Casual Certificate Iii Educator – Ignite Young Minds

Ymca Ballarat; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradewind Australia is seeking a Recruitment Consultant for Early Years & Outside School Hours Care to lead a temporary staffing desk and grow client relationships. The role focuses on booking fulfilment, deploying casual educators, and balancing fast-paced demand with business development to build a profitable portfolio.

You will manage shifts, match educators to needs, and ensure accurate records while maintaining proactive communication with clients and educators to optimise fill rates.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily temporary staffing requests across Early Childhood Education and OSHC services.
• Fill confirmed bookings, urgent staffing requests, last-minute absences and ongoing temporary requirements using the existing candidate pool.
• Match available educators to shifts based on qualifications, experience, location, availability, suitability and client requirements.
• Maintain accurate booking records, shift confirmations, cancellations and changes within the recruitment system.
• Proactively contact available educators to secure coverage for upcoming shifts.
• Monitor unfilled bookings and implement timely solutions to minimise service disruption.
• Build an understanding of educator availability, reliability, preferences and placement history.
• Manage shift changes, replacements, no-shows and client escalations promptly.
• Review upcoming booking requirements and anticipate coverage challenges.
• Maintain clear communication with clients and educators regarding shift details and expectations.
• Monitor booking fulfilment performance and identify opportunities to improve fill rates.
• Work closely with the Candidate Consultant to

Job description

Recruitment Consultant – Early Childhood & OSHC

3001 Melbourne Tradewind Australia Pty

Job Description

Early Years & Outside School Hours Care | Tradewind Australia | 6:30am – 15:00pm

Role Overview

The Recruitment Consultant is responsible for managing and growing a temporary recruitment desk across Early Childhood Education (EY) and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC).

The role focuses on daily booking fulfilment, effective deployment of the existing casual workforce, client relationship management, face‑to‑face client visits, sales activity and revenue generation. The successful consultant will balance the demands of a fast‑paced booking desk with consistent business development activity to build a sustainable, profitable and growing client portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily temporary staffing requests across Early Childhood Education and OSHC services.
• Fill confirmed bookings, urgent staffing requests, last‑minute absences and ongoing temporary requirements using the existing candidate pool.
• Match available educators to shifts based on qualifications, experience, location, availability, suitability and client requirements.
• Maintain accurate booking records, shift confirmations, cancellations and changes within the recruitment system.
• Proactively contact available educators to secure coverage for upcoming shifts.
• Monitor unfilled bookings and implement timely solutions to minimise service disruption.
• Build an understanding of educator availability, reliability, preferences and placement history.
• Manage shift changes, replacements, no‑shows and client escalations promptly.
• Review upcoming booking requirements and anticipate coverage challenges.
• Maintain clear communication with clients and educators regarding shift details and expectations.
• Monitor booking fulfilment performance and identify opportunities to improve fill rates.
• Work closely with the Candidate Consultant to