Casual Educators | Marrickville

Save Our Service; Sydney; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual Work Flexibility

Travel Bonus

Induction Program

Training Workshops

Nationwide Opportunities

Employee of the Month

Staff Excellence Program

Job summary

Save Our Service is seeking passionate casual early childhood educators across Australia to provide high-quality care in diverse service environments. This role offers shifts across metropolitan, regional, and rural locations with a focus on safety, inclusion, and ongoing learning opportunities.

We value reliability, adaptability, and strong communication with families and teams. Induction, training, and nationwide shift opportunities support your professional growth as you contribute to

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months paid working experience in the early childhood education and care sector.
• Ability and willingness to travel to different services for shifts.
• Strong commitment to professionalism, flexibility, and quality care.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment for children
• Support and implement age-appropriate learning experiences
• Foster an inclusive and respectful atmosphere for all children
• Communicate professionally with families and service teams
• Work collaboratively with centre staff to maintain high-quality care standards

Skills

Flexibility

Reliability

Professionalism

Travel readiness

Education

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education

Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Bachelor in Early Childhood Education

Job description

About Us

At SOS, we are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the early childhood education sector. We embrace an Inclusive Employment Philosophy and recognise the valuable contributions educators from diverse backgrounds bring to our team. Our focus is on providing ongoing support to casual educators, ensuring they feel confident, valued, and well-supported in a variety of service environments.

We actively collaborate with communities to understand their needs and contribute to initiatives that strengthen educational outcomes. By working with socially aware educators, we help ensure children receive the respect, understanding, and care they deserve.

What We Offer

• Casual Work Flexibility: Choose shifts that suit your availability across a range of services.
• Travel Bonus: We offer travel bonuses to support educators who are willing and able to travel for shifts.
• Employee of the Month: Recognition for outstanding contributions and commitment.
• Staff Excellence Program: Ongoing support, training, and recognition to encourage professional growth and engagement.
• Induction Program: Our comprehensive SOS Educator Induction Program includes centre-specific policies, programs, and a First Day Checklist to ensure you are well prepared for each placement.
• Training Opportunities: Free fortnightly training workshops across all areas of education and care to support continued learning and development.
• Nationwide Opportunities: Access casual shifts in metropolitan, regional, and rural locations across Australia.

Who We’re Looking For

We are seeking passionate, reliable, and socially aware casual early childhood educators at all qualification levels (Certificate III, Diploma, and Bachelor) to join our team nationwide.

To be eligible, you must have:

• A minimum of 6 months paid working experience in the early childhood education and care sector
• The ability and willingness to travel to different services for shifts
• A strong commitment to professionalism, flexibility, and quality care

This role is ideal for educators who enjoy variety, adaptability, and working across multiple services.

Your Role

• Create and maintain a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment for children
• Support and implement age-appropriate learning experiences
• Foster an inclusive and respectful atmosphere for all children
• Communicate professionally with families and service teams
• Work collaboratively with centre staff to maintain high-quality care standards

Why Work With Us

At SOS, we offer a supportive and inclusive workplace that values flexibility, reliability, and professional growth. Through structured induction, ongoing training, and regular recognition, we ensure our casual educators feel confident and supported in every shift they undertake.

If you’re passionate about early childhood education, enjoy travelling for work, and want the flexibility of casual employment, we’d love to hear from you.

Save Our Service is committed to being a Child Safe organisation where the safety, wellbeing and rights of children are our highest priority. We have zero tolerance for child abuse, harm or neglect. All applicants must hold or be eligible to obtain a cleared Working With Children Check (unless exempt). Our child safe recruitment practices include reference checks, qualification checks, behavioural interviews and reasonable enquiries into each candidate’s suitability to work with children. We ask all applicants to demonstrate their commitment to child safety and creating safe, respectful and inclusive environments for every child as part of their application.