Educator - Children Services

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Join The Y NSW in Burwood as a permanent part-time OSHC Educator, delivering before and after school care across 40 NSW schools with Vacation Care during holidays. You’ll partner with the service coordinator to design inclusive, engaging activities for primary students, support families, and uphold safe, reflective practice aligned with the National Quality Framework and My Time Our Place V2. This role runs Monday to Friday, 2:30 to 5:30 pm, with potential mornings, and offers above award rates. To apply, show relevant OSHC or childcare experience, safeguarding commitment, and you hold First Aid HLTAID012, CPR, a Working with Children Check, and a Police Check; Cert III ECEC (with Diploma underway) and CHCPRT025 desirable.

Our Children's Services Team are passionate educators and leaders who create safe, engaging environments for young minds to learn, grow, and thrive. Across 40 NSW schools, our OSHC Educators and Coordinators deliver enriching before- and after-school care, packed with creativity, play, and learning. 

Every day, our team runs programs that include sport, creative arts, cooking, and more—working closely with children, families, and schools to support development in a healthy, inclusive environment.

 and will also involve Vacation Care program during school holidays. 

• Inspire and influence young hearts and minds
• Create valuable opportunities outside of the classroom
• Opportunity to progress and develop in a supportive environment
• Above award rates

We seek a permanent part-time educator for children at our OSHC services in Burwood.

Schedule

Monday to Friday 2:30 to 5:30 PM

You must be available for the required schedule for your application to be considered.

Our Out-of-School-Hours Educators are the sharp minds and friendly faces inspiring and influencing the next generation of young people. Acting as both teacher and role-model to young students from over 50 NSW Schools, they provide engaging, exciting and interactive activities through our Before School, After School and Vacation Care services. As a member of our OSHC family, you'll be responsible for the safety and wellbeing of developing young minds, while supporting our OSHC Coordinators to ensure our services stay the very best they can be. You'll work closely with the children and their families, sharing your wisdom, support and passions with them to help them grow.

This isn't your typical 9-5 role – and if you bring the dedication, focus and commitment, you'll enjoy the flexibility of a career in education, where you can build a schedule that works for you. So if you're excited by the opportunity of a promising career creating meaningful opportunities for young people who need them, you'll almost certainly learn a thing or two yourself.

About your new role

• You will work in collaboration with the service coordinator to build and provide fun and engaging activities for primary school-age children
• You will help design a calendar of inclusive, exciting, and engaging program activities
• Reporting to the Coordinators of our OSHC centres, you will be one of over 200 educators who support children across NSW
• You will be able to follow our development pathways to learn new skills and build your career
• To oversee, lead, and develop quality reflective practices for delivering the approved learning frameworks and the National Quality Standard to a high standard

About you

• Y NSW team members love supporting their communities, and our educators innovate learning every day
• Y NSW OSHC Educators are motivated to develop children outside of the classroom
• Everyone at Y NSW ensures that we provide supportive service for families
• Everyone at Y NSW is committed to safeguarding and hosting safe learning environments
• Strong leadership abilities that display respect, dignity, and direction
• Suitably qualified and have experience in leading the development and implementation of the educational program or curriculum in the service
• Thorough understanding of the approved learning frameworks (National Quality Framework and My Time, Our Place V.2.) to be able to guide and inspire educators in their planning and reflection, and to mentor colleagues in their implementation practices

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience supervising and interacting with children
• Ability to follow safeguarding priorities
• A strong understanding of the curriculum or a willingness to learn
• Current First Aid HLTAID012 - Provide an emergency response in an education and care setting and CPR (Mandatory)
• Cert III in Early Childhood Education and Care and working towards a Diploma, Diploma or equivalent qualification (Desirable)
• Identify and Report Children and Young People at Risk CHCPRT025 (Desirable)
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Police Check (paid for by Y NSW)

Our Children's Services Team are passionate educators and leaders who create safe, engaging environments for young minds to learn, grow, and thrive. Across 40 NSW schools, our OSHC Educators and Coordinators deliver enriching before- and after-school care, packed with creativity, play, and learning. 

Every day, our team runs programs that include sport, creative arts, cooking, and more—working closely with children, families, and schools to support development in a healthy, inclusive environment.

We are looking for a customer service driven educator to join the team across NSW , hours will consist of 6:20AM - 8:50AM and 2:30PM - 5:30PM, Monday to Friday, and will also involve Vacation Care program during school holidays.