About This Role
Working with children aged six weeks to six years, the Childcare Worker provides high-quality education and care in a long day care centre. This full-time position suits a dedicated educator who takes initiative, builds strong relationships with children and families, and supports centre operations beyond classroom duties.
Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day operations of your allocated learning environment
- Provide high-quality education and care that aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Standards (NQS)
- Ensure supervision of children is active, adequate, and efficient at all times, and implement and maintain clear expectations for children when establishing limits of appropriate behaviour
- Develop holistic and culturally responsive education programs and responses to all children, within the context of their families and communities
- Structure indoor and outdoor environments and activities with a balance of active and passive learning areas to guide children to participate constructively, to explore, to learn, and to interact positively with other children through play
- Assist in developing individual learning plans and documenting children's progress through observations and assessments
- Build and maintain warm, respectful, and stable relationships with children and families to promote a sense of security and continuity
- Support children's behaviour and wellbeing using positive guidance strategies
- Maintain a safe, clean, and engaging learning environment, indoors and outdoors
- Contribute to team discussions, reflective practices, and continuous quality improvement efforts
- Support the centre's daily operations and management tasks as delegated by the Centre Director, such as contributing to resource planning, liaising with families, or mentoring junior staff
Requirements
- Certificate III (or higher) in Early Childhood Education and Care
- Minimum 1 year of full-time experience in an early childhood education and care setting
- Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis certifications (HLTAID012 or equivalent)
- Valid NSW Working with Children Check
- Excellent knowledge of child development in the 0–6 years age group and proven ability to plan appropriate programs
- Ability to evaluate and make recommendations to the leadership team on the planning and implementation of education and care programs within the service
- Experience in undertaking educational program planning to meet the needs of all children within the service
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Proven ability to build trusting relationships with children and families, promoting long-term engagement and continuity of care