Calling all Dedicated Retired Early Childhood teachers and Early Childhood Workers Who Enjoy Travelling in Regional WA
The Regional Early Education and Development Inc (REED) is offering active, fit, recently retired Early Childhood Teachers and Early Childhood Workers who enjoy working with young children and their families a rewarding opportunity to combine an exploration of the Wheatbelt region. These workers would also be contributing to the development of young children and the social and economic wellbeing of families and communities by being part of the staff of REED.
REED is also looking for ‘hidden’ Early Childhood qualified teachers living in the Wheatbelt who have not worked for a while, who might like to register for the pool of casual or relief staff.
Not-for-profit REED, who is the licensee for 19 child care services throughout the Wheatbelt, is trying innovative ideas and strategies to attract and maintain qualified educators to work in their child care centres.
In the Wheatbelt, attracting and maintaining suitably qualified and willing staff is difficult, not just limited to the child care industry. Despite advertising locally and throughout the state, REED had limited applications for their vacant positions. This has been further exacerbated by COVID-19, boarder closures and Federal Government changes to visa requirements and qualifications.
Retirees, including ‘Grey Nomads’, and the ‘hidden’ qualified people are invited to register interest in joining a casual staff pool being established to fill positions that become available from time to time.
REED Centres range in size from 12 places to 59 places, providing ample opportunity to work with small groups of children and their families in friendly, rural communities throughout the Wheatbelt and Mid West.
Workers need :
- a Bachelor of Early Childhood degree or equivalent approved by ACECQA
OR
- Diploma or Certificate 111 in Children’s Service or Early Childhood Education and Care, or be working towards a Diploma or Certificate
AND
- Current Working with Children Check or willingness to apply for a Working with Children Check
- First Aid, Anaphylaxis & Asthma training or willingness to complete training.
Familiarity with the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standard is preferable, or willingness to do some background reading which will be provided once a member of the staff pool.
Interested workers can register for short or long term, full time or part time relief positions in a specific location or any REED location. In a part time position there will be plenty of time to explore surrounding countryside, and enjoy the social environment offered by small regional towns.
REED offers the opportunity for paid employment under Children’s Services Award conditions, and workers are encouraged to seek advice regarding any impact of paid employment on superannuation, pension and benefit entitlements. Alternatively, workers may prefer to work in a voluntary capacity and be reimbursed for an agreed level of expenses.
People with or without their own caravan accommodation are invited to register interest.
Please register your interest by contacting Philippa Gardener on [email protected] or 0402017424. More information can be found at https://reedwa.org.au/about-us/work-with-reed/.
REED was established in March 2018 with strong bi-partisan support in Western Australia as a single governance and management organisation with the goal of achieving sustainability of small not for profit child care centres throughout the Wheatbelt region. It now has centres and services in the following locations: Brookton, Bruce Rock, Corrigin, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Darkan, Dowerin, Hyden, Merredin, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Narrogin, Pingelly, Quairading, Wickepin, Wundowie, Yilgarn (Southern Cross).