OOSH Careers
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Out of School Hours Care Educator Jobs
Here, we want you to bring your awesome. Embrace less structure in your day. And tap into your childlike wonder, as you create imaginative experiences across sports, arts and craft, outdoor, cooking and more. A much more fun alternative to classroom teaching, – it’s the perfect job for the big kid at heart.
Experience as a support worker, SLSO, OSHC Educator/2IC, or working with school aged children such as a sports coach is ideal. But whether you’re a teacher looking to expand your skills or hours, a student looking for part-time work, or someone who loves working with children, OOSH will let you explore, kickstart or get ahead in a childhood education career.
With split shifts (before and after school), and permanent and casual jobs on offer, you can choose the shifts to suit your lifestyle and other commitments.
Out of School Hours Care Director Jobs
As a centre director, you’ll play a crucial role in the lives of children and families in your local school community. Come together with a group of likeminded people, to do work you love.
When we work together as educators, families and a community to bring out the best in our children, we bring out the best in each other. Here, beautiful relationships will be formed – with your peers, children, and their families – through shared experiences that are as rich as they are rewarding.
We want you to bring your ideas and flair to influence children’s lives by finding fun, imaginative ways to build their emotional and social skills. And whilst it’s not all sunshine and rainbows, we can promise fun, laughter and play, every day.
You’ll be surrounded by people who are as invested as you. Daily support from your educators, access to a support network of other centre directors, and regular check-ins from Subject Matter Experts in our Head Office – together we’ll ensure your centre continues to provide quality education and care.
Search open job vacancies in our OOSH centres across the Illawarra and South Sydney
Why Choose Us
Whether you're beginning your journey in early childhood education or building on existing experience, this is an opportunity to learn from experienced educators and make a meaningful difference in children's lives.
Get practical on-the-job experience applying your knowledge, and gain valuable skills and training that goes way beyond the industry norm. From study support to traineeships, these are just some ways we can set you up for a rewarding career working with children.
It’s not often flexibility and job security go hand in hand, but OOSH offers both. Because it’s shift work, you can pick and choose hours to suit your lifestyle and other commitments. And you can feel safe in the knowledge you’ll always have work, given we’re an in-demand, essential service. Find the perfect balance between learning, life and meaningful work.
As leaders in our field with 37 centres across NSW, we’re never not learning. Or growing. It’s at the heart of everything we do. You’ll have a front row seat to the latest research and thinking on early childhood education. And your own platform for sharing ideas while getting exposure to different practices and reflections across our centres. This is how we grow, get better and solve problems: together.
There’s just one thing we ask you to bring: your awesome. Every day. In every way. We want you to bring your ideas and interests into everything you do. We’ve seen how much joy our educators get from influencing a child’s life. So, you’ll have the freedom to build our children’s emotional and social skills in fun, imaginative ways. This is the difference you’ll make to each child, every day.
When you’re working with children, fun comes with the territory. Whether it’s the positive feedback from your manager, or working together with your peers, here there’s a special something. It’s through these personal interactions that bonds are formed. Enjoy a deep kinship with those around you as you create fun, magic and memorable moments together.
Gain practical skills and experience
Whether you're starting your career or looking for a meaningful change, you'll be supported by experienced educators and leaders who are passionate about OOSH. Ours is the perfect platform to get practical skills and experience to create a fulfilling career doing work that lights you up.
The professional learning we provide is over and above what’s required for the industry, and our educators see it as invaluable. Boost your knowledge with our inhouse, online, on-the-job and cross-sector training, and take advantage of our team of experts.
Whether you’re gaining valuable on-the-job experience working with children while you study, growing knowledge in implementing pedagogy and practice, or broadening your cross-sector skills to make you a better teacher – here there are always practical opportunities for you to learn and grow.
We’re dedicated to learning, collaboration and innovation. And so are our people. So, from study support to traineeships, these are just some ways we can set you up for a rewarding career working with children.
As a OOSH Director, I love being able to build wonderful relationships with the children, the families and the educators in my team
– Fun Club Director
Our locations
Over the past 45 years we’ve grown into one of the largest and most respected providers in our region. Today BFS Children's Services runs a network of Early Learning and Community Preschools, OOSH and a portfolio of community and inclusion programs across Australia, but still with a firm, solid foundation in the Illawarra.
With 9 Before, After and Vacation Care services across the Illawarra and South Sydney, we’re hoping you’ll find the right opportunity to join our team of brilliant educators and teachers who are enriching the lives and minds of over 3000 children and their families.
Our Values
Every one of our people work hard to live our values, which guide everything we do. The most important of which is putting the safety and wellbeing of our children first.
On top of this, we’re creating an environment where everyone is welcomed, valued and respected – regardless of their differences. Where we can work together in courageous and imaginative ways. Where we can lead the industry through excellence and advocate the important role our educators play. And everything we do centres on the child.
Putting a child front and centre means we create inspired learning experiences that match a child’s needs and interests. We bring fun, laugher and play to every day. And we make more of a difference to each of their lives, in every way.