Role: Casual Educator Location: Bateau Bay, NSW Centre: Goodstart Bateau Bay Employment Type: Casual shifts Monday to Friday between 7am to 6pm • Help provide the best start to a child’s life. Make a lasting impact while growing an incredible career • Receive a casual leave loading allowance • Get the flexibility and support you need to live a balanced life As a Casual Educator at Goodstart, you will be a team player, who is flexible and willing to support our centres and children when and where required. You put safety first with everything that you do and ensure all learning experiences are inclusive and respond to the needs of all children. You’ll achieve this by: • Actively contributing to the education program in the room and the centre team • always Engaging and supervising the children • Maintaining a safe environment for children, families and team members • Building and maintaining strong, positive relationships with children and families • Complying with National Quality Standards and Goodstart policies and procedures • Supporting a culture of reflective practice and ongoing continuous improvement About Goodstart Bateau Bay: Our centre is in the local Central Coast community of Bateau Bay, conveniently located on The Entrance Rd, not far from the local beaches and Wyrrabalong National Park. We educate and care for children between six weeks and six years old across three indoor learning spaces. At Goodstart Bateau Bay we believe children learn through play in an environment rich with choice. Our indoor and outdoor learning environments are designed with a focus on play based learning with a range of open-ended natural materials and play spaces available for children to explore, experiment and discover. Children have the choice to play indoors or outdoors across the day, extending their knowledge and allowing them to develop independence, respect and a sense of ownership for their environment. Our centre is a 62-place service. We have three rooms with the age configuration varying to meet the needs of new families. Currently ages in our rooms are as follows: • Our nursery learning space caters up to 12 children aged 6 weeks-2.5 years. • The pre-kindy learning space caters for up to 20 children aged 2-3.5 years. • The preschool learning space caters for up to 30 children aged 3.5-6 years. Our outdoor areas are characterised by lush natural elements of sandstone rocks, boulders, sitting stones, tree stumps, timber board walks and large overgrown clumping bamboo that creates small cubby like areas for children to create a world of wonder. Educators recognise the value of risk taking for young children and have collaborated to introduce elements that allow children to explore risk in a safe and supported manner and become aware of their own safety and boundaries. What Goodstart can offer you: • Better pay - you’ll receive above award wages and a casual leave loading allowance • Supportive and friendly team with head office support and excellent resources • Comprehensive induction and training program • Career pathways and access to learning tools If you have hold an ACECQA approved early childhood qualification, are willing to travel between other local services and will have flexible availability between Monday-Friday, 6:30am – 6:30pm then please apply now. How to apply Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application. We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions. Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team on 1800 222 543 or via email recruitmentgoodstart.org.au Supporting our people and protecting our children We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection. Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check. YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/JdO_Ut3pmIw Goodstart is Australia’s largest early learning provider. As a not–for–profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families. Our people are our foundation, together we are working to ensure children have the learning, development and wellbeing outcomes they need for school and life.