Early Years (Room) Leader

Do you enjoy leading, motivating and mentoring others? This could be the perfect role for you! We’re seeking a passionate leader to j oin our team at Carlton Learning Precinct and work in partnership with Carlton Primary School and other community services making a positive impact in the local community.

• Full time fixed term role
• Join our friendly self managed teams and support our Kinder rooms daily operations

For 85 years, Gowrie Victoria has been at the forefront of early learning. We are a purpose-driven, not-for-profit organisation with a reputation for high-quality early childhood education and care. We champion excellence and implement a play-based, emergent curriculum across our nine early learning services in Victoria.

We are known as a place for demonstration, where generations of teachers and educators have learnt and developed their practice. We build the capability of thousands of leaders, teachers and educators each year through accredited training, blended learning, coaching & mentoring programs and networking events.

The Opportunity

We are looking for someone that is ready to take the next step in their Early Childhood Education and Care career as an Early Years (Room) Leader, to lead a team of early childhood educators to provide a high-quality educational program in line with Gowrie Victoria's purpose, philosophy and values. This is a full-time fixed term position working directly with children in a Kindergarten program at our Carlton Learning Precinct service. At Carlton Learning Precinct, we are co-located with Carlton Primary School and through our integrated learning centre and shared spaces, we have a strong partnership with the community, connecting families and offering a range of opportunities, programs and services for families.

Why join Gowrie Victoria?

Benefits

At Gowrie, our strength is our culture. It is built on a foundation of genuine curiosity. We encourage our people to ask questions, be reflective and bring their authentic selves to work. Some other staff benefits are:

• Above award salaries
• First Aid & CPR Training Provided
• Access to our Gowrie eLearning Platform
• Professional Development and Training in trauma informed practice and understanding Children's Behaviour including the 6R Framework
• Free and confidential access to Sonder Wellbeing platform (our EAP)
• Free annual flu vaccine
• End of year gift to say thank you (Prezzee voucher)

For more information, click on 'I'm interested' and you’ll be directed to Gowrie’s Careers Hub where you can discover more about working at Gowrie. When applying, please provide a brief cover letter describing how you meet the required competencies and attributes of the role. If you would like to view the Position Description, click here .

Gowrie Victoria is an equal opportunity employer and is a child safe organisation, committed to the Victorian Child Safe Standards. You must have a legal right to work in Australia and pass an employee Working With Children Check.