Early Childhood Educator - Mosman

• Immediate start required
• Work with a dynamic team who are passionate about delivering a high level of care and education
• Career progression opportunities within service and other opportunities across the company

Sydney Catholic Early Childhood Services (SCECS) is a not-for-profit service catering for children and families from our Catholic schools and local community. SCECS currently operates Outside School Hours Care and Early Childhood services at several Catholic schools and Parishes within the Sydney Archdiocese.

As part of our dynamic growth strategy and mission, we are now opening a 40-70 place before & after-school care service on the beautiful grounds of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Mosman. Utilising the School Hall, you will be looking after and caring for children within the age range of 5-12, with the majority of them attending Kindy-year 4 at the school.

The Perks:

• Above Award salary package
• A supportive and supported team
• Opportunity to work with an nurturing, growing network of Early Childhood Centres
• A well-resourced shared space within the grounds of a beautiful Catholic School
• A conscious and driven effort to encourage continuous learning and development of all staff and students
• A chance to be part of a team of dedicated staff who have successfully launched a thriving start-up entity in the past 12 months with a view to triple breadth of the brand’s reach by 2020
• Career progression opportunities within service and other opportunities across the company

The Job:

• Ensuring all children are ‘actively’ supervised at all times
• Assist in implementing and providing a diverse and stimulating program that matches the developmental needs and interests of the children in your program, including those with additional needs
• Ensuring safe food handling and hygiene practices are upheld at all times
• Developing and fostering positive relationships with parents, caregivers, children and other key stakeholders
• Assist in establishing daily routines and create appropriate rules and boundaries for children to encourage positive behaviour
• Encourage and maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness of program premises and facilities 

The Person:

• Hold a NSW Working with children check, or be willing to obtain
• Hold certificate of training in child protection, e.g. ‘Identify and Respond to children and young people’ certificate or ‘Supporting the rights and safety of children and young people’ certificate, or be willing to obtain
• Qualifications in Child Education and Care, will be looked upon favourably
• First Aid, CPR, Anaphylaxis and Asthma Management (HTAID004), or be willing to obtain
• Consistent availability across all afternoon shifts, Monday to Friday

The Process:

Applicants must formalise their application by submitting a completed SCS Application Form, resume and a covering letter addressing suitability for the role to hr.recruitment@syd.catholic.edu.au

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CLEARANCE

This role is classified as a child related work and therefore we require a working with children clearance to be completed prior to your commencement with us.

Closing date: Sunday 3 February 2019