-backs programs with major retailers
- Ongoing training & development
Click here to find out more about our great benefits: Benefits of working at Uniting.
What to expect
Please know that employment with Uniting requires:
- A National Police Check
- Valid working with Children’s Check (prior to commencement of position)
- First Aid Certificate
- Working Rights Check
- Reference Checks
Uniting is a safeguarding organisation, promoting the safety, wellbeing, and inclusion of all people we serve, including children, young people, seniors and people with Disability. We are a Child Safe Organisation and commit to respecting children and taking action to keep children safe.
How to apply
If you see yourself in this role, we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply Now’ button, fill out your details and submit. Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.