Empower Early Learning group is hiring!
We are seeking Certificate 3 trainee's to join our growing community of like minded educators.
We require you to write a cover letter, in your cover letter we ask you let us know why you would be the perfect fit for EMPOWER.
WHY EMPOWER?
- Above award wages
- Flexible rostering, supporting positive work life balance
- RDO's
- Wellness evenings
- Team bonding days
- Team meetings held off site focusing on team building and reflective practices to achieve best outcomes for all in our community
- Extensive induction process to ensure smooth transition into the service with strong support, training and mentoring from a dedicated team
- On going professional development opportunities
- Supportive, dedicated and passionate leadership team
What is the ideal EMPOWER educator and what are we seeking from you?
- You must have a warm smiling face that makes every child feel special.
- You must be able to laugh at jokes you don't understand, or you don't find funny.
- You will preferably have a little bit of quirkiness. If a child request that you be a cat in their vet, you will be the best cat you can be.
- The ability to sing in tune is not necessary, but the ability to sign out of tune in front of a little people audience is essential.
- You must be able to distribute loving cuddles as required.
- Having the skills required to rapidly count the heads of numerous moving small people is of the upmost importance.
- Having the skills to use an IPAD to take photos to capture the most special moments, while remembering what the children said. Or be really quick to post the moment there and then.
- Must be comfortable entering public places on the way home from work, with unknown substances on your clothing or pack a spare clothes. Look it is usually paint.
- You must be able to reflect on the service practice including your own to every part of our philosophy. using the Child Safe Standards and the UN rights of a child to guide everything you do.
- You must have a high level of comfort around talking about bodily functions. You must have a strong sense of smell to enable you to respond to said bodily functions.
- You must be able to think outside the box and create experiences that require forward planning or do not.
- You must be able to have the skills to be able to support children to be fully engaged in activities through your interactions and relationships formed.
- Pretending to eat play-dough creations realistically is required, and that drinking numerous cups of pretend tea.
- You must love being on your feet or counting your steps we hit anywhere between 10,000 - 20,000 daily you can cancel your gym membership or look at it as extra calorie burners.
- You must have the ability to read a ten page book, with at least four interruptions per page.
- Possessing the skills required to use an app as quick as you conduct an Instagram post.
- You must be able to communicate with kindness
- Thinking on your feet is a skill you will need to acquire. The practice will support you to ensure your stations are cleaned, you're organised and children are engaged.
- You must be prepared to have lots of FUN in the workplace. Laughter is something you can expect to engage in for a large part of your working day.
- Our promise to you, we will always be open minded to change, focus on the children first, meet your needs, be flexible, provide you with the time you need to do your role, be kind and have lots of fun.
- Finally, you must be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families.
THERE IS SIMPLY NO OTHER JOB QUITE LIKE THIS ONE.
If the above sounds like this could be you, we would love to hear from you!
Check out our Instagram @empower.elg
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $13.00 – $20.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
