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Educational Leader | Kawana

Journey Early Learning is seeking an influential, passionate and experienced Educational Leader to join our Kawana team, and inspire, motivate, affirm and challenge or extend the practice and pedagogy of educators. 

Centre Overview: 

At Journey Early Learning Kawana, we are a two-building service, that really has that home away from home feeling. As you walk through our doors you can see the relationships and connections our experienced team have with our families and community, and the purposeful spaces and resources that allow children to connect to their home environments. Journey Early Learning Kawana has a brand new kitchen, programming and Staff retreat room and not to mention 9 spacious room and 6 outdoor environments for the children and Educators to truly explore.

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: 

• Diploma or Bachelor 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.  
• Possession of current First Aid, PR, Asthma & Anaphylaxis Certificates  
• Valid Working with Children Check 

 What we offer: 

• Above award rates + 10% Educator Wage Retention Grant
• 80% off Childcare Discounts* 
• 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 & 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