Diploma Educators

**Your career at Wonderschool**:
**why work with us**:
**We value our employees and are committed to supporting and developing their careers with sector-leading benefits and attractive employment conditions.**

From competitive wages and leave entitlements to brand-new, purpose-built early learning facilities, we offer a range of benefits, including:

- **Flexible wage incentives**: We offer current and future employees the flexibility to choose from one of four packages with attractive benefits and conditions such as wages 10% above award rates*.
- **Competitive leave entitlements**: We offer paid stand down over Christmas to align with your contracted days.
- **Early childhood care discounts**: We offer a generous 95% childcare gap fee discount to permanent employees who have children enrolled at a Wonderschool centre.**:

- **Professional development and training**: We are committed to developing our staff for the long term. We offer paid traineeships for those new to the sector and other professional development opportunities for more experienced educators, such as professional development days, conferences, and workshops.
- **Diverse career pathways and opportunities**: Take your career from studying for your traineeship to a centre or business management position or explore career opportunities in compliance, lobbying, HR, policy and marketing, a master’s in early childhood education or a specialisation in the sector.
- **Other benefits and incentives**: We offer an inclusive and diverse workplace culture, state-of-the-art facilities, a safe and secure environment, free on-site parking, and annual flu shots.

Whether you’re new to the sector or have years of experience, when you join Wonderschool you’ll become part of a community of educators passionate about delivering exceptional early childhood education and care and be provided with the support you need to achieve your career goals.
- _For employees already earning above this rate, negotiations to occur with HR manager_
- **Transition to 95% childcare gap discount (limited change in the cost to Wonderschool ). Available to permanent employees with children in a Wonderschool centre_

**Diploma Educators**:
Diploma educators are educators who have completed their Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care. With a Diploma qualification, educators who have the drive, as well as the knowledge and skills, may become Team Leaders (leading a team of educators and children) or choose to be a Diploma qualified Assisting Educator.

All education and care services are required by the Education and Care National Regulations to ensure that 50% of all educators employed hold a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care.

**What to expect at Wonderschool**:
**We Take Care of our People**:
**Inclusive and diverse workplace culture**:
We promote a culture rich in knowledge, acceptance, accountability and professionalism.

**Safe and secure environment**:
For both children and staff. Regular audits and training around child centred practices and safety.

**Relationship-centric**:
Every day is about working ethically and strengthening ties between our team and our Wonderschool families. While upholding an individual’s rights and responsibilities.

**Supportive and ‘Human’**:
We supply Employee Assistance Programs, (free confidential counselling sessions). We have flexible workplace arrangements.

**Up to the minute**:
We provide career opportunities and mentoring. First Aid, Child Protection, Food Safety and CPR paid for.

**Other Educator Perks**:
30% discounted annual childcare fees, annual flu shots, referral program, car park.