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Educational Leader | Thomastown

Journey Early Learning is seeing an influential, passionate, experienced Educational Leader to join our Thomastown team and inspire, motivate, and enhance the pedagogy of our educators.

About the role: 

As our Educational Leader, you'll be a key member of our leadership team. In this key role, utilising your influential skills, you will leverage your extensive experience in curriculum programming and your proven ability to provide excellent support and mentorship to Educators in every room.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Motivate and lead a team of educators to achieve high-quality care for all children within the service 
• Clear understanding of Storypark and ensure children’s learning is documented in a high quality and professional manner  
• Work collaboratively with the team to ensuring high quality practices are consistently embedded across the service 
• Establish, nurture and foster strong and inclusive relationships with children to achieve quality learning and development outcomes 
• Building a supportive relationship with families to allow for honest and open communication of expectations and needs 
• Assisting in ensuring high quality practices and procedures are being met according to the NQS 
• Ensuring the inclusion and support of all children's learning abilities 

About you: 

Your ability to create environments that inspire growth, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning, along with your experience to provide excellent support and mentorship to Educators will see you succeed in this role 

Key skills and requirements: 

• Bachelor or Diploma level Early Childhood Education and Care qualification   
• Passionate about children, their development, and safety  
• Demonstrated ability to create and implement a quality education program 
• Sound knowledge of the National Quality Framework & National Law   
• Understand leadership and mentoring, be approachable & willing to learn 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  
• Current First Aid, PR, Asthma & Anaphylaxis Certificates  
• Valid Working with Children Check 

Who are we? 

At Journey Early Learning, the very heart of our culture is anchored in four foundational pillars. 

• Trust & Belief 
• Support & Wellbeing 
• Growth & Development 
• Passion & Possibilities 

What we offer: 

• 80% off Childcare Discounts*
• 10% Educator Worker Retention Payments (EWRP)
• Educational Leader Allowance
• Anniversary Gifts to recognise you
• Paid Birthday Leave
• Mental Health First Aid
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to retail/lifestyle discounts
• Excursions - we encourage all services to engage with the community through excursions

*Terms and conditions apply.

If you believe you have the skills and experience to be part of our team’s success – apply now! 

Join us at Journey Early Learning…where it all begins. 

At Journey Early Learning, the safety and well-being of every child is our top priority. We ensure every child every day is safe, secure and protected. We are united through Journey’s Commitment to Safeguarding Children and adhere to our See, Act, Tell framework. This framework empowers us to actively uphold and advocate for the rights and voices of children, focusing on the prevention, recognition, and response to abuse, neglect, and harm.