Apprentice, trainee & graduate positions
Children's Educator (Qualified - Minimum Cert III)
Reference number: PD33
Position summary
This position is responsible for assisting in the planning and delivery of developmentally informed programs to children of various ages, ranging from 6 weeks to 12 years of age, and who are enrolled at our long day care centres, integrated services and vacation care programs.
On occasion, and as negotiated, this position may be required to assist with supporting the delivery of kindergarten programs provided by Mallee Track Health and Community Service as an Early Years Manager of 5 Pre School Programs.
Our centres are located at Ouyen, Underbool, Murrayville, Sea Lake and Manangatang.
Selection criteria
Essential:
- Current Driver's Licence.
- Current Police Check.
- Current Working with Children Certificate.
- Certificate III in Children's Services OR Diploma of Children's Services OR Bachelor of Early Childhood OR equivalent qualification recognised under the Children's Services Regulations, 2009.
- Good communication skills both written and verbal.
- Good time-management.
- Have an interest in improving the health of families through the delivery of children's services.
- Participates as part of a co-operative team.
- Abiding by the Organisation's Code of Conduct.
- Fulfils duty of care, including ethical practices.
- Using own initiative to complete tasks.
Desirable:
- Current First Aid, Asthma and Anaphylaxis Certificates.
- Sound understanding and knowledge of early childhood development.
- Experience working in a child care setting.
- Proven ability to apply high ethical standards to represent MTHCS in a professional manner.
- Ability to assist in the implementation of a detailed developmentally appropriate program for children 0-6 years of age.
- Ability to participate in parental involvement in planning programs and care.
- Ability to be efficient and effective at completing allocated tasks.
- Ability to effectively engage with families and co-workers.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a healthy, safe and welcoming environment.
- Provide a learning environment which responds to each child's developmental abilities.
- Implement planned and spontaneous activities.
- Implement daily routines that meet the needs of the individual child and the group as a whole.
- Deliver a service which is child and family centred in its approach.
- Assist the Room Leader/Teacher in the day to day supervision and implementation of education and development programs for young children.
- Ensure compliance with MTHCS policies and procedures/guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with MTHCS Infection Control policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated awareness and understanding of diversity and culture.
- Engage with families with a positive attitude regardless of diversity and culture.
- All staff members shall be expected to maintain strict confidentiality in relation to all matters pertaining to MTHCS activities.
- Ensuring compliance with the relevant Acts, Regulations and Standards that affect Children's Services.
- Work as a multi-disciplinary team member.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude to the agreed role and responsibilities of the position.
- Ability to identify, discuss and resolve problems.
- High level of overall personal presentation.
- Using own initiative to complete tasks.
- Prioritise tasks accordingly.
- Other duties as directed.
Employment with MTHCS
Child Safe Organisation
Mallee Track Health and Community Service is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental
All MTHCS employees will:
- Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and the health and safety of others.
- Use any equipment provided for health and safety purposes.
- Obey reasonable instructions given by MTHCS in relation to health and safety at work.
- Help MTHCS meet our duty of care, such as by undertaking hazard inspections.
- Comply with all MTHCS OHS policies and procedures.
- Ensure they do not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety.
Section 21 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004, requires an Employer to provide and maintain, so far as is reasonable and practicable, a safe workplace for all employees and ensure that no employee is placed at risk of injury while performing the duties and responsibilities required by their position.
To comply with this obligation, MTHCS requires all candidates/employees to have the mental and physical capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position they are applying for (or have been appointed to).
If a risk is identified and fitness to safely perform the duties of the position needs to be determined, MTHCS with the agreement of the candidate/employee, will arrange an independent medical assessment to determine capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position to minimise the risk of injury or aggravation of any pre-existing condition the candidate/employee may have.
Compulsory Training
As per the schedule.
Performance Appraisal
Conducted as per appraisal schedule.
How to apply
Your application must clearly state the position title specified on the advertisement and include:
- A statement addressing each Key Selection Criteria clearly demonstrating your ability to meet the objectives of the role. Note: Read the Position Description (PD) carefully so you have a good understanding of what is required and remember to address what knowledge, skills and attributes you have.
- General resume.
- Copies of any formal qualifications. Note: hard copies of your qualifications will need to be produced at interview.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a Police Record Check and also a Working With Children Check for nominated positions.
To apply please forward current resume with covering letter addressing the key selection criteria to:
People and Culture
PO Box 130, Ouyen VIC 3490
Or alternatively an application can be emailed to careers@mthcs.vic.gov.au
Applications received earlier than the closing date may be assessed, interviewed and offered employment prior to the closing date.
