Career Opportunities
Lead Educator
Job no: 513399
Work type: Part Time
Location: Newcastle - Central Coast
Categories: Education & Training
Welcome to Milestones Early Learning Budgewoi! We are located on the picturesque Central Coast. We are a vibrant 46 place centre made up of 3 separate rooms, from our Nursery, to Toddlers and onto our Pre-School room. Each room is unique and different to cater for all our children needs from birth to 5 years. Our educators are a dedicated, passionate and caring team who thrive on building strong, trusting relationships with families and the children. We have an amazing outdoor environment, complete with our own vegetable garden and worm farm. Each room offers the Lifelong Learning Approach designed to promote and encourage learning and development in all areas. Milestones Budgewoi enjoys community events and we love to showcase our Centre through planned events such as Easter Hat Parade, Mothers Day Afternoon Tea and Christmas party. Our team is enthusiastic, bubbly and cant wait to me you! Come and join the team today!
If you’re inspired by the opportunity to guide little people on their early learning journey, we want to meet you. You will:
1. Support our educators to implement programs, follow the EYLF and share the excitement of child-led discovery.
2. Nurture and develop our team members so they confidently contribute to our children’s learning.
3. Able to build a strong rapport with our families and educators
4. Ensure compliance with EYLF and NQS are met or exceeded
About you:
5. Hold a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care, or equivalent
6. Have a current Working with Children’s Check
7. A passion to develop our little learners
Why work for Affinity?
8. If you’re looking for a values-led organization with incredible people making a genuine difference.
9. Our mission is to realise the potential in everyone – from children to educators, from managers to our vibrant centre support office team.
10. To be sure, our portfolio of centres is growing about as fast as the little people in our care, we are focused on delivering a lifelong learning approach resulting in quality early education and care.
Our Safety Commitment
At Affinity Education, we believe that child safety is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to upholding the safety, rights and wellbeing of all children and promote a culture of child safety with a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and harm.
Affinity Advantages
11. 50% discount on childcare fees from your first day
12. 30% discount on 12-month membership with Goodlife or Fitness First
13. A permanent role working for one of Australia’s largest childcare groups
14. Training and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential – up to 80% of our promotions are from internal promotions!
15. Access to Affinity Learning Academy fully funded and accredited Leadership and Management courses
16. Scholarships for Bachelor or Masters in Early Childhood Education
17. Career progression opportunities to work towards a management role e.g. Centre Manager/ Area Manager/ Quality Advisor
18. Wellbeing initiatives with our Australia wide partners including TELUS Health
19. Partner discounts with over 100 different retailers
20. Insurance benefits via Bupa