Early Childhood Educator - Certificate III x3

Inner West Council; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 63,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership

Job summary

Inner West Council is seeking an Early Childhood Educator with a Certificate III in Children’s Services to support daily operations of the Education and Care Service. You will help plan and implement a caring, safe, and enriching learning environment for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years, while building strong partnerships with families and colleagues.

You will contribute to programming, developmentally appropriate activities, and compliance with NSW child safety and regulatory requirements,

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Children’s Services (CHC30402 or equivalent).
• Experience with and/or willingness to be an active and collaborative educator with children aged 6 weeks to 6 years.
• Knowledge of child development and positive behaviour guidance techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support the Nominated Supervisor in day-to-day running of the Education and Care Service.
• Contribute to planning, programming and implementation of a safe, caring and enriching learning environment.

Skills

Collaborative educator

Child development knowledge

Behaviour guidance

Education

Certificate III in Children’s Services

Job description

Early Childhood Educator - Certificate III x3

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, Compassion and Collaboration are 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.

About the role

As an Early Childhood Educator – Certificate III, you will be accountable for assisting and supporting the Nominated Supervisor in the day to day running of the Education and Care Service, contributing to the planning, programming and implementation of a caring, safe and enriching learning environment for the children and developing quality partnerships with children, families, colleagues and the wider community.

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

Remuneration

$62,642.32 - $73,020.48 p.a. + 12% Superannuation

In addition to the above-stated salary, Council’s ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care) employees also enjoy a generous boost in their pay courtesy of the Australian government’s ECEC Worker Retention Payments Grants available up to the end of November 2026.

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications

• Certificate III in Children’s Services (CHC30402 or equivalent)
• Experience with and/or willingness to be an active and collaborative educator with children aged 6 weeks to 6 years, including sound working knowledge of child development, positive behaviour
  guidance techniques and strategies for children.
• Proven ability to apply knowledge and evidence of the following:
  • a current NSW Working with Children Check clearance
  • Identify and Respond to Children at Risk of Harm Statement of Attainment or willingness to undertake the course
  • Child Protection and Mandatory Reporters requirements and guidelines or willingness to learn
  • Hold a current First Aid Certificate including emergency management of asthma and anaphylaxis, or willingness to undertake the course
  • National Child Safety Training - Foundation training certificate
  • National Child Safety Training - Advanced training certificate
• Willing to undertake role of Responsible Person under the National Education and Care Services Regulations

Enquiries

Elle Mohamad, Acting Operations Manager on 9392 5493

Closing Date

Sunday 11 October 2026, 11:30PM

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.

Reasonable Adjustment Assistance

IWC are intent on respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability. Should you require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please

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.

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