Early Childhood / Kindergarten Teacher – multiple roles

• Early Childhood / Kindergarten Teacher – Whitehorse City Council (Long Day Care)
• Multiple roles – permanent and temporary – Full and Part time
• Make a difference in the local community

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do.  To stay ahead of and best respond to the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting transformation journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our transformation focus on:

• Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
• Great Organisational Culture
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Good Governance and Integrity
• Long Term Financial Sustainability

The role:

As a teacher, you will inspire a love of learning in children and foster their development through purposeful, intentional teaching practices that are delivered with creativity and energy.  

You will build meaningful relationships with families, so each child has a strong sense of belonging that supports them to thrive.

Your love of teaching will be reflected in how you mentor and guide educational practices in your room and in your work with the broader centre leadership team to develop, review, and implement high quality education programs, to ensure you’re achieving optimal outcomes for children.

The role is part of a kindergarten program in a long day care setting.  Roles are based in one of three children’s services centres that form part of the Whitehorse Early Learning Services (WELS): Vermont South, Blackburn and Mitcham.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will require:

Comprehensive knowledge and practice reflected by developing innovative programs and curriculum.

The ability to model outstanding professional behaviour and work consistently to strengthen and initiate improvements to the quality of programs and service provision.

The ability to identify problems early and then assess and identify options, utilising experience and professional judgement.

Be capable of working in a team environment, with a positive approach to share decision making and ability to apply initiative.

Knowledge and practical experience in the use of MS Office Suite, particularly Outlook and Word and the ability to use these effectively, in correspondence and for record keeping and programming needs.

 In return, we will offer:

The ability to make a difference – Working at Whitehorse City Council you contribute to making a real difference in the lives of the community and those that live, learn, work or visit Whitehorse.  Every day you really will see how the work you’re involved in benefits the diverse community.

 Great working conditions – a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.

An extensive Health and Wellbeing offering – Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges.

 Career opportunities – engaging work and the opportunity to apply your skills and experience.

 Transformation – We are in a time of transformation to stay ahead of the evolving changes and needs of our community. Together, we are on an exciting journey to empower all of our employees to be innovative, and constantly strive towards continuous improvement.

Further Information:

Further information is available from Angela Allen on 9873 1655 or Claudia Elliott on 9887 9489.  
We ask that applications please address the key selection criteria contained in the position description. Applications close Sunday 5th February 2023.

Come and join the transformation!