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What this job is
A Family Day Care Educator provides home-based early childhood education and care to small groups of children, typically aged from birth to school age. They plan and deliver educational activities, manage behaviour, ensure child safety and wellbeing, and communicate regularly with families about their child's development and progress. The role operates within the National Quality Framework (NQF) and must hold current early childhood qualifications and Working With Children Check clearance.
Pay
A$1,341 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Active Listeningcore
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Confidentiality and Privacy Compliancecore
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivitycore
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligencecore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Inclusive Practicecore
- Multitaskingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Record Managementcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracy
- Carry out wound care
- Case Note Documentation
- Clean rooms
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Goal Setting and Planning
- Problem Solving
- Professional Boundaries Maintenance
- Risk Identification
- Stakeholder Communication
- Written Communication