Early Education Childcare Traineeship

8 hours ago

Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Little Zak's Academy Full time $30,000 - $50,000 per year

We are family owned group of services that have been in early childhood for over 25 years. We have a strong focus on educator and team well being as we believe if you look after your staff they will also do a great job at looking after the children.  

Our team are dedicated Educators who value the importance of maintaining an optimum level of care and education for all children. At Little Zak's we help our team and children blossom into the best version of themselves through our friendly and nurturing culture.  

We would invite you to apply for this role because you have a passion for working with children and in return we will offer you: 

Benefits for you:

  • Strong professional and personal development support
  • Rotating rosters to support a great work/life balance
  • A paid day off on your birthday :)
  • Invitation to our family fun day for you and your family
  • Government funded paid position with no up front costs to you

About the role

  • Study towards your Certificate III in Early Childhood while you work
  • Full time paid position working across a rotating roster
  • Gain practical childcare experience across all age groups from 0-5
  • Work alongside a supportive team who will mentor and guide you

What we are looking for

  • Immediate Start - must be at least 18 years of age on commencement
  • Current Working with Children Check
  • Trustworthy, dedicated and positive team player
  • Passion and willingness to succeed in the childcare industry
  • Supporting the Little Zak's culture through constantly displaying our values

We are an equal opportunity workplace where diversity is embraced. We foster a culture that supports inclusion and encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

Little Zaks Child Safety Commitment

Little Zak's is a Child Safe Organisation. We prioritise the safety, wellbeing, and rights of all children and maintain a strong culture of child safety across our services. As part of our commitment, we have a rigorous recruitment and screening process in place, including comprehensive reference checks, Police checks and child-safe employment checks.

By applying for a role with Little Zak's, you acknowledge and agree to undergo all required child safety checks as part of our employment process.

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