Child Care Worker

Description:

On behalf of Treloar Childcare Centre, we are seeking an Child Care Worker

Protecting children from harm and ensuring their health, safety and wellbeing

Recognizing the indicators of abuse and neglect and notifying Child Protection Services or the Police in line with our reporting procedure

Managing a disclosure of harm of suspicion of harm in line with our Child Protection Risk Management Strategy

Advising the Nominated Supervisor of any information which could adversely affect you.

Working With Children Check

Reporting breaches of the Child Protection Risk Management Strategy to the Nominated Supervisor

Providing parenting information to families and information about family support services

Implementing Medical Management and Risk Minimization Plans for children with diagnosed health issues

Administering authorized medication in line with medication procedure

Following infection control procedures to minimize spread of disease

Maintaining ratios and supervising children at all times

Eliminating or minimizing risks as a priority

Meeting children’s needs for sleep and rest, as well as their hygiene needs

Promoting a healthy and sustainable lifestyle

Implementing practices which promote participation and inclusion

Developing partnerships with families

• Developing a professional and trusting relationship with families including always greeting parents by name as soon as enter the room

• Talking with families about their jobs or hobbies, how their day’s been, what their child learnt, who they played with, their child’s activities and interests outside the service, what’s happening at the family home etc.

• Leading reflections eg about how families may feel and what they may think of our actions and practices, how better to promote their child’s learning

• Presenting learning documentation like art, photos, learning stories and the daily program in a beautiful and inviting manner

• Sharing information with families and encouraging them to share information about their child, home routines and daily lives

Developing trusting, meaningful relationships with children

Making children feel, safe, secure and supported eg by explaining what we’re doing, where we’re going, and being aware of their feelings and needs

Focusing on getting to know parents and families so they feel comfortable sharing information that supports their child’s learning and development

Including information families have shared in the daily curriculum and conversations and interactions with children

Listening to children, asking for their ideas and suggestions, talking with them using open ended questions and giving warm and loving responses and non-verbal cues

Providing regular opportunities for children to engage in collaborative learning

Sharing individual strengths, hobbies, interests etc so these can be used to strengthen and enrich the curriculum

Working together as a team

Performing all responsibilities professionally without supervision

Setting and managing the room routine

Sharing information (eg from enrolment) and knowledge about children, families and teaching practices with educators

Sharing information about service operations with educators

Valuing others educators’ opinions and acting on them when appropriate

Always speaking about educators in a positive way

Focusing on educators strengths or potential rather than weaknesses

Ensuring more experienced educators assist team members to improve

Working collaboratively with team members and sharing ideas about curriculum and practice

• Helping to immediately remove risks and clean spills

• Leading educators in reflective discussions about practice

• Leading daily room meetings to discuss individual children, curriculum, Quality Improvement Plan feedback, reflections etc

• Participating in regular staff meetings

• Modeling and promoting quality practice

• Coaching, training and assessing educators

• Requiring that all educators contribute to the Quality Improvement Plan

Presenting a professional image

Modeling professional appearance eg clothing and grooming

Maintaining confidentiality at all times

Always speaking positively about our service and colleagues to family, friends and our community

Behaving outside the service in a way which positively reflects the role of an early childhood professional

Resolving conflict directly and respectfully with the person involved or through our complaint procedure, and not drawing colleagues or others into the conflict

Allocating individual educators to specific cleaning duties for room/bathroom

Ensuring room/bathroom is always fresh, clean and inviting and cleaning completed on time.

Understanding and implementing the Regulations, NQS, policies, procedures and learning framework

Having a good working knowledge of the Regulations, NQS, policies and procedures

Referring to the Regulations, NQS, policies and procedures before asking others for help

Always following service philosophy, policies and procedures

Actively working to implement a curriculum which meets the principles and practices of the learning framework

Assessing and documenting what children know, can do and understand against the Learning Outcomes

Regularly reviewing each child’s portfolio and learning documentation to ensure its current ,sufficient and shows child’s progress against learning outcomes

Notifying the Nominated Supervisor if compliance obligations will or may not be met eg ratios

To be a successful candidate for this role, it is essential that you meet the following criteria -

• At least 1 year experience in similar role

• Hold or be actively working towards a Diploma in Children’s Services or equivalent as recognized by

• licensing authorities

• Current First Aid qualification

• Child protection clearance eg Working with Children check

• Appropriate skills, knowledge and training in food safety and hygiene

Salary: $68,000 - $75,000 per annum + superannuation

Work Location : South Headland WA 6722