Job Brief:

Lead Educator

·        Nature of employment: Full-time position

·        Working hours: 38 hours per week

·        Annual Base Salary: $76,515 to $80,000 per year

·        Location of employment: Merrimac QLD

Learning Avenues Early Education, Care and Kindergarten is a family-owned early childhood education and care service based in Merrimac on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The centre provides quality education and care for children, including long day care and kindergarten programs. Learning Avenues follows a play-based, child-centred learning approach aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework, delivered in purpose-built indoor and outdoor learning environments. The service places strong emphasis on children’s wellbeing, healthy development, and building positive partnerships with families and the local community.

The business is looking for a Lead Educator to join the growing team and to care for the increasing number of children enrolling at our childcare center.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and delivery of the learning program as per the Early Years Learning Framework and service philosophy.
• Welcome each child and their family to the service each day and ensure communication is meaningful
• Be professional, kind, and respectful in all that you do and say
• Communicate positively and respectfully with children, families, management, and other educators.
• Establishing relationships and developing positive interactions with children, families and educators
• Commitment to on-going learning and development as a professional under the Code of Ethics
• Giving each child individual attention and comfort as required
• Basic duties including food preparation, cleaning, and gardening
• Develop and implement developmental programs in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards.  The Rose Way research and documentation, journals, observations and information developed at the service, for the service and in relation to the service (including during personal time) always remains the property of the service
• The Rose Way research and documentation must always remain at the service
• Do your part to ensure that all educators, children, and families have a sense of belonging at the service and that their experiences are positive.
• Ensure that all information provided to you via parent and staff conversations and phone calls are passed on to the appropriate persons in a confidential and respectful manner. 
• Comply with the National Quality Framework, all relevant legislation both state and federal and the National Quality Standards.  Regulations include, but are not limited to:
  •        Education and Care Services National Regulations
  •       Workplace Health and Safety Regulations
  •       Fire and Evacuation Legislation
  •       Family Assistance Law and delivery of Child Care Subsidy.

Skills Required:

• Relevant Diploma Qualification (Approved by ACECQA) or have achieved a relevant ACECQA approved Cert III qualification (or equivalence) and be actively working towards this qualification as per the definition in Regulation 10 of the Education and Care Services Regulation.
• Current First Aid Certificate (approved by ACECQA)
• Current CPR Certificate (approved by ACECQA)
• Current Anaphylaxis Training (approved by ACECQA)
• Current Emergency Asthma Management Training (approved by ACECQA)
• Current Working with Children Check as required under legislation
• Commitment to maintaining current knowledge and attend additional training as necessary