Join our team in Milestones Early Learning Torquay
Milestones Early Learning Torquay welcome an Early Childhood Lead Educator to join our professional, supportive team of educators. Your role encompasses a range of responsibilities that align well with being a team player, contributing creative ideas to daily programming, supporting children with challenging behaviours and utilizing and enjoying the Centres spacious outdoor environments.
Core responsibilities:
Leadership and Teamwork: Guide and mentor a team of early childhood educators, ensuring the group works collaboratively and supports each other to provide a consistent and high-quality learning experience for children.
Creative Programming: Design, implement and continually adapt engaging, age-appropriate programs.
Proactive Communication: Effective communication with team members and families is essential for building trust and collaboration.
Supporting Challenging Behaviours: Employ inclusive and positive behaviour management strategies, identifying triggers and responding with consistency, positive reinforcement, and tailored activities to help children self-regulate and succeed.
Ongoing Reflection & Professional Growth: Regularly reflecting on your practice and encouraging your team to do the same ensures continued professional development and high standards.
Affinity Education Group is a Child Safe organisation, where child safety is our highest priority. We are committed to creating environments where children feel safe, supported, and valued.
Affinity Education Group offer the Government Incentive to all our staff.
Affinity Education Group Advantages
- Enjoy a 50% discount on childcare fees starting from day one.
- Take advantage of extensive training and development opportunities, with 50% of promotions coming from within.
- Advance your career towards a role in senior educational roles or operational management.
- Receive a 30% discount on a 12-month membership with Goodlife or Fitness First.
- Benefit from wellbeing initiatives with partners like TELUS Health, Bupa insurance benefit, and discounts at over 100 retailers.
About the Centre:
Our Milestones Early Learning Torquay Centre boasts a dedicated team with job security and growth opportunities, featuring spacious play areas and offers a completely refurbished environment for an exceptional experience.
About you:
- Hold a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care or ACECQA approved equivalent Bachelor’s degree
- A current Working with Children’s Check or willing to obtain
- Current first aid certificate (including asthma and anaphylactic training) or willing to obtain
- A strong commitment to fostering the growth and development of young minds
Why work for Affinity Education Group?
Join our values-driven organisation, where incredible people make a genuine difference. Our mission is to inspire and nurture individuals to reach their full potential. It isn’t just about what we do for children, it’s about what we do for our team, too. Affinity allows our people to shine – so we can deliver the best in early education!
Our Curriculum:
Our educators and teachers are trained and accredited in the Lifelong Learning Curriculum which is Australia’s most advanced approach to early education for children from birth to age five. It is based on the belief that learning and development occurs most successfully when supported by nurturing and engaged educators, in partnership with families and communities. This curriculum draws on the best models of early education, contemporary research and evidence informed practices such as Circle of Security, Abecedarian, and Project Based learning.
Our Safety Commitment
At Affinity Education Group, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every individual is treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to upholding the safety, rights and wellbeing of all children and promote a culture of child safety with a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and harm. Our Safety Commitment also prioritises the safety, rights, and wellbeing of our employees and their families.
We are a 2024 Circle back Initiative Employer. We are committed to responding to every applicant.
LOVE. LEARN. GROW. Apply now!
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