Early Childhood Teacher

About us!

Beachwood Early Learning and Kindergarten is a family owned and operated centre. We have created something unique for our community and are looking for passionate early childhood Teachers and Educators who want to join us in something truly special! 

Having opened in January 2022, our 100 place purpose built centre is open from 6:30am-6:30pm, Monday to Friday. Beachwood boasts 6 rooms catering for children from 6 weeks to 5 years and includes both a 3 and 4 year old Kindergarten program. Our rooms are light and bright with room sizes ranging from a beautiful 12 place nursery through to two 22 place Kindergarten rooms.

We are passionate about providing our community with an exceptional service that not only provides excellent educational programs but unites with families in caring for their children.

We adopt a play based approach to learning with authentic learning experiences. 

Our beautiful location is surrounded by nature in the Woodlands area on Humphries Road. Our play based and community focused curriculum means that children will be supported to experience their local community through participation in excursions and incursions. Our Kindergarten program includes a Bush program delivered by our Early Childhood Teachers.

About the role!

Due to increased enrolments within our Kindergarten programs, we are recruiting experienced, passionate and inspiring Early Childhood Teachers to join our kindergarten teams in full time and part time positions. The role will be performed alongside another equally passionate mentor Early Childhood Teacher in our 3 or 4 year old Kindergarten community.

You will be an inspiring leader who supports your team to create warm and inclusive environments for children. We are looking for teachers who are passionate about their role working with young children and who put enthusiasm into play and intentional teaching moments. You will have a strong desire to build trusting and nurturing relationships with the children and collaborative, professional relationships with families and communities.

As an Early Childhood Teacher, you will be responsible for delivering a quality child focused kindergarten program, coordinating the beach and bush kindergarten programs and embracing sustainable practices within a holistic and natural environment.

We recognise we are nothing without our team; they are our most precious and valuable resource. You will be able (and be expected) to practice at the highest level with opportunities for further training and professional development. 

Reap the rewards!

Beachwood is committed to our team, we are truly family owned and operated meaning that all of our team are valued and included. We encourage and support work/life balance through flexible working conditions and provide options for longer hours over less days ie: 38 hours over 4 days.

In addition, we offer:

• Above minimum ratio team support to support our indoor/outdoor philosophy and regular outings
• Programming time from home
• Discounts on childcare fees
• Paid team meetings
• NO uniform, we encourage our team to dress comfortably and express their individuality!
• Sunscreen and own hat
• A celebration for your birthday with a paid day off and a cake day! (full time and part time team)
• Plentiful opportunity for professional development and up skilling
• Paid VIT, WWCC renewals, First Aid training and staff development opportunities.
• Additional personal/careers leave 

In addition our team are some of the most passionate, professional and amazing teachers we have had the pleasure of working with!

Skills and experience

• Be a team player, our team are cohesive and support one another!
• Be reliable, positive and have excellent time management skills.
• Support an environment that fosters the children's well-being and a sense of belonging.
• Practical working knowledge and implementation of the National Quality Framework and the Early Years Learning Framework.
• Experience completing TLDS.
• Experience and a keen interest in developing beach/bush kindergarten programs an advantage.
• Build strong rapport with local schools that support children's transition into school life.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work autonomously and part as a team.
• Hold a Bachelor of Education (Early Years) or equivalent.
• Current First Aid Certificate/Asthma/Anaphylaxis /CPR certificates.
• Current Working with Children Check and VIT

Beachwood is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. We are committed to implementing and abiding by our Child Safe Environments policy that is underpinned by the Child Safe Standards in Victoria (2022), which accentuates our zero tolerance for child abuse and raising awareness about the importance of child safety at Beachwood and the wider community.

We are dedicated to promoting an inclusive environment supporting children and families to express and enjoy their culture. This includes promoting cultural safety for Aboriginal children, cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability. 

We value diversity and do not tolerate any discriminatory practices as outlined in our Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination policy as well as our Code of Conduct.

If you meet the above criteria and Beachwood sounds like the place for you, please call Sarah on 03 8740 9205 to discuss further!

We can't wait to meet you!