Job Description

Casual Early Childhood Educator Certificate III

Reference number: 10611

Closing date: 26 April 2026

Moonee Valley City Council is seeking enthusiastic, passionate, and experienced Casual Early Childhood Educators to join the Early Years Services team.

Successful applicants will play a vital role in implementing and developing high quality age specific care and education programs for children.

About the role:

Moonee Valley City Council offers care and education programs across a diverse range of services, with a commitment to inclusion, social justice, cultural sensitivity and trauma informed practice.

Moonee Valley City Council is bound by three core values of:

Be Open

Know Your Impact

Make It Count

Employment Type:

This is an On Call Casual opportunity between Monday to Friday and across all shifts.

You will be available for work 3 – 5 days per week.

As a Casual Early Childhood Educator, you will bring at least 2 years’ experience in permanent or casual educator roles, reliability, flexibility and an enjoyment for inspiring and nurturing young minds.

You will also demonstrate the ability to build strong relationships with children, families and educators.

Key Responsibilities:

At Moonee Valley, children’s safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We are committed to upholding Child Safe Standards and advocate for children’s voices and rights, with a clear focus on recognising, preventing and responding to abuse, neglect and harm.

As a casual early childhood educator at our services, you will:

Ensure a high level of health & safety standards are maintained at all times

Facilitate learning experiences for all children

Assist in the observation and evaluation of children's individual strengths, interests and preferences

Be part of a collaborative teaching and interactive learning environment

Key skills and requirements:

Must hold an ACECQA recognised Certificate III qualification or higher

Experience implementing age specific programs and routines

An approved Working with Children Check

Current Asthma, Anaphylaxis and First Aid Certificates

Current Protecting Children – Mandatory Reporting Certificate

Registration with and/or completion of National Child Safety Training (prior to August 27, 2026)

If you’re ready to make a meaningful contribution and support children to reach their full potential, we’d love to hear from you.

How to Apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

Applications must be submitted through our online system and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City Council Application Guide. Please attach a copy of your resume, cover letter and qualifications to your application. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not be considered.

Applicants who have applied within the past six months are not required to reapply at this time.

For further information, please view the or contact Annette Hodgson, Early Years Operations and Compliance Leader on 03 9243 1007 or email AHodgson@mvcc.vic.gov.au

Moonee Valley is a great place to live, work and visit. We are a local government within the north-west metropolitan area of Melbourne, providing a range of services to some 130,000 residents and over 10,000 businesses.

Our 1,200 employees bring their differing backgrounds, experiences and unique perspectives to our collaborative environment, and are supported to share ideas, initiatives and talent, making a positive impact on our community for now and in the future.

Some of the great benefits of working at Moonee Valley City Council are flexible working conditions, learning and development opportunities, supportive leadership and various staff benefits.

Our Council offices are located in the heart of our vibrant, diverse community with great food, cafes and green spaces nearby. We have excellent public transport at our doorstep as well as cycling access for our employees.

At Moonee Valley City Council, we pride ourselves on having job opportunities which make a real difference in the community and having a workplace which values everyone’s unique skills and attributes.

Our Culture of Inclusion

If you are interested in the role but feel you may not meet the full range of selection criteria, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your experience and application for this position.

We don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services and our community. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility and flexibility, we'll support you at every stage of your career. We recognise the importance of balance and embrace work agility, understanding that this means different things to each and every one of our employees.

Moonee Valley City Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer and we value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email H2@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9243 1122.