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Family Day Care Educator

  • 520041
  • Warragul, VIC, 3820
  • Early Learning
  • Casual
  • Create individualised learning experiences for children in a smaller setting
  • Operate your own business from home and set your own work hours
  • We provide set up and ongoing support for locations across Gippsland
About the role

If you are looking for a change from centre-based care and would like the freedom to work the hours that suit you and your lifestyle, then Family Day Care is a great alternative.

Working in a smaller setting - up to 7 children at any one time and no more than 4 children under school age, allows you to build long lasting bonds with children and their families and create personalised care and education programs.

Would you like to know more? Hear from real family day care educators and learn why they chose to become family day care educators and why they love the work.

Click here for further information about becoming a Family Day Care educator.

The benefits

We will support you with regular home visits, training, meetings and workshops to maintain your skills and knowledge, and to deliver quality education and care to the children in your service.

Enjoy the benefits of being a Family Day Care Educator:

  • Choosing the hours and days you work
  • Building relationships with families in your community
  • Caring for your own children at home, while earning an income.

Your family day care business will be what you make of it. For some, it’s a bit of extra money and for others, it’s a full-time career. Find out your earning potential.

About you

To be considered you will hold, or be willing to obtain:

  • An approved Certificate III level training 
  • Victorian Working with Children Check OR Tasmanian Vulnerable Person Check and Police Check (International Police Check also if relevant) for all persons at the premises over 18
  • HLTDAID004 First Aid and HLTDAID001 CPR
  • Public Liability Insurance
  • Australian Business Number (ABN)
How to submit interest

Click APPLY to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. If you’d like to know more, please call 1800 183 103 for an informal chat with the Family Day Care team.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, engagement with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

 Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability. 

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