Early Childhood Educator

About us:

We are a not-for-profit community-based organisation providing education and care to children from birth to 12 years of age across Tasmania. Lady Gowrie Tasmania has a simple position statement Children First and is committed to providing the highest quality education and care for children to give them the best start in life. We embrace the uniqueness of each child family and educator and celebrate the diverse backgrounds cultures and experiences that enrich our community. Our practices are built on trust open communication and genuine collaboration with families ensuring that every voice is welcomed and acknowledged. We foster an environment where children feel safe supported and empowered to express themselves while educators model respect empathy and kindness.

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The role:

We are seeking Education and Care Practitioners to join our Team. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated teamto deliver a quality play-based program for childrens development.

• Education and Care Practitioner role
• PPT
• Long Day Care (Norwood and University North Education and Care Service)

In this role you will:

• Uphold the safety rights and wellbeing of all children and promote a culture of child safety with a zero-tolerance approach to child maltreatment abuse and neglect.
• Provide meaningful and age-appropriate learning experiences that nurture childrens curiosity creativity and growth.
• Actively supervise children at all times to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
• Create engaging and welcoming room setups that promote exploration and learning
• Document and reflect on childrens learning and development
• Collaborate with families to build strong partnerships share insights about childrens learning and ensure continuity between home and the service.
• Commit to your own professional growth and development
• Always work in line with Lady Gowrie Tasmanias policies procedures and the National Quality Framework

What we offer you:

• A supportive values-driven culture with wellbeing support
• Guidance from your Service Manager and Educational Leaders across our services to support pedagogy and practice
• Opportunities for ongoing career development and learning
• 15% fee discount for team members children that attend our services
• ECA learning hub subscription with lots of training yearly child protection first aid food safety and allergy training.

What youll bring:

• An ACECQA-approved cert III in Early Childhood Education.
• Previous experience in a similar role and a demonstrated strong commitment to child safety
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to work collaboratively in a team
• Knowledge of the National Quality Framework with willingness to learn and apply the Early Years Learning Framework
• A current Tasmanian Registration for Working with Vulnerable People (child-related activity childcare services)

How to apply:

Submit your CV and a brief cover letter telling us why you are the right person for this role via the Apply Now button.

As part of the application process you will also be sent a few short questions so we can get to know you better.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress to interviews before the closing date early applications are encouraged

For further information please contact People and Culture at

Lady Gowrie Tasmania is a child safeorganisationand the rights and best interests of children is out paramount consideration. We are committed to ensuring the safetywellbeingand inclusion of all children. Our recruitment and selection processes reflect this commitment. All applicants are subject to child safety screening includingverbalreference checks in person interviewsand verification ofchecks qualifications and work history before employment cancommence.

LGT strives to provide a safe and inclusive environment across our servicesprogramsand workplaces where diversity in all its forms including strengths cultural backgroundidentityand abilities are recognised and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds people with disability members of the LGBTIQA community and anyone who shares our values and passion for supporting children families and communities.

To learn more about Lady Gowrie Tasmania visit our websitehttps://