Early Childhood Teacher – Blackburn in Melbourne

Part Time working Monday and Tuesday, 8.45 hours per day.

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do. To stay ahead of and best respond to the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our organisation focus on:

• Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
• Great Organisational Culture
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Good Governance and Integrity
• Long Term Financial Sustainability

Our Council owned Children’s Services Centre provide high quality education and care programs that are delivered by our highly qualified, dedicated and passionate educators, teachers and staff within a supportive and nurturing environment for all children. The program encourages children and families to work together in collaboration with the service to share their interests and needs.

The role: As an Early Childhood Teacher within WELS, you will lead a vibrant kindergarten program within a long day care setting. You will inspire curiosity and a love of learning through intentional teaching, reflective practice and responsive curriculum design.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Planning, documenting and evaluating children’s learning in line with the VEYLDF and NQF
• Assessing individual learning and scaffolding children’s development and interests.
• Building strong, respectful partnerships with families and professionals.
• Mentoring educators and students in high quality pedagogical practice.
• Contributing to the centre Quality Improvement Plan and service promotion.
• Ensuring compliance with Child Safe Standards, legislation and Council policies.

You are a passionate and reflective teacher who brings:

• Demonstrated experience delivering a high quality kindergarten program.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills.
• Confidence in curriculum decision making and assessment of learning.
• Ability to mentor and guide educators in planning and reflection.
• Initiative, creativity and sound professional judgement.
• Practical skills in technology for programming and documentation.

Essential requirements:

• Bachelor of Early Childhood (or ACECQA-approved equivalent).
• Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) registration.
• Current First Aid/CPR, Anaphylaxis and Asthma certificates.
• National Criminal History Check.
• Commitment to child safety.

In return, we will offer:

• The ability to make a difference - Working at Whitehorse City Council you contribute to making a real difference in the lives of the community and those that live, learn, work or visit Whitehorse.
• Great working conditions – a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offering – Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges).
• Career opportunities – engaging work and the opportunity to apply your skills and experience.
• Reward & Recognition - extensive reward and recognition program, corporate learning offerings, study assistance and comprehensive leadership development programs.

Further Information: Further information is available from Angela Allen on 9878 8510. Applications must address the key selection criteria contained in the position description. Applications close 4 November 2026.

City of Whitehorse is a culturally and linguistically diverse community. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of our community. We are committed to upholding a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace that values the contribution of all.

Whitehorse City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation. We recognise our responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm and have established policies, procedures and training to achieve these commitments.