- Casual ECT roles available at our creative and friendly kindergartens
- Work with children to explore and discover the world around them
- Support an inclusive environment that nurtures children of all backgrounds and abilities
As a qualified Early Childhood Teacher, you will support the overall operations of the service and lead, guide, and support a team which provides high quality early childhood education and care to children.
This includes:
- Providing pedagogical leadership to the team to ensure the provision of a contemporary, quality and diverse educational program based on an approved curriculum framework.
- Ensuring children’s agency, choice and influence are promoted, so that the programs meet the interests and abilities of each child.
- Providing leadership and being part of a large passionate professional team ensuring the provision of quality Early Childhood programs at the early learning service.
- Ensuring partnerships are developed with families and in the community.
- Ongoing reflective practice, critical reflection and developing a positive professional team and organisational culture.
Our kindergartens located in Ballarat, offer creative programs for 3 to 4 year-olds and operate 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and Friday.
You support our team focused on nurturing children’s strengths, interests and social connections as well as teaching values that reflect our small local community - kindness, resilience and teamwork.
You’ll be joining Uniting’s Early Learning directorate – a purpose-led team working across Victoria and Tasmania to shape better futures for children and families. We champion safety, inclusion, and quality in everything we do, and we’re driven by a deep belief in the power of early learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.
At Uniting, you’ll enjoy:
- Flexible work that lets you choose shifts that suit your lifestyle and availability.
- Casual loading of 25% in addition to your base hourly rate.
- 10% discount for eligible employees on out-of-pocket childcare fees at Uniting learning services
- A 30% discount on Office 365 subscriptions, and a 25% discount at our Uniting Op Shops.
- Access to development and training opportunities to build your skills and experience.
- Working in a values-led organisation with real community impact.
- Being part of team creating safe, nurturing and playful environments for children.
- Access to salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
- A Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood or equivalent Approved Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority qualification).
- Current VIT registration.
- Current National Child Safety Training and any applicable state-based child safety training (or ability to obtain prior to commencement).
- Experience gained in early childhood education.
- Strong organisation and planning skills, including a high attention to detail.
You enjoy working autonomously while being part of, and supported by, a collaborative and forward-thinking team. You can develop and maintain strong, positive relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, with empathy and support at the forefront of your work.
View the position description here.
Click APPLY to submit your interest, and we’ll get in touch shortly. If this role sounds like a good fit for you, apply soon. We'll be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advert early.
If you have any questions about the opportunity, please message Cathie Coles on [email protected].
We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.
We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.
For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania.
Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org
We are an inclusive, values-led organisation and proudly welcome people of all identities, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with lived and living experience relevant to our work.
We are committed to inclusive hiring practices. You are welcome to share your pronouns and let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process. We are here to support you.
Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and young people. We embed child safety in everything we do. Employment with Uniting is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.
