At Guardian, childcare is more than a job
Have you worked hard to convert your passion into professional skills and want to make a meaningful contribution to the lives of young children? Then, Guardian South Morang is where you can aspire to grow and excel.
Guardian believes in empowering and supporting Teachers to actively contribute to the education programs we offer, based on the best in contemporary early childhood thinking and practice. It’s a place where we celebrate and highlight great work, and you are supported to succeed.
Being an Early Childhood Teacher at Guardian means having a voice and the opportunity to make decisions and develop a learning program that suits the families and their children in your community. You’ll also have a great place to work, incredible colleagues, and benefits that include:
- Lead your ongoing professional development and learning through exceptional coaching, conferences, mentoring, and career advancement opportunities.
- Use your professional skills and passion for education to influence and shape our innovative programs that focus on learning through exploration, discovery, and play.
- Collaborate with other professional Educators and Teachers through workshops and meetings to share best practice and learn from each other.
- High-quality, well-resourced environments for children and Teachers
We also offer…
- Enjoy a competitive salary and financial benefits, including attractive remuneration packages, generous childcare discounts, recognition and rewards, and an employee referral program.
- WHEREFIT – 2,000 discounted corporate offers at up to 50% off for gyms, studios, activewear, healthy meals, beauty and more…
- Guardian Degree program – We can support you by offering paid study, flexible work hours, guardian mentors and reimbursement of course fees, because we want to see you succeed. (Terms & conditions apply)
- Paid first aid courses and renewals
The Centre
Guardian Childcare & Education South Morang is designed to support the highest level of childcare and learning experience for young children. Our brand new child care centre is perfect for families in South Morang and near suburbs including Mill Park, Epping, Epping North, Mernda and Doreen.
Our beautifully designed classrooms are ideal for sensory learning which creates experiences of sight, sound and touch. All indoor learning spaces have direct access to the outdoor facilities, which are an integral component of our indoor-outdoor program.
Our South Morang childcare centre offers:
- Six world-class indoor learning spaces
- Leading learning programs such as Joy of Reading, Cooking and Sustainability
- Extensive outdoor space for children to explore and play
- Dedicated parking basement to ensure easy access at drop-off and pick-up
- Our Baby Ambassador, a specialist in all-things-baby in the Nursery
- On-site Chef providing fresh, healthy meals and snacks daily
- Nappies, SPF 50+ sunscreen, high-quality formula and bed linen provided
- Extended hours of care each weekday from 6.30am to 6.30pm
Children attending South Morang long day care centre, will have a supportive, stimulating, and warm environment to explore their world in a safe and secure way. A team of passionate, qualified Teachers and Educators will ensure that each child receives care tailored to their needs through a personalised approach to play-based learning.
We believe that a play-based learning environment promotes each child’s curiosity and creativity and encourages children to thrive. This is supported further by our best practices approach to connect the child to the natural world by introducing natural materials such as leaves, flowers, soil and stones in our outdoor garden.
Children will also have the chance to see the same familiar faces as they move on up from the nursery room, into our two-year dedicated kindergarten program, designed specifically to help prepare each child for a smooth transition from early learning to primary school. The government-approved kindergarten program provides little minds with the best early childhood education, including the emotional and social skills needed for life.
The Opportunity
As an ECT, you will be part of a passionate team where you will enjoy:
- Contributing to a professional Team to create a safe and secure environment where children are supported to be brave, curious, and imaginative in their learning.
- Building lasting and meaningful relationships with families, so they feel informed and sure their children are receiving the best education and care in the community.
- Supporting Educators to deliver the best in contemporary early childhood thinking and practice.
- Contributing to making your Centre an example of why Guardian is driven by its mindsets of being brave, positive, thoughtful, and professional in all aspects of what we do.
- The opportunity to join Leadership Councils where you can develop leadership skills, collaborate with other leaders, think innovatively, drive change, and participate in decision-making.
To be considered, you will have:
- Tertiary Qualifications in Early Childhood Education as approved by ACECQA
- Current Teacher’s Accreditation/ Registration (VIT for VIC state)
- Proven knowledge of the National Quality Framework
- Previous experience working in the early childhood sector (highly desirable)
- Valid Working with Children’s Check or state-specific equivalent.
Apply now
Be inspired, be inspiring, and introduce us to the Teacher in you. Apply now to join Guardian Childcare & Education.
Referrals
We offer referrals for Guardian employees so join us and bring a friend to refer and earn. For more details, visit: guardian.edu.au/careers/refer-your-friends
Guardian Childcare & Education values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We are committed to providing a workplace where every person is valued, respected, and supported to progress.
We are also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.
The safety and wellbeing of children will always be our top priority, Guardian Childcare & Education has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse or harm.