About the Centre/Service Swinburne Children’s Centre is a community based, not-for-profit organisation that has provided Early Childhood Education and Care in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne for over 20 years. Our View Street Service is a 58-place, 3 room service in a quiet residential pocket of Croydon. Description Swinburne Children’s Centre View Street is looking for an Early Childhood Teacher to join our Kindergarten team three days per week from Wednesday to Friday. This role will involve leading the kindergarten room 2 days per week, with the third day allocated to a combination of planning time, and team teaching with our 4 day per week ECT to support team work and collaboration. Our Kindergarten Room is a 26 place room for children from 3-5 years old. Our Kindergarten team are passionate about child-led pedagogy, and building collaborative partnerships with children, families and our communities. Why Work for Swinburne Children’s Centre? We are committed to delivering high quality Early Childhood Education and Care by empowering and investing in our people to create environments that are innovative and collaborative, where all are seen, heard and valued. We offer: A supportive and inclusive team environment An additional 4 weeks leave per year during school holiday periods Monthly team meetings for support and collaboration across the service Above award planning time allocated to all members of the team Full day, off the floor induction day Excellent professional development opportunities, including annual all staff conference Networking opportunities across all of our 4 services VIT mentoring for graduate ECTs Staff discounts on child care fees Free benefits program including discounts on a variety of entertainment, retail and travel options Access to Employee Assistance Program A values driven organisation that empowers you to have input into the organisation’s directions and plans Qualifications If View Street sounds like the right fit for you, then we would love to hear from you Graduates are encouraged to apply. You will have: Current VIT registration Current First Aid Certificate and Asthma & Anaphylaxis certificates Protecting Children- Mandatory Reporting Certificate Swinburne Children’s Centre is a Child Safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse. The wellbeing and safety of all children is at the forefront of all that we do and every decision that we make. Please email a cover letter and resume to [email protected]