Job OSHC Program Educator - Hendra

Elevate Your Career as an OSHC Program Educator at Jabiru!

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on children’s lives? Do you have the skills to create a safe, engaging environment where children can learn, play, and thrive? If you’re ready to take on a fulfilling role that shapes the future of children's care, we want YOU as our next OSHC Program Educator at Jabiru’s Hendra OSHC program!

About the Role:

Our dynamic Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) service at Jabiru Hendra is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic OSHC Program Educator. In this position, you’ll have the opportunity to deliver enriching activities, fostering a space where children feel safe, included, and excited to learn.

As a Program Educator, you'll play a vital role in creating a welcoming environment, building meaningful relationships with children, and working closely with a team of passionate educators. Your creativity and enthusiasm will help make our program diverse, engaging, and fun.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and lead age-appropriate, play-based activities that promote learning and social development.
• Actively supervise children to ensure their safety and wellbeing at all times.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with children, families, and fellow educators.
• Collaborate with the team to deliver a high-quality learning experience within the OSHC program.
• Maintain a clean, organised, and welcoming environment.

About Us:

• Jabiru is a local, social for purpose, not-for-profit organisation with over 35 years of history in Queensland, partnering with children, young people, and families by creating safe places and relationships that connect people, resources, ideas, and communities. Our purpose is to support children, young people and families to thrive.
• Jabiru is committed to supporting, respecting and actively promoting diversity and equality.
• We encourage children, their families, other participants and staff members to share relevant aspects of their culture to enable informed and appropriate responses to the multiple ways of being and belonging.

About You:

• A strong commitment to Jabiru’s purpose of supporting children, young people, and families to thrive.
• Minimum 6 months of experience engaging school-age children in play-based activities (desirable).
• Qualified or enrolled into a Certificate III in Education or Childcare or Diploma or Higher qualification in Education, Childcare, Humanities, Allied Health, Sport or similar.
• Current First Aid, CPR & Asthma/Anaphylaxis certifications (or willingness to obtain).
• Valid Working with Children Check (Blue Card).
• A passion for working with children and supporting their development in a nurturing and engaging way.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Patience, empathy, and a proactive approach to problem-solving

What's in it for You?

Amazing Employee Perks!

• Salary Packaging: Maximise your take-home pay with our salary packaging options.
• Exclusive Discounts: Access thousands of deals on travel, fashion, tech, fitness, wellness, dining, and entertainment.
• Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our employee assistance program dedicated to your wellbeing.
• Inclusive Culture: Join a diverse, inclusive, and supportive community that values your unique contributions.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Apply now to become an essential part of Jabiru and help shape a brighter future for the children in our care. Your dedication can make a lasting impact!

At Jabiru, safeguarding children is our top priority. We conduct reference checks and appropriate screening as part of our recruitment process to ensure all potential employees share our commitment to child safety.

We welcome all individuals from diverse backgrounds, genders, ages, religions, disability, sexual orientation, family and caring responsibilities and cultures, including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, to apply for any open positions within Jabiru.

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not encompass all responsibilities or duties that may be assigned. The specific requirements, skills, and qualifications for this role may vary based on individual circumstances and the needs of the organisation.