Diploma Educators

Join the Teaching Team at Kidzco Early Learning Centre Palmwoods

Are you ready to join a dynamic team that truly cares for and appreciates one another?
Do you want to be recognised and valued for your creativity, individuality, and dedication to early childhood education?

If so, we’d love to hear from you.

At Kidzco Early Learning Centre Palmwoods, we are seeking passionate and inspiring Early Childhood Diploma Educators to join our growing teaching team.

Our unique double-service centre works collaboratively to provide high-quality care and education to children and families within our community. With a hands-on and supportive management team, along with a growing cohort of children and families, there is plenty of opportunity to grow and thrive within our teaching team.

We are genuinely committed to investing in our people and provide the tools, training, and support you need to succeed in your role.

Most importantly, we are committed to providing a child-safe environment where children feel secure, respected, valued, and empowered. We actively promote child safety and wellbeing and expect all educators, staff, and volunteers to share our commitment to protecting children from harm, abuse, and neglect.

About You

You understand how young children learn through play and everyday routines and rituals. Your curriculum is responsive to young children's thinking, play schemas and development. You join with families and community to nurture young children in their formative years. You position yourself as a learner, demonstrating responsibility for continuous practice improvement and reflective practice. You will also possess:

• Confident and enthusiastic in exploring loose parts, nature play and a respectful, child-led slow pedagogy. You value children’s ideas, allow time for meaningful exploration and embrace open-ended learning experiences that support curiosity, creativity, independence and connection with the natural environment.
• The ability to create engaging, inclusive, and safe learning environments for children to explore
• Experience documenting children’s learning and development
• Strong relationship-building skills with children, families, and fellow educators
• The ability to collaborate with educators to develop learning programs based on each child’s interests, ideas, and goals using the Early Years Learning Framework
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A positive, caring attitude and strong teamwork skills
• Professional presentation and a proactive approach
• The ability to inspire and mentor fellow educators, building team confidence and capability
• Experience supporting children’s behaviour and social development in a respectful and responsive way
• A willingness to contribute ideas and insights during team collaboration meetings
• A strong understanding of child protection responsibilities and child-safe practices

Our Commitment to Child Safety

Kidzco Early Learning Centre Palmwoods is committed to creating and maintaining a child-safe environment where every child feels secure, respected, included, and supported. We give paramount consideration to children’s wellbeing and uphold practices that promote their safety, dignity, and rights at all times.

We expect all educators, staff, and volunteers to actively contribute to a sense of belonging and culture of care, professionalism, and accountability, ensuring children are always supported to thrive in safe and nurturing environments.

There is a zero tolerance culture of child maltreatment, abuse and neglect in this service.

Key skills and requirements:

• An ACECQA recognized Diploma in Early Childhood Education or working towards completion of qualification
• An approved Working with Children Check (State Specific)
• Completion of Mandatory Foundations of Child Protection Training (Gekko)
• Current Asthma, Anaphylaxis and First Aid Certificates
• Experience leading and developing age specific programs and routines
• Knowledge and understanding of industry practices including legislative requirements and quality frameworks.
• A passion for the education and care of children in a play-based learning environment.
• The ability to be flexible to cover operational rostering requirements across Monday-Friday.

Why Apply?

~Generous above award wages

~Worker Rentention Grant

~75% Staff childcare fee discounts & salary packaging

~Service Logo polo shirt uniform provided for all educators. Crocs are also a hit on the feet of our educators.

~Paid Annual First Aid and CPR

~Paid Birthday Leave

~Retention Bonus' to reward educator longevity

~Paid professional learning and development opportunities

~Paid staff meetings

 ~ A genuine, positive, friendly, team focused work environment that values people and their work

 ~Focus on the natural environment and learning spaces

 ~An inclusive culture with a shared vision

 ~Well resourced, rated Meeting the National Quality Standards

 ~Dedicated Educational Leader support and coaching and mentoring from experienced colleagues.

~Online Learning Management System, with paid time off the floor to further your knowledge in various topics

~Highly supportive management

~Digital programming with a tablet and laptop provided for all learning studios.

So, if this opportunity resonates with you and you believe you can contribute to the team’s success apply now!

Two professional references will be sought, one being in a managment capacity from your last role to further the application process.

Sponsorship is not available at this time.