About the Centre/Service Lady Forster Kindergarten is a community-managed, not for profit 49-place kindergarten located on the foreshore of Elwood Beach offering 3 & 4 year old Kindergarten Programs (Sessional and Extended Hours), Occasional Care and Holiday Programs. We are a busy service providing nature-based programs including an established beach curriculum. We are rated as 'exceeding' across all seven quality areas of the National Quality Standards. Description We are seeking casual educators living local to Elwood, to cover staff leave and student placements (2 days per week through April/May), with the possibility of permanent work in the future. This role would suit Diploma-qualified educators but might also suit a recently-qualified ECT looking for early childhood experience in a high-quality kindergarten service. We would love to hear from you if you: are an enthusiastic educator with a passion for nature and sustainability, have availability and flexibility to cover shifts within our operating hours have a Diploma qualification, at minimum, or higher are seeking casual work/temporary work ideally located locally to Elwood We expect to have casual working hours available for the right candidate(s) and ideally will require flexibility to work shifts across our operating hours of Mon-Fri, 7.30 am to 6.00 pm, and through the term holiday breaks in 2024. As relief/emergency cover will be involved, the casual work may best suit candidates located near to our Elwood site. Qualifications Diploma qualification (or ECT) Current Working With Children Check Current Federal Police Check Child Protection/Mandatory Reporting Module certificate Current First Aid Certificate; Asthma, Anaphylaxis, CPR training Sound knowledge of education frameworks Lady Forster Kindergarten is a child safe and equal opportunity employer. We are committed to child safety and have zero tolerance of child abuse. Applicants should be aware that we carry out Working With Children, Police Records and reference checks to ensure we are recruiting the right people.