Early Childhood Educator in Melbourne

Part-time, ongoing role plus lunch cover position at our kindergarten in Clyde North. Help nurture happy, healthy children and inspire a lifelong love of learning. Mentoring and professional development available.

Your new role:

As an Early Childhood Educator at our Dharrang Balit Uniting Kindergarten in Clyde North, you will support children to thrive in an inclusive, values-led early learning environment. We have two roles available at this time - one part-time ongoing role for 52.5 hours per fortnight (26.25 hours per week), and one lunch cover position.

At Uniting, our Early Childhood Educators play a vital role in creating warm, engaging, and responsive spaces where children feel safe, supported, and inspired to learn. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking for a meaningful change, this is your opportunity to grow within a team that’s deeply committed to child-centred practice and social impact.

You’ll contribute to the planning and delivery of high-quality education and care programs in line with the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards. Working alongside our experienced team, you’ll build strong relationships with children, families, and the broader community, supporting each child’s individual learning and development journey.

About Early Learning at Uniting:

You’ll be joining Uniting’s Early Learning directorate – a purpose-led team working across Victoria and Tasmania to shape better futures for children and families. We champion safety, inclusion, and quality in everything we do, and we’re driven by a deep belief in the power of early learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.

Benefits of working at Uniting:

• Working in a values-led organisation with real community impact.
• Being part of a team creating safe, nurturing and playful environments for children.
• A 60% discount for eligible employees on out-of-pocket childcare fees at Uniting learning services.
• A 30% discount on Office 365 subscriptions, and a 25% discount at our Uniting Op Shops.
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Saving on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Access to additional annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).

Your skills and experience:

You’ll be right at home at Uniting if you're passionate about providing high-quality early learning experiences and share our belief that children's safety, wellbeing and development should always come first. You’re an empathetic, enthusiastic educator who believes in every child’s right to belong, learn, and thrive. You hold (or are working towards) a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and bring a commitment to reflective practice and continuous improvement. Most importantly, you bring heart to everything you do.

You’ll bring with you:

• A Certificate III in Early Childhood Education (or equivalent as approved by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority).
• First aid training as prescribed in the Education and Care Services National Regulations, including first aid, anaphylaxis and emergency asthma management.
• Current National Child Safety Training and any applicable state-based Child Safety Training (or ability to obtain prior to commencement).

About Uniting:

We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage. We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.

For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania. We are an inclusive, values-led organisation and proudly welcome people of all identities, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with lived and living experience relevant to our work.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices. You are welcome to share your pronouns and let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process. We are here to support you.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and young people. We embed child safety in everything we do. Employment with Uniting is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.