Family Day Care Educator

3 days ago

Bendigo, Australia Uniting Limited Full time

Your Business, Your Hours, Your Impact — with new Start-Up Funding now available

Family Day Care offers a fulfilling and flexible career where you can build long‑lasting relationships with children and families in your community while running your own business from home.

You’ll have the freedom to set your own hours and create a personalised care and learning environment for the children in your care. At Uniting, we support educators to get started and thrive in the Family Day Care sector. And now, eligible new educators can access Start‑Up Funding to help cover the costs of setting up their business.

If you’re ready to embrace the flexibility of a smaller setting and have a meaningful impact on the children you care for, we’d love to hear from you

Why become a Family Day Care Educator with us?

Work your way: Choose your hours and days – you have the flexibility to design your work schedule around your life.

Foster relationships: Build meaningful connections with children and families in your community.

Earn while caring for your own children: Balance family life and work by running your Family Day Care business from home.

Support at every step: We provide training, workshops, and regular check‑ins to ensure your success and development.

Start‑Up Funding Available: Eligible new educators may receive financial support through the Family Day Care Educator Start‑Up Funding Trial, helping with initial set‑up costs such as equipment, insurance, and safety upgrades.

What we’re looking for

We’re seeking qualified and passionate early childhood educators who want to be part of a supportive network of Family Day Care professionals. If you’re eager to work in a flexible, independent environment and make a difference in children’s lives, we’d love to hear from you.

To get started, you’ll need a current Working with Children Check, First Aid and CPR, Public Liability Insurance, and an Australian Business Number (ABN). No prior business experience? No problem We’ll guide you through every step.

- Working with Children Check

- First Aid and CPR certification

- Public Liability Insurance

- Australian Business Number (ABN)

Ready to learn more?

Click Apply to express your interest and our team will be in touch soon (or option 2: call 1800 183 103 for an informal chat with the Family Day Care team.)

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us:

www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

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