Full time & part time positions
Children's Educator (Qualified - Minimum Cert III)
Reference number: PD33
Position summary
This position is responsible for assisting in the planning and delivery of developmentally informed programs to children of various ages, ranging from 6 weeks to 12 years of age, and who are enrolled at our long day care centres, integrated services and vacation care programs.
On occasion, and as negotiated, this position may be required to assist with supporting the delivery of kindergarten programs provided by Mallee Track Health and Community Service as an Early Years Manager of 5 Pre School Programs.
Our centres are located at Ouyen, Underbool, Murrayville, Sea Lake and Manangatang.
Selection criteria
Essential:
- Current Driver's Licence.
- Current Police Check.
- Current Working with Children Certificate.
- Certificate III in Children's Services OR Diploma of Children's Services OR Bachelor of Early Childhood OR equivalent qualification recognised under the Children's Services Regulations, 2009.
- Good communication skills both written and verbal.
- Good time-management.
- Have an interest in improving the health of families through the delivery of children's services.
- Participates as part of a co-operative team.
- Abiding by the Organisation's Code of Conduct.
- Fulfils duty of care, including ethical practices.
- Using own initiative to complete tasks.
Desirable:
- Current First Aid, Asthma and Anaphylaxis Certificates.
- Sound understanding and knowledge of early childhood development.
- Experience working in a child care setting.
- Proven ability to apply high ethical standards to represent MTHCS in a professional manner.
- Ability to assist in the implementation of a detailed developmentally appropriate program for children 0-6 years of age.
- Ability to participate in parental involvement in planning programs and care.
- Ability to be efficient and effective at completing allocated tasks.
- Ability to effectively engage with families and co-workers.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a healthy, safe and welcoming environment.
- Provide a learning environment which responds to each child's developmental abilities.
- Implement planned and spontaneous activities.
- Implement daily routines that meet the needs of the individual child and the group as a whole.
- Deliver a service which is child and family centred in its approach.
- Assist the Room Leader/Teacher in the day to day supervision and implementation of education and development programs for young children.
- Ensure compliance with MTHCS policies and procedures/guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with MTHCS Infection Control policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated awareness and understanding of diversity and culture.
- Engage with families with a positive attitude regardless of diversity and culture.
- All staff members shall be expected to maintain strict confidentiality in relation to all matters pertaining to MTHCS activities.
- Ensuring compliance with the relevant Acts, Regulations and Standards that affect Children's Services.
- Work as a multi-disciplinary team member.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude to the agreed role and responsibilities of the position.
- Ability to identify, discuss and resolve problems.
- High level of overall personal presentation.
- Using own initiative to complete tasks.
- Prioritise tasks accordingly.
- Other duties as directed.
Employment with MTHCS
Child Safe Organisation
Mallee Track Health and Community Service is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental
All MTHCS employees will:
- Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and the health and safety of others.
- Use any equipment provided for health and safety purposes.
- Obey reasonable instructions given by MTHCS in relation to health and safety at work.
- Help MTHCS meet our duty of care, such as by undertaking hazard inspections.
- Comply with all MTHCS OHS policies and procedures.
- Ensure they do not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety.
Section 21 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004, requires an Employer to provide and maintain, so far as is reasonable and practicable, a safe workplace for all employees and ensure that no employee is placed at risk of injury while performing the duties and responsibilities required by their position.
To comply with this obligation, MTHCS requires all candidates/employees to have the mental and physical capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position they are applying for (or have been appointed to).
If a risk is identified and fitness to safely perform the duties of the position needs to be determined, MTHCS with the agreement of the candidate/employee, will arrange an independent medical assessment to determine capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position to minimise the risk of injury or aggravation of any pre-existing condition the candidate/employee may have.
Compulsory Training
As per the schedule.
Performance Appraisal
Conducted as per appraisal schedule.
How to apply
Your application must clearly state the position title specified on the advertisement and include:
- A statement addressing each Key Selection Criteria clearly demonstrating your ability to meet the objectives of the role. Note: Read the Position Description (PD) carefully so you have a good understanding of what is required and remember to address what knowledge, skills and attributes you have.
- General resume.
- Copies of any formal qualifications. Note: hard copies of your qualifications will need to be produced at interview.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a Police Record Check and also a Working With Children Check for nominated positions.
To apply please forward current resume with covering letter addressing the key selection criteria to:
People and Culture
PO Box 130, Ouyen VIC 3490
Or alternatively an application can be emailed to careers@mthcs.vic.gov.au
Applications received earlier than the closing date may be assessed, interviewed and offered employment prior to the closing date.
