Job Description
Lead Educator (Full-Time) | $***** - $***** per hour | Fountaindale, NSW
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Busy Bees is a leading global early learning provider, offering high-quality education in nurturing, purpose-built centres where educators are supported to grow, lead and make a real difference in children's lives, with over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees.
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Our Bee Secure Commitment: Child safety is at the heart of everything we do and is embedded in our people, places and processes. Help us give every child the Best Start in Life.
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We're seeking a passionate and experienced Lead Educator to join our team at Follyfoot Farm by Busy Bees , located at ****** Old Chittaway Road, Fountaindale NSW **** , on a full time basis. You will play a key role leading the daily learning program within your room, supporting educators, and creating a protected and engaging learning environment where children thrive.
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What you'll do
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Lead the planning and implementation of a high-quality educational program aligned with the EYLF
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Inspire and mentor Educators within your room
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Create a safe, inclusive and stimulating learning environment
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Build strong, collaborative relationships with families and the local community
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Ensure compliance with the National Quality Framework (NQF) and centre policies
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Support children's development, wellbeing, and learning outcomes through engaging play-based experiences
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What you'll bring
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A genuine commitment to child safety, speaking up, always doing the right thing, and alignment with Busy Bees values
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Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care (or ACECQA-approved equivalent)
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Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification
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Current Working with Children Check for NSW
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Demonstrated experience leading a room within an early learning environment
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Strong knowledge of the EYLF and National Quality Standards (NQS)
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A collaborative and supportive leadership style
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Why Busy Bees?
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Because we offer the B.E.E.S. advantage:
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Uniform and laundry allowances included, so your take-home pay stays yours.
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Family-friendly benefits; 50% childcare gap-fee discounts for permanent staff, because your family should benefit too.
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Paid learning & development; First Aid, CPR & mandatory training covered, ongoing professional development, and access to our Busy Bees learning platform and ACCCO RTO pathways.
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Supportive leaders & inclusive teams; hands-on leadership, strong tenure and a culture built on trust, respect and collaboration.
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Career pathways that grow with you; opportunities & training to progress from Educator to leadership, management and area roles.
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Wellbeing support that goes beyond work; free, confidential EAP access for you and your immediate family, when you need it most.
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Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks (including WWCC , ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights, NQAITS
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Persons & References) and child safety training, reflecting our strong commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion.
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We are proud to be a child safe organisation, putting child safety at the heart of everything we do through our Bee Safe commitment.
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Why Work for Busy Bees?
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If you're passionate about early learning, Busy Bees is the place to be. Although we are part of a global organisation, our company was founded by three families looking for better, more enriching childcare. Three decades later, we still keep the same values at heart.
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We know that we couldn't do what we do without the important people in our teams. We invest in our people and work with them to build career pathways that inspire.
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