• Division: Community & Belonging
• Business Unit: Childrens Services
• Seeking a Vacation Care Assistant, Casual Role
• $34.47 per hour (inclusive of 25% casual loading) + superannuation. 

Who we are:

Northern Beaches Council is committed to providing quality education and care to better support our community and its families. Offering a range of children’s services in early learning, we provide safe stimulating and interactive learning environments for children. Our quality services are centred around strong connections and partnerships with our community and its families.

We offer vacation for school children during NSW public school holidays. We focus on understanding and meeting the childcare needs of our local community. Be part of a dedicated and passionate team providing quality education and care for children, where all our services Exceed or Meet the National Quality Standard. 

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.  In this role you’ll enjoy -

• Professional development and training opportunities 
• Mentorship opportunities available for aspiring leaders 
• Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment  

Our opportunity:

The key focus areas of this role include: 

1. Establish, build and maintain positive, responsive, nurturing and supportive relationships of children with additional needs and challenging behaviours.
2. Work with families to provide education and care to children, in alignment with the policies, procedures, codes of ethics, regulations and laws the service is bound by.
3. Ability to work in an inclusive and dynamic work environment given the various challenges that require responsive, creative, and resilient teams.  

About you:

We’re looking for enthusiastic educators to join our Vacation Care team and make a positive difference to our community. You’ll bring knowledge and experience in working with children. 

Experience working with children with additional needs will be highly regarded. 

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• Expected Interview Date: 30 May 2024.
• Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: Lily Waterhouse on 0408 243 451.  

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role. If you do not feel comfortable to do so, please contact HR Services on (02) 8495 5070.