Casual Creche Assistant

Inner West Council; Sydney; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

Inner West Council is seeking a Casual Creche Assistant to support our Aquatic Centres, providing a safe, welcoming environment where children can learn, play and thrive. You will help manage daily routines, supervise children, and assist with programming activities.

If you are passionate about early childhood development, enjoy teamwork and flexible hours, please review the Position Description and apply by the closing date.

Qualifications

• Experience in centre based care of children.
• Ability to provide quality care for all children
• Ability to provide customer service and communicate effectively with children, parents and other staff.
• Ability to work unsupervised in a team environment.
• Current First Aid Certificate

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and security of all children during attendance.
• Respect and care for each child attending the childcare.
• Assist in programming activities for development and growth.
• Assist with administration of the childcare.

Skills

Centre-based care of children

Quality care

Customer service

Teamwork / unsupervised work

First aid

Job description

Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of Integrity,Respect,Innovation,CompassionandCollaborationare at the centre of everything that we do.

• We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge.
• We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.
• Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $18.65/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

As a Casual Creche Assistant, you will assist with providing a safe, welcoming, and engaging environment where children can learn, play, and thrive within the Inner West Council’s Aquatic Centres. This is a fantastic casual opportunity for someone who is passionate about early childhood development and enjoys being part of a supportive team that makes a real difference in the community. This role will be responsible for ensuring the safety and security of all children for the length of time they attend, the respect and care for each child that attends the childcare centre, assisting in the programming of activities for the development and growth of children and assisting with the administration of the childcare.

Pleaseread the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications

• Experience in centre based care of children.
• Ability to provide quality care for all children
• Ability to provide customer service and communicate effectively with children, parents and other staff.
• Ability to work unsupervised in a team environment.
• Current First Aid Certificate

Enquiries

Lance Goldsmith, Centre Manager - Ashfield Aquatic Centre & Steel Park Water Play on 02 9392 5710

Closing Date

Sunday 4 October 2026, 11:30PM

We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position. Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.

Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, young people, and mature age workers.

This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We’re also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Award for Organisational Diversity and Inclusion.

Inner West Council is among Sydney’s larger local government agencies, looking after a vibrant community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join us on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community. We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity, WHS, sustainability, continuous improvement and business excellence. The community is at the heart of the organisation, and Council’s values of integrity, respect, innovation, compassion and collaboration guide everything we do. As an organisation committed to child safety, we also recognise the importance of the wellbeing of all children and young people, and the marvelous value they bring to the inner-west community, and it is essential they are safe while taking part in community life. All Council employees share the responsibility to keep them safe while they access services and enjoy Council facilities. Council expects commitment to these values and responsibilities from all its employees as they serve the community and make Inner West a great place to be.