Early Childhood Educator
Pelican Childcare Craigieburn

Pelican Childcare provides placement opportunities for students studying Early Childhood.

About the centre:
Pelican Craigieburn child care and early learning centre is a convenient choice for local families living in Craigieburn, Donnybrook, Roxburgh Park and Somerton. Our homely Craigieburn child care centre offers long day care and kindergarten for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years from 6:30 am – 6:30 pm.

Our Craigieburn childcare centre has a team of highly qualified and passionate early childhood teachers and educators that are dedicated to ensuring every child feels safe, nurtured, and inspired throughout their early years’ education journey. To ensure our families feel connected to their child’s learning and development we, provide daily updates and photos detailing their child’s learning and development, which is accessible on our family app.

Skills You Might Learn

Early Child Care skills, such as observing children and providing assistance and feedback. The ability to assist children with learning activities, understanding of mandatory reporting, administrative duties and business practices and processes, working within a team and following safe work practices.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Interacting with children, changing nappies under supervision, assisting educator, and cleaning duties. Additional duties include: assisting in organising and participating in recreational activities, such as games; observing and monitoring children's play activities and adminitrative duties.

Student Requirements

Students must be genuinely interested in children's education and understand that childcare is more than 'play'. Students must be punctual, refrain from using mobile phones, be reliable, have a positive attitude, be proactive and be helpful. Students are also required to have their volunteer Working with Children's Check.

Dress Requirements

Early Child Care skills, such as observing children and providing assistance and feedback. The ability to assist children with learning activities, understanding of mandatory reporting, administrative duties and business practices and processes, working within a team and following safe work practices.

Special Transport Requirements

Please see PTV ap

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

• CHC30113 - Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care