• Part time position - 45 hours per fortnight
• 3 to 4 year-old creative Kindergarten program located in Dandenong
• Competitive sector remuneration + access to salary packaging benefits
• Access up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits & increase take-home pay

Your new role

We invite you to apply for the position of Early Childhood Teacher – Service Leader with Uniting. 

You will lead, guide and support the team in providing high-quality early childhood education and care to children. This includes developing strong relationships with children at the service, their families, and the community.

About the program

Our Dandenong Uniting Early Learning offer quality education and provides experiences that help children connect with the outdoors and nurture an understanding and love for the environment.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Need extra time off? Buy additional leave to increase annual leave!
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.

Your skills and experience

For this role you will have:

• Bachelor’s in early childhood education as approved by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority.
• Demonstrated understanding of quality frameworks and continuous quality improvement processes.
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of early childhood development and education.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Early Years Learning and Development Frameworks and National Quality Framework.

View the full position description here.

How to Apply

Click Apply Now to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications in as they come in as we’re keen to engage with someone to commence in January 2025.

If you’d like to know more or arrange an informal tour and chat, please message Tanya Thomas via [email protected] using the subject line: Service Leader / Early Childhood Teacher - Dandenong enquiry via EthicalJobs.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.