Are you a friendly and experienced educator with a passion for learning and development? Do you love helping the community? We are currently seeking Diploma qualified educators to join our team at our Central Coast Council. Rewrite the future with us!
- Great opportunity for enthusiastic educators to join our passionate and experienced team
- Deliver quality education and care programs for the children in our community
- Permanent part-time role at our Wyong Centre!
- Balance your life with a 19 day month
Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.
About the role
- Be a positive contributor to the team and deliver high quality education and care in accordance with National Quality Framework/CCC’s policies and procedures
- Use your knowledge and experience to develop and implement customised educational programs in line with the EYLF learning outcomes and individual needs and interests of children
- Support the team, assist with problem solving, and offer great ideas to keep our activities fresh and relevant
- Build relationships with children, families and carers to make them feel welcome and connected in our education and care community
- Take a responsible and professional approach to supervision of children and their overall wellbeing
- Complete relevant documentation and administration associated with the position
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
Our Education and Care Centres are located at Niagara Park, Kariong, Umina, Terrigal, Toukley, Wyong, Kanwal and San Remo.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
- Current First Aid Certificate including CPR & Anaphylaxis and Asthma Management (HLTAID012 or equivalent)
- Current Working with Children Check
- Drive and passion for delivering exceptional education and care to children
Our position description for our Educator Diploma provides more information for you to learn more about this role.
Other important information
- This role provides a commencing salary range between $66.2K to $79.6K per annum dependent on skills and experience + 12% superannuation.
- Access our attractive Parental Leave entitlements after a year of service.
- Successful candidates will be required to undertake a course of vaccinations against Hepatitis A and B, Tetanus (Boostrix), MMR and Varicella or demonstrate their immunity. CMV screening will be required.
- Council will be creating an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.
What does Central Coast Council offer?
- 20 days paid Annual Leave
- 15 days Sick Leave/Carers Leave for permanent staff (pro rata for part time)
- 2 days Health and Wellbeing Leave annually after 12 months service
- 18 weeks Council paid Parental Leave after 12 months service
- Access to Long Service Leave after 5 years of continuous service
- Opportunity for skills development through Council’s Study Assistance Program
- Career pathway opportunities in child care, or beyond in Council's diverse workforce
- Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, breast screening, flu shots, or to donate blood
- Reward and recognition through Council CHEERS staff reward program
- Opportunity to join Fitness Passport for access to a range of gyms
Extra benefits
At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check ups, a 'me day' to refresh you. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.
Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.
What to know more?
The contact person for this role is Kylie Payne, Section Manager Education and Care. You can contact her on 0408 229 857.
This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday 26 October 2025.
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Location
Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.
We have a number of work locations across the region, offering different work locations for team members.
How to apply
We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.
You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.
To lodge your application, please follow these steps:
- Answer the on-line questions shown below.
- Attach your resume
- Attach your qualifications and licences.
Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.
If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.
Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here.
You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.
If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.
PLEASE NOTE: We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.
