- Permanent, Part Time
- 32.5 Hours Per Week, Monday - Friday
You will be providing quality care and education to school-aged children while incorporating your ideas and expertise to create a fun-filled environment. You will have the ability to create respectful and long-lasting relationships with parents and carers, as well as your fellow educators. As the Second in Charge at Lakelands Fun Club, you will be responsible for ensuring the service complies with Big Fat Smile policies and procedures and all components of the National Quality Framework and Child Protection Legislation while working closely with your Director.
This is an opportunity for you to grow in a supportive and inclusive workplace. If you have prior experience as a support worker, SLSO, OOSH Educator/2IC, or engagement with school aged children, we would love to hear from you!
You'll Be Smiling Too
Big Fat Smile is a values-led organisation. Its vision is that we enrich the lives and minds of children and families in their community. Our values are Inclusion, Integrity, Safety, Child-centric, Collaboration and Leadership.
We are a not for profit, community owned, non government organisation which provides high quality care and education for children, national and state wide inclusion services as part of a National Consortia. With 14 Fun Club services across the Illawarra region, we are capable of helping you succeed and further your career in the childcare sector.
Supportive and Safe Workplace
Big Fat Smile is a child safe organisation, committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of children entrusted to our care. We demonstrate this commitment through embedding of the Child Safe Standards in culture, policies, procedures and practice. Big Fat smile has a zero tolerance for child abuse and harm and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated seriously and acted upon.
What will help you succeed:
- Enthusiasm, energy and ability to engage with children
- Diploma of Children's Services or related qualification (desirable)
- Meet all requirements for a Nominated Supervisor
- Outstanding skills in communication with families and the community
- Demonstrated commitment to work health and safety
What we can offer you:
- Above award rates, providing you with financial safety
- 60% discount on early learning and care and out of school hours care services
- Study assistance and professional learning opportunities to grow in your childcare career
- Discounts with St George Illawarra Dragons, UOW Early Start Discovery Space, Illawarra Credit Union and more
- Support your mental and physical wellbeing through our Total Well-Being and Employee Assistance program
How to Apply:
- Send through your resume
- A cover letter that presents why you would be suitable for this role
Join us and you'll be smiling too, when you make more of a difference!
Safeguarding children is embedded in all we do. Through our Child Safe Framework and Values, we are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children entrusted to our care.