OOSH Educator

SmartPlay Early Learners and Medowie Christian school have partnered together to bring quality care and education with the Out of School Hours Care program. Medowie Christian School is a leading independent school serving the Port Stephens community.

If you are keen to inspire and enhance the holistic development of each individual child, build strong relationships with families and you're also a passionate educator, then we would like to invite you to consider this exciting opportunity. 

You will be responsible for developing and implementing the play-based, child-directed educational program as part of SmartPlay Early Learners and lead educators to provide a safe, christian educational environment for the children to grow and to develop within an enriched My Time our Place curriculum. 

This role is a casual position due to start as soon as is practicable.

• Demonstrate a commitment to child safety
• Understand and commit to upholding and maintaining a child-safe environment
• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of child safe behaviours and practices
• Be able to demonstrate child safe values, behaviours and practices
• Able to describe the role and responsibilities of educators in keeping children safe and championing child safe principles

• You have a cert III in Early Childhood Education and Care (or actively working towards).
• You possess excellent communication, organisational and time management skills.
• You hold a current First Aid, Anaphylaxis, CPR and Asthma certification and current working with children check.
• Hold the CHCPRT001 Identify & Respond to Children and Young People at Risk.
• You hold a current paid Working with Children Check.
• You hold up to date foundations child safety training.
• You’re confident in the use of technology.
• You have experience and knowledge of NQF, NQS and the EYLF.
• You will have a dynamic and outgoing personality.
• You will be highly motivated
• You’ll thrive when working collaboratively and when given the opportunity to show initiative.
• You have a servant heart and vibrant Christian faith.