Casual positions
Children's Educator (Qualified - Minimum Cert III)
Reference number: PD33
Position summary
This position is responsible for assisting in the planning and delivery of developmentally informed programs to children of various ages, ranging from 6 weeks to 12 years of age, and who are enrolled at our long day care centres, integrated services and vacation care programs.
On occasion, and as negotiated, this position may be required to assist with supporting the delivery of kindergarten programs provided by Mallee Track Health and Community Service as an Early Years Manager of 5 Pre School Programs.
Our centres are located at Ouyen, Underbool, Murrayville, Sea Lake and Manangatang.
Selection criteria
Essential:
- Current Driver's Licence.
- Current Police Check.
- Current Working with Children Certificate.
- Certificate III in Children's Services OR Diploma of Children's Services OR Bachelor of Early Childhood OR equivalent qualification recognised under the Children's Services Regulations, 2009.
- Good communication skills both written and verbal.
- Good time-management.
- Have an interest in improving the health of families through the delivery of children's services.
- Participates as part of a co-operative team.
- Abiding by the Organisation's Code of Conduct.
- Fulfils duty of care, including ethical practices.
- Using own initiative to complete tasks.
Desirable:
- Current First Aid, Asthma and Anaphylaxis Certificates.
- Sound understanding and knowledge of early childhood development.
- Experience working in a child care setting.
- Proven ability to apply high ethical standards to represent MTHCS in a professional manner.
- Ability to assist in the implementation of a detailed developmentally appropriate program for children 0-6 years of age.
- Ability to participate in parental involvement in planning programs and care.
- Ability to be efficient and effective at completing allocated tasks.
- Ability to effectively engage with families and co-workers.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a healthy, safe and welcoming environment.
- Provide a learning environment which responds to each child's developmental abilities.
- Implement planned and spontaneous activities.
- Implement daily routines that meet the needs of the individual child and the group as a whole.
- Deliver a service which is child and family centred in its approach.
- Assist the Room Leader/Teacher in the day to day supervision and implementation of education and development programs for young children.
- Ensure compliance with MTHCS policies and procedures/guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with MTHCS Infection Control policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated awareness and understanding of diversity and culture.
- Engage with families with a positive attitude regardless of diversity and culture.
- All staff members shall be expected to maintain strict confidentiality in relation to all matters pertaining to MTHCS activities.
- Ensuring compliance with the relevant Acts, Regulations and Standards that affect Children's Services.
- Work as a multi-disciplinary team member.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude to the agreed role and responsibilities of the position.
- Ability to identify, discuss and resolve problems.
- High level of overall personal presentation.
- Using own initiative to complete tasks.
- Prioritise tasks accordingly.
- Other duties as directed.
Employment with MTHCS
Child Safe Organisation
Mallee Track Health and Community Service is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental
All MTHCS employees will:
- Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and the health and safety of others.
- Use any equipment provided for health and safety purposes.
- Obey reasonable instructions given by MTHCS in relation to health and safety at work.
- Help MTHCS meet our duty of care, such as by undertaking hazard inspections.
- Comply with all MTHCS OHS policies and procedures.
- Ensure they do not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety.
Section 21 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004, requires an Employer to provide and maintain, so far as is reasonable and practicable, a safe workplace for all employees and ensure that no employee is placed at risk of injury while performing the duties and responsibilities required by their position.
To comply with this obligation, MTHCS requires all candidates/employees to have the mental and physical capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position they are applying for (or have been appointed to).
If a risk is identified and fitness to safely perform the duties of the position needs to be determined, MTHCS with the agreement of the candidate/employee, will arrange an independent medical assessment to determine capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position to minimise the risk of injury or aggravation of any pre-existing condition the candidate/employee may have.
Compulsory Training
As per the schedule.
Performance Appraisal
Conducted as per appraisal schedule.
How to apply
Your application must clearly state the position title specified on the advertisement and include:
- A statement addressing each Key Selection Criteria clearly demonstrating your ability to meet the objectives of the role. Note: Read the Position Description (PD) carefully so you have a good understanding of what is required and remember to address what knowledge, skills and attributes you have.
- General resume.
- Copies of any formal qualifications. Note: hard copies of your qualifications will need to be produced at interview.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a Police Record Check and also a Working With Children Check for nominated positions.
To apply please forward current resume with covering letter addressing the key selection criteria to:
People and Culture
PO Box 130, Ouyen VIC 3490
Or alternatively an application can be emailed to careers@mthcs.vic.gov.au
Applications received earlier than the closing date may be assessed, interviewed and offered employment prior to the closing date.
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