We are looking for an experienced and confident Room Leader to join our childcare team.
For this position, we are particularly interested in educators who have genuine, hands-on experience working on the floor in an early childhood setting. We are looking for someone who understands the day-to-day realities of running a room, supporting children, communicating with families and leading fellow educators.
About the Role
As Room Leader, you will be responsible for:
Leading and supporting educators within your room
Creating a protected, positive and engaging environment for children
Planning and implementing meaningful educational experiences
Maintaining routines and ensuring the room runs smoothly throughout the day
Completing observations, programming and documentation
Building positive relationships with children and families
Supporting children's individual needs, development and wellbeing
Ensuring appropriate supervision and compliance with service policies and the NQF
Providing practical leadership and guidance to junior educators and trainees
Working collaboratively with the Centre Director and wider team
What We're Looking For
Practical childcare experience is very important to us.
The ideal candidate will have:
Minimum 2 years of genuine on-floor experience in an Australian early childhood education and care service
Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, or another suitable recognised qualification
Previous Room Leader experience highly regarded
Strong understanding of routines, supervision, ratios and day-to-day room management
Good knowledge of the EYLF and National Quality Framework
Confidence leading and supporting other educators
Strong communication skills with children, families and colleagues
Current Working With Children Check
Relevant First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis qualifications
Key
This is a hands-on Room Leader position, and practical experience working directly with children is essential.
We are specifically seeking an educator with demonstrated floor experience rather than applicants whose primary qualification is a recently completed Graduate Diploma with limited practical early childhood experience.
If you are an experienced educator who enjoys being actively involved with the children, takes ownership of your room and is confident leading a team, we would love to hear from you.