- Location Barkly Square, 25/39 Barkly St,Ballarat, VIC, 3350,Australia
- Employee Type Casual
- Manage Others No

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Join the Y Team!

At the Y, we believe in the power of inspired young people. Here at Y Ballarat we provide a wide range of programs and services to over 100 communities across Victoria, including rural and remote communities. We currently have over 700 staff across the state and continue to grow and develop our passionate workforce.

Our children’s services operations include the management of kindergartens, early learning centres and before and after school care. We have over 90 services across Victoria. Our Youth programs have an increased presence in Ballarat through our Youth hubs, workshops and in our ReCranked and JumpStart programs.

We currently have vacancies in our Ballarat OSHC Services (Alfredton, Newington, Ballarat North, St Patrick's Gordon, St Brigids Ballan and OLHC) and are looking for casual educators to join our motivated and enthusiastic team.

As part of the Y Ballarat, you will have access to structured support, leadership and shared services functions.

Joining us will bring you:

- Unrivalled Support : Join a welcoming and collaborative team committed to providing you any support you need to grow your skills and knowledge. Our Shared Services are here to make things easier for you to focus on your role. We want you to evolve and grow within our team.
- Wellbeing : Access our comprehensive support services including Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing programs
- Free access to YMCA gyms across the state




- A generous discount of95% gap fee available for educators who are working directly with children at Y Ballarat services
- Access the ECEC10% pay increase

We asked our current staff why they love Y Ballarat and Y Kinders, here are some of their responses…

“We love to celebrate different cultures here. Everyone is welcome"

“I like the amount of professional development we have access to"

“The Y is child focused. Everything we do is for the children and that's great!”

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better outcomes for the communities we work and live in. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access.

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better outcomes for the communities we work and live in. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access.

Role: Assistant Educator

Job Type: Casual

Hours: Varied week to week.

Service Operation Hours: Monday to Friday 6:30am-9am, 2:30pm-6pm; Vacation care hours (during school holidays): 7:00am to 6:00pm

Qualification: Working towards achieving a Certificate III, Certificate III or Diploma Qualified





Some of the following qualifications are considered a recognised OSHC qualifications:

Education, Disability, Children's Services & Community Services. Please refer to theACECQA website , where you will find a list of relevant OSHC qualifications in Victoria.

“I like the amount of career development we have access to"

“The Y is child focused. Everything we do is for the children and that's great!”

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better outcomes for the communities we work and live in. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a National Police Check and maintain a valid employment Working with Children Check whilst employed in this position.

Prior to being appointed to this position it is required that there is a full disclosure of any pre-existing injuries or disease that might be affected by employment in this position.

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Selection Criteria

Y Ballarat, including our Board of Directors are committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding Children and Young People frameworks.

Y Ballarat requires all applicants to undergo checks prior to commencement including, police checks, international police checks, WWCC and reference checks as a minimum.

The Y Ballarat is a recognised Safeguarding Children and Young People organisation, independently reviewed by the ACF.

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