Creche Attendant

Careers at Council; Campbelltown; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 49,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent part-time opportunities

Casual opportunities

Hourly rate with penalties

Generous leave provisions

Job summary

Campbelltown City Council is seeking passionate Crèche Attendants to care for children aged 0–5 years. You will provide excellent service, supervise crèche activities, and promote centre programs with strong teamwork and professional communication.

Permanent part-time and casual opportunities are available, with shifts split between mornings and evenings. An onboarding process includes compliance with childcare policies and safety standards within a flexible, supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Current Resuscitation Certificate or willingness to obtain.
• Working With Children Check clearance or willingness to obtain.
• Knowledge of activity programming for children.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Positive and professional communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service and maintain positive rapport with children and parents/carers.
• Supervise children in the crèche.
• Maintain appropriate child-to-attendant ratios.
• Promote centre programs and activities to participants.
• Implement and evaluate activities per childcare policies.
• Set up and pack away crèche equipment and ensure cleanliness.
• Monitor bookings and payments and record attendance.
• Meet OHS and risk management requirements.
• Input crèche data as required.

Skills

Resuscitation Certificate

Working With Children Check

Child activity programming

Team collaboration

Communication

Job description

• Permanent Part-time and Casual opportunities available
• Split shifts (morning and evening) are essential.
• Great team environment

About us:

We are not your usual, we are upbeat, resourceful and determined. Our staff and community are at the core of what we do, looking for ways to work together and support each other. Naturally welcoming, we share good-natured humour and positivity. We aim to inspire a sense of possibility and create opportunities for all by rolling up our sleeves. Our workplace is agile and flexible, keeping ahead of the times. Be a part of it, let’s get something started.

About the role:

The Leisure facilities team focus on the delivery of customer centric services and programs that meet the health and well being needs of Campbelltown’s growing population.

We are seeking passionate and customer focused Crèche Attendants with experience in caring for children and promoting suitable centre programs and activities.

As a Crèche Attendant, you will be responsible for:

• Providing excellent customer service and have positive and professional rapport with children and their parents/carers.
• Provide supervision to children in the crèche.
• Ensure ratios of attendants and children are maintained.
• Promoting centre programs and activities to program participants.
• To implement and evaluate activities in accordance with Council’s childcare and child health policies.
• To set up and pack away equipment utilised for the crèche and ensure cleanliness is maintained.
• Responsible for monitoring bookings and payments for crèche activities and recording attendance and usage of crèche activities.
• To ensure all OHS and Risk Management requirements are met.
• To input data relating to crèche records as required.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following key skills and attributes:

• A current Resuscitation Certificate (or willingness to obtain).
• Knowledge of activity programming for children.
• Possess a current clearedWorking With Children Checkwith Services NSW (or willingness to obtain).
• Experiencing in minding children between the ages of 0 – 5 years in a childcare environment.
• The ability to work in a team environment.
• Positive and professional communication and interpersonal skills.

For our permanent roles

• availability for split shifts (morning and evening) is essential.

Approximate hours are 8am

• 12pm
• 3:30pm
• 7pm (Mon
• Fri) and 8am
• 12pm (Sat).

Applicants unable to work both mornings and evening should not apply for the permanent role.

• Commitment to living our values of respect, integrity, teamwork, trust and optimism. It is throughrespect,integrityandteamworkthat we buildtrustand createoptimismfor Campbelltown’s future.

As a member of our friendly and passionate team, you’ll receive the following benefits:

• Permanent part-time and casual opportunities available
• Hourly rate between $32.57 - $35.25 + casual loading (where applicable) + weekend and holiday penalty rates + 12% superannuation
• Generous leave provisions

Key contact:

For further information on this position please contact Brent Elphinston, Leisure Centre Manager, on 4645 4030.

Sound like you?

Campbelltown City Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and values the unique contributions of all people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

Council also recognises the skills and attributes of veterans and welcomes applications from ex-service personnel.