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Diploma Educator

**Centre** The Montessori Preschool of Sydney Zetland

**Location **811 Elizabeth Street, Zetland, NSW, 2017.

**Position **Diploma Educator

**Direct Manager ** Centre Director

**Objective**

Our objective is to provide the best staff we can possibly find to fill the very key roles of educating, caring for and influencing the children attending The Montessori Preschool of Sydney Zetland. The roles will be filled by people with a genuine interest in children and who also want to work with the children’s families and include them as part of the school. We expect all our staff to work together with the same overall vision and direction in which we wish to take our school.

**Key Accountabilities**

**Children**
- Ensure child safety and welfare at all times by actively supervising and interacting with children
- Ensure that our children are educated and cared for to the highest standard
- Ensure every child is able to engage with educators in meaningful, open interactions that support the acquisition of skills for life and learning
- Interact with each child in a warm and responsive way and build trusting relationships
- Facilitate a nurturing and loving environment for the children at the centre.
- Provide childcare services that comply with the national regulations, the National Quality Framework

(NQF), and support the Early Years Learning Framework
- Provide ongoing input for all documentation associated with Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) requirements
- Ensure delivery and maintenance of routines and programs specific to the room including small group
- Ensure the Montessori Curriculum is embedded in the culture of the centre
- Document the children’s learning through supporting and mentoring other team members




- Create and set up interesting learning environments for the children in line with the Montessori Curriculum

**People**
- Work as a team and ensure that you support and respect other team members.

**Room Leader Duties (if applicable)**
- Be a role model and ensure that you support, instruct and mentor other team members in your room on the expectations of MPOS Zetland and their role within the centre
- Ensure that all new team members feel welcome and are engaged in the room, creating an environment that fosters a sense of belonging
- Work with the classroom team to hold room meetings, set goals and meet requirements

The Montessori Preschool of Sydney Zetland PTY LTD ABN 42 648 526 050 1

Job Description Diploma Educator January 2018

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Diploma Educator
- Be the point of contact for communications with families about developmental outcomes and school readiness in consultation with the Director
- Actively participate in the leadership team by attending meetings, sharing ideas and being motivated towards the centre vision
- Support the Director with decisions made throughout the centre
- Support and encourage ongoing learning and study for all team members

**Families**
- Provide our families with exceptional customer service at all times
- Ensure that all families are communicated with in a warm and professional manner.
- Pay attention to greeting and farewelling the families each day, sharing information about their child’s day




- Form partnerships with families to reach the best possible outcomes for each child

**Company**
- Adhere to The Montessori Preschool of Sydney Zetland’s policy and procedure at all times
- Recognise, support and adhere to the values and philosophy of the company and centre

**Centre**
- Participate in ensuring the centre is presented immaculately at all times, actively working to keep learning environments clean
- Attend all room team meetings and centre team meetings
- Attend all in-house Montessori Trainings

**Working Relationships**

External
Internal
- Children
- Educators
- Parents

The Montessori Preschool of Sydney Zetland PTY LTD ABN 42 648 526 050 2

Job Description Diploma Educator January 2018

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Diploma Educator

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Diploma of Children’s Services from a recognised Registered Training Organisation
- Advocate for Early Childhood Education
- Experience in working as a team
- Commitment to learning and education
- Genuine enthusiasm to work in early childhood education
- Current First Aid Certificate, Asthma and Anaphylaxis
- Working with Children’s Check
- Desirable - A Montessori Diploma from a registered Institute; A.M.I, M.W.E.I or St. Nicholas
- Desirable
- 2 years demonstrated experience in an early childhood setting
- Desirable - Knowledge of statutory regulations relating to the industry

**Skills and Abilities**
- **Listening**:Attending to, hearing, and understanding the verbal and non-verbal expressions of others, detecting key points and issues, and communicating to the other that they have been heard.
- **Speaking and Verbal Expression**:Presenting words, images, and ideas in a clear, organised and interesting

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