Kindergarten Assistant (Diploma)

Job Description

If selected to progress, you must be available to attend an in-person group interview on Wednesday 12th March.

The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents who call Casey home.

We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.

A bit about the role

City of Casey offers three-year-old and four-year-old sessional kindergarten programs in all our kindergartens. Our mission is to ensure local children have the best early childhood experiences possible. As a Kindergarten Assistant, you may be required to work at any of the kindergartens managed by the City of Casey.

Our kindergarten teams have a strong culture of support, encouraging staff to take up professional development opportunities throughout the year, and to collaborate closely to improve and adapt practices and approaches in line with children’s needs.

This is an in-service position where you will support the delivery of a kindergarten program at an allocated service, as a Diploma qualified kindergarten assistant. 

You will be supported to foster your understanding and experience applying the National Quality Framework, Early Years Learning Framework and Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework.

As a large provider of kindergarten programs, we have a variety of hours and days available that may suit your individual needs, all Part Time. Please outline your availability in your cover letter.

What you’ll bring

• Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care as approved by ACECQA
• Current Level 2 First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis certified
• Current Victorian Drivers Licence 
• Willingness to undertake pre-employment checks including: National Criminal History, Working With Children, Eligibility to Work in Australia and Functional Assessment (physio/medical).
• A curious, collaborative, and inclusive community mindset.
• Availability to attend in-person group interview on 12 March.

What’s next?

If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.

Position Description:  Kindergarten Assistant Diploma – PD – 2024 11 26.pdf

To find out more about the role, please contact Coreen Gray, Team Leader Kindergartens, on 9705 5200.

Applications will be accepted until 5 March.  

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

At the City of Casey, we are proud to be an inclusive, child safe, and equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities, including those with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ communities, multicultural communities, and refugee or migrant backgrounds.

We are committed to providing a diverse, safe, and inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed. We promote gender equity and actively address barriers to employment, ensuring participation without discrimination and supporting workplace adjustments.

For any reasonable adjustments or access needs during the application or interview process, please contact the Talent Team at 9709 9777 or Talent@casey.vic.gov.au.

The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.

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