OSHC Transport Assistant

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 450,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community and people from more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $24.8 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 35,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About Kids' Early Learning

Here at Council, we own and operate a childcare business, Kids' Early Learning, with a portfolio of 24 Childcare and Preschool centres, 8 Out of School Care services and over 70 family daycare educators.

Kids' Early Learning has approximately 300 full-time, part-time and casual staff, and operates throughout the Blacktown local government area, serving over 2000 families and providing care and learning needs for their children.

If you would like to know more about Kids' Early Learning, please visit our website.

About the opportunity

We are currently seeking two permanent, part-time enthusiastic individuals to join our team as Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Transport Assistant at:

• Kids' Early Learning OSHC Blackett
• Kids' Early Learning OSHC Marayong South.

As a Transport Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safe and reliable transportation of children attending OSHC programs. This includes both daily school transfers and vacation care excursions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Safely transport children from OSHC centres to neighbouring schools before school care, and return the vehicle to the centre
• Collect children from schools and transport them to OSHC centres for after school care, ensuring timely and secure travel
• Drive children to and from excursion destinations during NSW public school holidays as part of vacation care programs
• Conduct thorough pre-drive and post-drive vehicle safety checks
• Provide exceptional customer service through friendly, respectful, and supportive interactions with children, families, and staff.

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• New South Wales (NSW) Light Rigid (LR) licence to drive motor vehicles with a gross vehicle mass
  
  (GVM) of between 4,500 to 8,000 kilograms
• NSW C class driving licence
• Solid experience driving with a LR licence
• Evidence of a good driving record (Service NSW)
• Working with Children Check (WWCC).

Desirable:

• First aid certification
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Ability to work within a team environment.

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council's Enterprise Agreement.

• Entry level for this position starts at $1,130.82 per week, pro-rata
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 12% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

This position has been identified as child related work, in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013. Therefore, your application must include a Working with Children Check (WWCC) number. For further information, go to

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

• Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach.

• Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.

• Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.

Best of luck.

Closing date: Friday 28 November 2025, 11.59 pm

Contact officer: Serena Quigley on

Internal ref: BCC2031 and BCC2043

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