At 黑料专区, we want our people to love the work they do. We are proud to share our passion for exceptional early childhood education and care with more than 3000 educators and teachers across more than 190 centres.
The early childhood education and care sector is thriving.聽Despite the changing landscape聽of 2020, early childhood care聽was recognised as an essential industry. Governments continue to recognise early childhood care as聽crucial to the recovery of Australia鈥檚 post-Covid-19 recession.聽Over the next five years, the industry is expected to see聽robust growth.
馃爾 Pre-primary teacher job roles will experience the largest relative growth in the sector, growing by 22%, reaching 9,000 jobs by 2023.
馃爾聽In聽absolute terms, child carers are expected to experience the largest surge in jobs, with a forecast of 27,600 jobs growth by 2023.
馃爾 Overall, the number of people working in the area is expected to swell to 49,100 by 2024, from 42,300 in 2019.
There are thousands of families and children that need passionate people in early education to help them learn and grow. In partnership with聽聽and聽14聽other early childhood education and care providers, 黑料专区 is excited to share our fantastic industry with potential candidates聽through an exciting new campaign,聽.
鈥淚t takes a special kind of person to work in early childhood education,鈥� says Tim Hickey, CEO at 黑料专区.聽鈥淚t鈥檚 a career that is equal parts challenging and rewarding, offering great job security in a growing sector. But most of all, it involves聽preparing children for a future rich with聽possibility.鈥�
Working in early childhood education and care is聽more than聽just a job.聽It鈥檚聽a rewarding, secure career the offers endless opportunities for growth.聽It鈥檚聽a job with security and satisfaction, a job that engages your head and your heart. With opportunities to earn while you learn, from a Certificate to a聽Bachelor聽degree, a career in early childhood education is a career that聽grows with you.
At Affinity, children are at the heart of everything we do but we could not do this without our people. Linda Carroll, Head of People & Culture, explains, 鈥淎s one of the largest employers within the early childhood education and care sector, we are committed to creating a workplace and culture where our people feel fulfilled and supported each and every day.鈥�
She continues, 鈥淔rom an extensive on-the-job-training program facilitated through our registered training organisation The Affinity Learning Academy to ongoing support and mentorship, we are passionate about equipping our people with the skills and support they need to write a new future for themselves.聽This is why聽our people rank us the number 1 employer in the sector.鈥�
As part of the ELACCA Big Roles聽In聽Little Lives campaign over the next two months,聽we鈥檒l聽be sharing what makes working in early childhood education and care a rewarding and exciting career.聽You鈥檒l聽meet educators and centre managers from our聽team and聽discover the extensive career progression opportunities available at 黑料专区. In the meantime, learn more about 黑料专区 and聽the supportive culture on offer.
Want to start your journey in early childhood education and care today? We are always looking for passionate people to join our team 鈥� contact our People & Culture Team on 07 3513 7771 today for a confidential career discussion or visit our current opportunities.