Job Description
Early Childhood Teacher – 2–3 Days Per Week
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6-Month Maternity Leave Contract | Una Paddington
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Are you a passionate Early Childhood Teacher looking for a part-time opportunity within a supportive, experienced team?
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Una Paddington is seeking a second Early Childhood Teacher to join our service 2–3 days per week on a 6-month maternity leave contract.
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Working alongside our existing ECT and leadership team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a high-quality Kindergarten program, build meaningful relationships with children and families, and support an engaging curriculum that reflects children's interests, strengths and individual learning journeys.
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About Una
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At Una, our approach to early childhood education is guided by five key principles:
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Nature Grows Us – Children thrive through meaningful connections with nature.
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Let Them Lead – We support children to lead their learning through curiosity, exploration and independence.
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Care for Your Forever Home – We promote lifelong wellbeing, health and connection.
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Diversity Enriches All – We value and celebrate the diversity of every child, family and educator.
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A Little Wild Does a Lot of Good – We believe childhood should include adventure, creativity, challenge and fun.
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About the Role
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As our second ECT, you will:
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Work collaboratively with our existing ECT, Educational Leader and wider educator team.
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Support the delivery of an engaging, play-based Kindergarten program.
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Develop meaningful and responsive relationships with children and families.
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Contribute to observations, documentation and the cycle of planning.
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Support children's individual learning, development and transition to school.
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Embed inclusive, child-led and nature-based learning opportunities.
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Maintain a strong understanding of the EYLF, Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline and National Quality Framework.
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Contribute positively to the culture and professional practice of the service.
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About You
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We are looking for someone who:
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Holds an approved Bachelor of Early Childhood Education qualification, or equivalent recognised by ACECQA.
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Has a current Queensland Working with Children Blue Card.
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Has current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis qualifications.
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Has completed relevant Child Protection and Child Safety training.
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Has a genuine passion for early childhood education and strong knowledge of contemporary curriculum and pedagogy.
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Builds warm, respectful and responsive relationships with children.
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Values teamwork, communication and reflective practice.
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Is committed to creating an inclusive, safe and engaging learning setting.
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Our Commitment to Child Safety
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At Una, the safety, wellbeing and rights of children are at the centre of everything we do. We are committed to creating and maintaining child-safe environments and expect all team members to actively uphold our Child Safe Standards, Code of Conduct, professional boundaries and child protection responsibilities.
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All appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of our recruitment and child-safety screening requirements.
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Why Join Una?
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2–3 days per week – ideal for someone seeking genuine work-life balance.
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6-month maternity leave contract with the opportunity to become part of the wider Una team.
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Work alongside an experienced ECT and supportive leadership team.
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Collaborative and values-driven workplace.
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Ongoing professional development and mentoring.
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Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
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Support from an experienced Operations and Leadership team.
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We would love to hear from you.

📌 Ect Part Time Paddington (Queensland)
🏢 Una Kids
📍 Queensland