This is an incredible opportunity to educate young people and be a part of shaping futures! This position is an ongoing, full-time role at 76 hours per fortnight.

As an Early Childhood Educator,your daily tasks may include a combination of:

- Leading educators to plan, implement and review EYLF-based child programs
- Assessing child development with families and recommend support pathways where needed
- Organising and coordinating extra-curricular programs, including incursions and excursions for the children

The RCH's Early Learning Centre is a 159-place centre catering predominately for RCH staff and community children aged from 6-weeks to 5 years.

Classification for this position is in accordance to Award 48.

The successful candidate will be appointed to CS65 (Level 5 Advanced Educator), $36.57 per hour, plus superannuation.

The Impact You Will Make:

You will play a vital role in children's lives by fostering their learning, wellbeing, social development, and school readiness during the most important years of growth.

- championing child safety, ensuring supervision, compliance, wellbeing, and a safe, inclusive learning environment for all children
- fostering a healthy team environment through thoughtful, respectful and professional leadership
- building trusted partnerships with families, fostering open communication, respecting confidentiality, and connecting families with valuable community resources
- facilitating inspiring learning programs that nurture children's development, curiosity, confidence and lifelong love of learning

What You'll Bring to the Role:

- Diploma in Children's Services or Equivalent
- First Aid, CPR,



Anaphylaxis and Asthma management training
- A current Victorian Working with Children's Check (or ability to obtain)
- A working understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework

What You'll Get in Return:

- Salary packaging option with our partner, SmartSalary - Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500 per annum (and other additional salary-enhancing options!)
- Workplace culture of continuous improvement, growth, support and training
- Clinical Education Hub on-site to support continued training and career development
- Hybrid work model, if applicable to role
- Convenient location & close to public transport
- Special events
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
- Support for working mothers including two on-site Early Learning Centres, flexible working arrangements, breast feeding and pumping facilities
- Help when you need it most! Staff counselling, financial coaching, legal support, nutritional support and specialist helpline services, and more through our EAP partner, Converge
- Unlimitedaccess to select fitness facilities in your local area via Fitness Passport
- Enjoy the convenience of an on-site retail precinct, featuring a range of shops, cafés, and food outlets (retail discounts & more)

Why work at the RCH?





RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offerthe opportunity towork in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children's Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption,andoffers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.

Are you ready to join our team?

Applications close Thursday 6 August 2026 at 11.59pm

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📌 Early Childhood Educator (Melbourne)
🏢 State Government Of Victoria, Australia
📍 Melbourne