Early Childhood Educator

**About Inner West Council**

Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of **Integrity**, **Respect**, **Innovation**, **Compassion**and **Collaboration** are at the centre of everything that we do.

We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. **We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options** (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.

Permanent employees benefit from our great value **gym membership from $18.65/week** giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

**About Children's Services**

Inner West Council operates 11 Long Day Care Centres, 2 Out of School Hours Care, an Occasional Care service, a Pre-School and a Family Day Care network. We currently have multiple vacancies for qualified Early Childhood Educator - Diploma Qualified to join our professional and friendly Early Learning Services team.

Our educators take pride in their Early and Middle Childhood Education profession. We adhere to the guidelines, practices and regulations surrounding the National Quality Standards (NQS) and regularly review Quality Improvement Plans and are implementing the Self-Assessment Tool. We strive for excellence, and all our centres are meeting or exceeding the NQF standards as rated by ACECQA.

Our staff appreciate that we are a culturally diverse, united and supportive team. Our teams value a positive, inclusive, motivated and collaborative workplace culture.

**About the role**

Our Diploma-qualified Educators are accountable for supporting the Nominated Supervisor in the day-to-day running of the Education and Care Service, planning, programming, and implementing a caring, safe, and enriching learning environment for the children, developing quality partnerships with children, families, colleagues, and the wider community.

Please read the **Position Description** to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.

**Remuneration**

$66, 534.00 - $79,154.92 + 12% Superannuation

**Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications**
- Two-year TAFE Diploma of Children’s Services or equivalent, including modules relevant to working with babies and children under 2 years of age
- Experience as an active and collaborative educator for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years, with sound working knowledge of child development, positive behaviour guidance techniques and strategies for children.
- Current NSW Working with Children Check clearance
- Identify and Respond to Children at Risk of Harm Statement of Attainment or willingness to undertake the course
- Child Protection and Mandatory Reporters requirements and guidelines
- Current First Aid Certificate including emergency management of asthma and anaphylaxis, or willingness to undertake the course
- Willingness to undertake role of Responsible Person under the National Education and Care Services Regulations
- Demonstrated ability to plan and implement developmentally appropriate and inquiry/interest-based programs for individual children and groups of children
- Working knowledge of the National Quality Framework including National Quality Standards, National Education and Care Services Regulations, Early Years Learning Framework and Assessment and Rating System.

**Enquiries**

Judie Don, Centre Director on (02) 9392 5395

**Closing Date**

Sunday 19 October 2025, 11:30PM

**How to Apply**

All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.

**Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks**

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the **Department of Home Affairs** website.

**Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer**

This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We’re also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 202