Job Summary
- Band 5, $38.91 per hour + Casual Loading
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 19th Apr 2024
- Melbourne > Bayside & South Eastern Suburbs Melbourne
Join our leading Children’s Services Partnerships Team:
The City of Kingston provides a number of supported playgroups for eligible preschool aged children and their families in a range of locations across the municipality. Supported playgroups provide an opportunity for families to strengthen their parenting skills and build confidence to enhance their children’s learning and development.
Our playgroup sessions are stimulating, vibrant and supportive environments where all families can feel welcome and accepted.
We currently have casual opportunities for Supported Playgroup Facilitators to work in our Small Talk and Little Learner Programs, as part of our Children’s Services Partnerships Team.
Our Experienced Playgroup Team Members are responsible for ensuring that every single family has a truly exceptional experience at our facilitated playgroups. This includes providing support and information and ideas that assist families to build relationships and links with the wider community.
To succeed in achieving this, you will display endless energy and enthusiasm for children, families, and play. You will be comfortable engaging with children and families alike, you will demonstrate a genuinely kind and caring nature.
This casual position will be based at various playgroup sites across the Kingston municipality.
Our casual hours are school friendly; 9-1pm during school term.
The ideal candidate will have:
As an employee of the City of Kingston you will have access to ongoing professional development and a range of employee benefits designed to promote a positive work/life balance, including social club events, wellbeing initiatives, discounted gym membership and health insurance.
Kingston values diversity and is committed to creating a workplace where all employees can be their true self every day. We are an equal opportunity and child safe employer and strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply.
If you have the skills, abilities, and attitude to take on this position click on the Apply Now button on EthicalJobs to submit your application.
If you require further information after reviewing the position description available to download below, please contact Alysia Regan – Acting Senior Supported Playgroup Facilitator on 9581 4863 or via email at [email protected], using the subject line: Supported Playgroup Facilitators enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Kingston Council will welcome applications from everyone including candidates from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences such as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, Women, those identifies as part of LGBTIQA+ communities, culturally and linguistically diverse persons and persons with a disability.
To be considered for the role all applications must be submitted via our Careers recruitment portal.
A position description is attached.
Mandatory Requirements:
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