Early Childhood Teacher

Experienced Early Childhood Teacher

+ Nominated Supervisor & Educational Leader

Full-time or Part-time

Are you an experienced Early Childhood Teacher with full VIT registration looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference?

NERPSA is seeking a capable, confident, and experienced Early Childhood Teacher to join one of our kindergarten teams in Wangaratta.

This position requires a teacher who can successfully lead a funded kindergarten program, provide clear professional direction within a teaching team and respond effectively to children and families with diverse backgrounds, circumstances and support needs.

The position may be offered on a full-time or part-time basis, depending on the successful applicant’s availability and the operational needs of the service.

About NERPSA

NERPSA is a locally based Early Years Management organisation supporting kindergarten and early childhood education and care services across North East Victoria. Our services are part of their local communities, and each has its own children, families, strengths and identity.

Working with NERPSA means being part of both a local service team and a broader early childhood organisation. Employees have access to local Education Managers, central operational support, shared professional resources, and opportunities to collaborate with teachers and educators across our services. Our range of services also creates pathways for employees to develop their practice, take on leadership responsibilities, experience different early childhood settings, and build a long-term career with NERPSA.

Child safety is central to how we recruit, induct, support and supervise employees and how our services operate each day. Every NERPSA employee is expected to uphold children’s rights, listen and respond to children, maintain safe professional practice and contribute to a culture in which concerns are recognised, reported, and acted upon.

NERPSA values the knowledge, cultures, experiences and identities that children, families and employees bring to our services. We are committed to inclusive practice and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities.

Living and Working in Wangaratta

Wangaratta is a growing regional city in the heart of North East Victoria, offering the services and opportunities of a regional centre while retaining a strong sense of community.

Located just off the Hume Highway, Wangaratta is approximately 2.5 hours from Melbourne, 6.5 hours from Sydney and 45 minutes from Albury-Wodonga. It is also serviced by regular rail connections to Melbourne and Sydney.

As the gateway to Victoria’s High Country, Wangaratta provides ready access to the region’s snowfields, mountains, rivers, national parks and historic towns. The surrounding area is known for its wineries, local produce, cycling, walking, arts, events and outdoor recreation. It is a place where a rewarding early childhood career can be combined with a connected community and an active regional lifestyle.

What NERPSA Offers

• Ready access to a local Education Manager for professional guidance, mentoring, and practical support
• Autonomy to develop and deliver a play-based educational program
• Support with educational leadership, programming, planning and critical reflection
• Guidance with Quality Improvement Plans and Assessment and Rating preparation
• Access to NERPSA planning tools, professional resources, policies, systems and templates
• Paid professional development aligned with your role and career goals
• Annual first aid training and whole-organisation professional development
• Opportunities to connect and collaborate with teachers and educators across NERPSA services
• Opportunities to develop professionally, build leadership capability, and explore future roles across the organisation
• Consistent relief staff support to assist with staff absences
• Central management, administration, human resources and payroll support
• Well resourced indoor and outdoor kindergarten environments
• Access to our confidential Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional support
• A supportive, inclusive, and family-focused workplace culture
• Full-time or part-time employment options
• Flexible working arrangements to support work life balance
• Potential eligibility for a Victorian Government early childhood incentive, subject to the applicable eligibility requirements
• Paid planning and non-contact time in accordance with the VECTEA
• Employment conditions and entitlements in accordance with the VECTEA

Key Selection Criteria

Applicants must address each of the following selection criteria in their cover letter.

1. Kindergarten teaching and program leadership

Substantial demonstrated experience leading and delivering a high-quality funded kindergarten program, including programming, assessment, documentation, evaluation and critical reflection.

2. Curriculum and professional knowledge

Strong knowledge of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework, the National Quality Framework and contemporary play-based and intentional teaching practice.

3. Inclusive practice and diverse learning needs

Demonstrated experience planning for and supporting children with diverse abilities, developmental profiles, communication styles, behaviours and individual support needs. This includes the ability to adapt environments, routines, expectations and teaching strategies to support children’s safety, wellbeing, learning, and meaningful participation.

4. Partnerships with families and communities

Demonstrated ability to build respectful and effective partnerships with families from diverse cultural, linguistic, social and family backgrounds, including families experiencing complex circumstances.

5. Collaboration with professionals and support services

Demonstrated ability to work appropriately and collaboratively with allied health professionals, inclusion services, The Orange Door, family services, schools and other relevant professionals and agencies to support children and families.

6. Team leadership and professional relationships

Demonstrated ability to provide clear professional direction, guide educators and contribute to an accountable, respectful, and collaborative teaching team.

7. Communication and professional judgement

Strong communication, relationship-building and conflict-resolution skills, together with a calm, reliable, reflective and solutions-focused approach.

8. Child safety and professional practice

Demonstrated commitment to child safety, children’s rights, active supervision, inclusive practice, and the professional responsibilities of an Early Childhood Teacher.

Essential Qualifications and Requirements

The successful applicant must hold:

• An ACECQA approved early childhood teaching qualification
• Current full early childhood teacher registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching
• Current approved first aid qualification
• Current approved CPR training
• Current approved asthma management training
• Current approved anaphylaxis management training
• EC PROTECT — Protecting Children: Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations
• National Foundation Child Safety Training
• National Advanced Child Safety Training
• Evidence of Australian working rights

Where an otherwise suitable applicant has not yet completed a required check or training item, they must be willing and able to obtain it before commencing.

How to Apply

Please submit the following via https://www.nerpsa.com.au/employment-kindergarten-preschool-wangaratta.html:

• your current resume with the contact details of three professional referees;
• a cover letter addressing each of the eight key selection criteria;
• confirmation of whether you are seeking full-time or part-time employment and your preferred working days

Bring your experience, professional judgement, and commitment to child safe, inclusive early childhood education to a role where you can lead a kindergarten program, build meaningful relationships with children and families, and make a lasting contribution to a local community.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The position will remain open until a suitable applicant is appointed.

Pay: $42.29 – $58.96 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wangaratta VIC: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Early childhood education or equivalentw: 5 years (Required)

Licence/Certification:

• VIT Registration (Required)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person