Child Care Educator

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• Make an impact supporting our staff and their families at the Austin Child Care Centre


• Full time, fixed term (12 months parental leave cover), working 38 hours per week.


• Heidelberg location, with multiple public transport options

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the Child Care Centre 

Located in a renovated brick gatekeeper’s lodge built in 1871 on the grounds of the Austin Hospital, the Austin Child Care Centre is a non-profit centre providing childcare services to support our wonderful healthcare workers. We are registered for 70 EFT places, caring for preschool children from 4 months to school entry age. We have nature-based play spaces designed to support healthy growth and development, and our children are involved in many of the hospitals’ events, including commemorative services and cultural days, as well as creating many works of art displayed around the hospital.  

The centre offers a friendly and supportive environment, where we genuinely enjoy working together. Our diverse team has low turnover and high longevity of tenure. We enjoy sharing our cultures with each other, the children and their families, and we fully support a diverse environment. 

About the role 

As an Early Childhood Educator, you will support the team/room educators to develop a fun, educational and engaging program for our children. You’ll also support the Centre in evaluating the quality of the program to ensure it is aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF) and the National Quality Framework (NQF). 

A regular day will see you:   

• Actively support every child to participate in the program and ensure that it promotes children’s agency, choices and influence.  


• Develop and maintain respectful, supportive, collaborative and responsive relationships with children and their families.  


• Deliver effective and valuable documentation of children’s learning in accordance with the Centre philosophy and the Learning Outcomes (EYLF and VEYLDF).  


• Ensure all practices are in accordance with the NQS and reflect the philosophy, policies and procedures of the service. 


• Provide effective supervision in a safe and secure environment where children are able to learn, develop, explore and discover their capabilities.

About you 

You will be someone who is highly motivated and energetic and loves to care for and nurture young children. You’ll enjoy collaborating with your team and providing a welcoming, safe environment. To be successful in this role, you’ll bring with you: 

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Diploma of Early Childhood Education


• Experience in planning, implementing, assessing and reviewing a high quality and diverse educational program based on appropriate curriculum frameworks and with reference to the NQS,


• A demonstrated awareness of social, economic and cultural diversity and its impact on children and their families.  


• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills at all levels.


• A passion for working with children and building respectful, positive and trusted relationships with families.


• A demonstrated understanding of child safety and the skills to identify, respond to and prevent child harm.

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 


• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 


• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 


• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 


• Five weeks annual leave (pro rata for part time), plus purchased leave options 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Melinda Cicitta , Acting Director, Austin Child Care Centre at [email protected] 

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Thursday 18 June 2026