Become an Educator

Family Day Care early childhood Educators are adults WHO are engaged and supported by the coordination unit to supply high quality education and care in their house, for children registered with Golden Kids Family Day Care. Educators offer skilled, prime quality, developmentally applicable education and care aimed toward meeting every child’s individual needs. Educators value positive relationships with kids, their families, alternative educators and therefore the coordination unit in operating their service as a successful self-employed business. Educators are passionate about providing skilled education associated care for kids and have an ongoing commitment to their own skilled development.

Educators additionally see the role of associate early childhood pedagogue as a career selection and have a commitment to longevity of service.

Qualification/Regulatory requirements

• Educators home meet or exceed WFDC Assessment of a Residence and skilled practice Audit
• Educators should have completed a minimum infancy Education and Care qualification or be actively engaged in an exceedingly early childhood Education and Care qualification
• Educators are self employed and should give certified education and care in accordance with the Education and Care Services National Law, Education and Care Service National rules, National Quality Standards, Early Years Learning Framework and Framework for school Age Care and abide by WFDC Policies and Procedures
• Educators should have and maintain current approved first aid, hypersensitivity reaction and emergency respiratory illness management qualifications
• Educators and all adult members residing within the home can hold a current working with kids Check
• Educators can maintain Public liability insurance for a home primarily based education and care business

Experience, knowledge and Skills:

Experience

• Has current expertise providing care to kids in an exceedingly skilled context, with a commitment to acquiring data in and applying current best practice in skilled prime quality education and care

Knowledge

• Has the ability to use data of childhood development at intervals associate education and care setting
• Possesses or has the ability to accumulate data of administrative and legislative requirements of operating alittle business

Skills

• Professional Childhood Education and Care – able to engage kids in affirming and respectful ways in which encourage their sense of happiness, facilitate them ask for and create which means of their world and empower their learning and growth, taking into consideration children’s individual variations in ability, temperament, interests, cultural or linguistic background, learning and motivation.
• Establishing and Maintaining social Relationships – able to develop constructive and cooperative operating relationships with families of kids in care, alternative educators and therefore the coordination unit and maintain them over time
• Small Business Management – able to give personalized client service to the families of kids in care, furthermore as manage financial and record keeping requirements, tax compliance and maintenance of needed insurances
• Professional practice Skills – able to demonstrate expertise together with maintaining accurate records and documentation, demonstrating the utilization of reflective follow, participating in moral higher cognitive process, and maintaining skilled boundaries together with privacy and confidentially needs

Personal Characteristics

• Is able to demonstrate a real interest in enthusiasm for participating kids in learning and serving to them feel nurtured and valued
• Is resilient to change and think about change as a chance for private and skilled growth
• Is physically and psychological resilient to the stress of providing skilled and prime quality education and look after kids in an exceedingly home primarily based surroundings
• Is invested with in building positive relationships with alternative adults
• Is committed to and values skilled development and is an energetic participant in their own learning
• Values Family Day Care as associate education and care possibility and represents Family Day Care completely to families of kids in care and to the broader community

General Responsibilities

• Meet all legislation set out in the Education and Care Services National Law and National Regulations
• Is able to implement all WFDC policies including the ongoing maintenance of safe environments, maintenance of all documentation required under legislation and service policies including risk management plans
• Implement and maintain the National Quality Standards and the Early Years Learning Framework and/or Framework for School Age Care
• Provide an education and care environment in which children experience learning that is engaging and that enables them to experience belonging (acknowledging their interdependence with others), being (supporting children to be, to seek and make meaning of their world) and becoming (supporting the rapid and significant change that occurs as children learn and grow).
• Take action to inform and work with the coordination unit in observing signs of learning, emotional and developmental challenges in children and identifying when a child’s safety and wellbeing has been comprised
• Maintain a written document that includes assessment of learning and experiences that are provided for the children in care
• Actively commit to developing and participating in a formal Professional Development Plan and undertaking training and development as required to ensure goals are met
• Maintain accurate records and documentation at all times

Selection Criteria

• Meets mandatory requirements as stated under the Education and Care Services National Law and National Regulations and FDC Policies and Procedures
• Possesses or has the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills in line with best practice for education and care settings and is able to apply this knowledge and use these skills in a home-based environment
• Is able to establish and maintain collaborative and professional relationships with families of children in care, other educators and the coordination unit and is willing to contribute to and participate in creating a positive collective culture within the service
• Is able to establish and maintain a successful small business including being able to manage the administrative/financial management requirements, record keeping and ensuring compliance in accordance with legislative requirements
• View themselves as providing a professional service and recognises that their personal presentation, communication and conduct needs to be a professional standard when working as an Golden Kids Family Day Care Early Childhood Educator
• Demonstrates a commitment to the role of educator as a long term career choice and to the ongoing professional learning that is involved in the role.