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Careers with Children First

We're continuously seeking exceptional Early Childhood Educators who are eager to progress their career. If you are passionate and dedicated to educating children, you’re exactly what we're looking for and we would be thrilled to receive your application!

We are currently offering employment opportunities for professionals with Certificate III, Diploma, and Bachelor qualifications in early childhood education. These positions provide a chance to become a valuable part of our incredible teams at childcare centres located across Australia. Join us in making a difference in the lives of young learners and their families. We eagerly await your application!
Training and development
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
We believe in giving our employees every opportunity to up-skill. We provide support and opportunities to ensure our staff are continually developing their knowledge and talents through our in-house training and professional development programs, including The Abecedarian Approach Australia (3a).
Rewards
DISCOUNT ON CHILDCARE FEES
We offer our staff members a 75% discount on gap fees if their children are enrolled at our service. We value all our staff and see the importance in making childcare affordable, as we know this is a significant cost to household budgets.
Career progression
CAREER PROGRESSION
We value our Educators, and we are proud of our long-term employees – many of whom have progressed to Leadership roles within their centres. As a fast growing company, we are also able to offer progression opportunities across all our new centres opening.
Supportive team
SUPPORTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM
We believe in ensuring every single one of our early childhood professionals, feels valued and supported at every stage of their journey with Children First Early Education.
ABOVE AWARD WAGES
At Children First Early Education, we aim to be the very best! Therefore we pay above Award Wage to attract the very best team members, who are dedicated and passionate about what they do.
NOVATED CAR LEASE
At Children First Early Education we provide you with the opportunity to salary sacrifice through a novated car lease in partnership with Flare. A novated lease is a car lease paid out of pre-tax salary, saving you money by bundling everything your car needs into one monthly payment.
RETAIL DISCOUNTS
In partnership with Flare, we provide our team members with retail discounts and wellbeing benefits across 3,000+ retailers. From gym memberships to discounts on your weekly grocery shop, there is something to benefit everyone by using the Flare mobile app.
INNOVATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Our purpose-built centres provide innovate learning environments where you can build strong pedagogical practice. From modern classrooms designed to inspire children to hand-picked resources to complement the curriculum.

Available Positions

Job Role
Centre Location
Educators
Fairfield, Townsville, QLD
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Lead Educators
Fairfield, Townsville, QLD
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Early Childhood Teacher
Cranbrook, Townsville, QLD
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Educators
Cranbrook, Townsville, QLD
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Barista
Gaythorne, Brisbane, QLD
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Educators
Walkervale, Bundaberg, QLD
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Cook/Chef
Walkervale, Bundaberg, QLD
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Early Childhood Teacher
Walkervale, Bundaberg, QLD
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Educational Leader
Angle Vale, Adelaide, SA
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Assistant Director
Evanston Park, Adelaide, SA
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Educators
Lightsview, Adelaide, SA
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Assistant Director
Mernda, Melbourne, VIC
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Educators
South Hobart, TAS
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