Creche Assistant - Casual

"YOU COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE"

Location: Central Coast Council Leisure Facilities NSW

• Perfect role for positive, flexible and customer focused individuals 
• Develop programs based on children's interests
• Casual positions up to 38 hours per week rostered as required between 8am - 1pm.
• Salary $35.73 per hour (includes 25% casual loading) + 12% superannuation. Penalty rates apply for weekend work.

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. 

Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.

In contributing to the overarching vision and purpose, the role of the Creche Assistant is to provide supervision of children within Council’s creche to enable their parents to use the facilities at Council’s Leisure and Aquatic Centres. Our ideal candidate is someone who has had experience working with children and can provide quality customer service to parents, patrons and children and is highly safety focused. You will also be required to prepare, develop and deliver children's program activities based on their interests to ensure they enjoy a positive experience in the creche. 

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

Key activities of this role include: 

• Provide supervision of children in care to allow parents and guardians to use centre facilities to achieve their personal development goals and improve the health and fitness of the community
• Ensure the children safety at all times through provision of safe activities and facilities with continual intensive surveillance
• Prepare, develop and deliver children’s programs activities to improve the activity levels of children using the centre and the wider community
• Maintain excellent and ongoing customer focus within the business, to ensure a positive experience for all users
• Explain the features and benefits of the centre programs and memberships to prospective new customers

Essential requirements include:

• Current Provide First Aid qualification (HLTAID 011)
• Current Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) qualification (HLTAID 009)
• Working with Children Check Clearance Number or Application Number as per Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013 and Date of Birth for the purpose of verification.

It is the responsibility of successful applicants to undertake a course of Hepatitis B and Tetanus vaccinations or to demonstrate their immunity prior to commencement of employment.

Enquiries:  Sally Hyslop, Team Leader Fitness and Sport - 0407 492 702.

If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

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HOW TO APPLY

Thank you for your interest in the position.

Apply now using our fast, easy to use on-line application process. 

Don't have access to a computer or electronic device? Applications can be lodged at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1 hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

Please note that you do not need a "password" to use our on-line application system.

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finally submit your application.  

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To lodge your application, please follow the below steps:

Step 1:  Answer the on-line questions shown below. Please ensure that you provide as much detail as possible in response to the questions asked.

Step 2:  Attach your Resume 

Step 3:  Attach your qualifications and licences

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

IMPORTANT: If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au or phone 0417 293 628 to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. Please be advised, in order to ensure you receive all email communications from Central Coast Council, please whitelist 'recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au' in your preferred email client.  For Further instructions please click here. 

PLEASE NOTE: By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information provided by yourself in this application is true & correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false.  You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate.  This may include associated checks (Referee check, Working With Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, Employment History and an Australian Federal Police Check) as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.

I also acknowledge that I will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.