• Delivering fun, engaging and milestone aligned learning experiences
• Building positive relationships with children, families, and your team
• Maintaining a safe, clean, and welcoming environment
• Supporting children’s growth through observation and documentation
• Contributing to a culture of collaboration and fun
• Ensure that all documentation, of children's learning, is visible and accessible to families and contains high-quality information to meet regulatory requirements.
• Create a friendly, secure and stimulating interactive learning environment.
• Maintain positive working relationships with all team members.
• Ensure a high level of health & safety standards are maintained at all times.

Benefits

• $2,000 Refer-a-Friend Bonus for helping grow our Grove family
• 50% off childcare fees for your little ones
• Annual Employee Wellbeing Day for some much-needed self-care
• Career growth opportunities with our ongoing company expansion
• A supportive team culture with regular celebrations, fundraising events, and Grove Recognition Awards

Task & responsibilities

• Delivering fun, engaging and milestone aligned learning experiences
• Building positive relationships with children, families, and your team
• Maintaining a safe, clean, and welcoming environment
• Supporting children’s growth through observation and documentation
• Contributing to a culture of collaboration and fun
• Ensure that all documentation, of children's learning, is visible and accessible to families and contains high-quality information to meet regulatory requirements.
• Create a friendly, secure and stimulating interactive learning environment.
• Maintain positive working relationships with all team members.
• Ensure a high level of health & safety standards are maintained at all times.

Qualification & experience

• A relevant qualification in child care or early childhood or a closely related discipline.
• A minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in child care, preschool teaching or a comparable educational environment.
• Demonstrated experience in planning and delivering developmentally appropriate educational programs for young children.
• Experience observing, documenting and evaluating children's learning and developmental progress.

Essential Skills:

• Strong knowledge and practical understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Standard (NQS).
• Sound knowledge of early childhood development, learning theories and age-appropriate teaching practices.
• Ability to develop and implement engaging educational programs based on children's developmental needs, interests and abilities.
• Strong observation, assessment and documentation skills.
• Proven leadership, supervision and mentoring capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish positive relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Effective teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Strong organisational and time-management capabilities.
• A professional, positive and child-focused approach to early childhood education.
• A genuine commitment to creating meaningful, inclusive and engaging learning experiences for children.