About Us:

Lady Gowrie QLD is a leader in ECEC, sponsoring a range of Early Childhood Education and Care services. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a strong heritage in early childhood education in Queensland and Australia. We value excellence, inclusion, engagement and integrity in our work with children, families and communities and supporting a professional and capable staff team.

At Lady Gowrie Emerald Community Kindergarten, we value flexibility, professionalism, collaboration and a commitment to ongoing professional learning. The ability to build and maintain positive, inclusive and responsive relationships with children, families and our wider community is a must.

About the role:

We are looking for an Early Childhood Teacher to start as soon as possible working with our group at the start of the week, across Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The role includes non-contact time to do documentation and program preparation.

Lady Gowrie Qld is looking attract an experienced ECT with solid leadership capabilities who can provide guidance around practice and pedagogy and support the team to continue building consistency and strong practice across the service. The successful candidate will be someone who is confident in mentoring and role modelling quality practice and who can support our evolving and working-towards teachers and educators in their professional growth.

What we can offer you:

- Be part of a strong and successful kindergarten

- Wages as per Kindergarten Enterprise Agreement

- Ongoing professional development, and support from an experienced leadership team





- Fully funded Blue Card and First Aid/CPR including Asthma and Anaphylaxis

- Uniforms provided

- Access to Employee Assistance Programs to support ongoing staff Wellbeing

The successful applicants will have:

- ACECQA approved Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) or if you are studying towards this. We are happy to talk to you!

- Current first aid/CPR including asthma and anaphylaxis

- Previous experience working with the 3-5 age group is desirable

- Passion for creating and delivering a stimulating learning environment
- An understanding of the provision of a safe, well planned indoor and outdoor learning environment

- Awareness of the National Quality Framework, and Queensland Kindergarten Learning guidelines

- Skilled with documenting observations of children's behaviour and development, in the form of learning stories
- An ability to implement a planned program, in collaboration with the Teacher ensuring the needs of individual children and the group are met.

- Demonstrate the ability to follow child safe practices and be part of a child safe organisation

- Demonstrate knowledge of mandatory reporting requirements

Lady Gowrie Qld is committed to an inclusive workforce and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from culturally-diverse background

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We thank all candidates for their applications, however only those successful will be contacted for an interview.

📌 Early Childhood Teacher (Emerald)
🏢 Lady Gowrie QLD
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