Early Years Mentor

Job No: EYM0626
Location: Bendigo

  • Part time (0.6 FTE), Ongoing
  • Band 5, Starting salary $78,811 (Pro Rata) plus superannuation

The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel. 

Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that is famous for its food and wine, and boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities. There are also high quality education and health services, a wide range of housing options, excellent rail and road networks, and Bendigo Airport has regular direct QantasLink flights to Sydney. 

We provide more than 65 important services to support our community, which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!

The role 

Do you have a passion for supporting and developing educators to deliver high-quality outcomes for children and families? 

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Early Years Mentor to join our Early Years Services team. This role focuses on building educator capability through mentoring, coaching and professional learning, while supporting a positive, reflective and child-safe culture across our services. 

Working collaboratively with educators, room leaders and service leaders, you will help strengthen professional practice, support workforce development initiatives and contribute to continuous improvement across our Early Learning Centres. 

About You 

To succeed in this role, you will be passionate about early childhood education and committed to supporting others to grow and thrive in their professional practice. You will have experience mentoring, coaching or developing educator capability, along with strong communication and relationship-building skills. 

You will bring a sound understanding of the National Quality Framework, relevant legislation and the Victorian Child Safe Standards, and be confident working collaboratively across multiple teams and services. You will be organised, adaptable and committed to fostering safe, inclusive and high-quality learning environments for children and families. 

A satisfactory Police Record Check, Working with Children Check (Employee), Level 2 First Aid and Anaphylaxis qualifications and a tertiary qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care or a related discipline are required for this position. 

Benefits 

  • Above award wages with annual pay increases, annual leave loading, paid overtime 
  • Flexible work arrangements to fit in with your needs 
  • Generous leave provisions (20 weeks paid parental leave) and learning and development opportunities 

Visit our Employee Benefits website for more of our benefits. 

Position Description 

Click here for further information on the detailed position demands (this document provides further details on the physical and psychological requirements of the position which have been outlined in the table in the position description) 

Contact 

If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Kerrin Smith, Child Safeguarding Senior Advisor, 5454 9614. 

To Apply 

Please submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by 9pm, Friday 3 July 2026. 

It is anticipated that interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 July. If you are unavailable during this time, please indicate this in your application. 

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About City of Greater Bendigo

The City of Greater Bendigo is a proactive, flexible and dynamic employer, delivering more than 65 services to the community. The City is an equal opportunity employer, supportive of flexible working arrangements and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, people returning to the workforce and of all ages and abilities.

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