Careers
EARLY EDUCATION JOBS
YOU’LL BE SMILING TOO WHEN YOU MAKE MORE OF A DIFFERENCE
We're Big Fat Smile. A not-for-profit that plays a pivotal role in the lives of thousands of children and families across Australia. We’re early education enthusiasts, with 40+ community preschools and out of school hours care centres, and a variety of community and inclusion programs. Each one dedicated to giving every child the best start in life. And each well-respected for the work it does.
Because of our size, there are big opportunities for those who want to go further. You’ll find meaningful career paths with lots of promotions across our many different services. And with professional learning and growth at the heart of everything we do, you’ll have the support to progress anywhere from trainee up to teacher or director level, or into our community service programs, inclusion or head office roles.
More than a job, this is an opportunity to make a child’s world a better, brighter place. Join us and you’ll be smiling too, when you make more of a difference.
BIG SMILES & EVEN BIGGER OPPORTUNITIES
Early Learning and Care Careers
Whether you’re just starting your career or are university trained, we offer meaningful career paths in our long day care and term only preschools. From centre cook, trainee and educator, to early childhood teacher and director – opportunities are aplenty.
Out of School Hours Care Careers
We offer casual and permanent educator and director opportunities working with children aged 5-12. Whether you’re looking for a launch pad to a career working with children or have made OSHC your career path, we’ve got a role for you
Head Office, Centre Support, Community and Inclusion Careers
Whether you’re a subject matter expert on inclusion, community and family support, child protection, compliance and transition to school, or in business support or client engagement – we offer roles that make a difference to our centres and the communities they serve
Big benefits
💰Above award pay, on average up to 5% more for Educators and on average more than 10% for Teachers (four year trained)
🏈 Generous discounts with our benefits platform including groceries (4% off every shop at Coles and Woolworths), $14.50 cinema tickets, clothing (up to 25% off at The Iconic), homeware and more
🔍 More non-contact time each week - up to 4 hours on top of award entitlements
🌈 Flexible work options such as rostered days off, compressed work week and part-time hours available
👶 6 weeks parental leave at full pay for primary and secondary carers
👫 60% discount on our Early Learning and Out of School Hours Care services for full-time and part-time employees
📚 Support and financial incentives to further your studies, such as scholarships, time off floor for coursework, study leave and more
🧠 Exclusive professional learning opportunities and access to our Learning Hub with 50+ online modules
🎨 Free access to our Wellbeing Platform which has a wealth of articles, toolkits, podcasts, assessments, programs and more that covers areas related to family, health, life, money, and work
🙏 Free access to Health and Wellbeing webinars
🌈 24/7 access to professional advisors and counselling through our Employee Assistance Program
💖 Not-for-profit salary packaging and novated car leasing to reduce the tax you need to pay which means even more money in your weekly pay cheque
📈 Help with making the most of your superannuation, including support and tools or book a time to talk to a super specialist
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We enrich the lives and minds of our children and families in their communities.
Our values
Our values guide our practices across all levels of our organisation, from Head Office, to Educators in services.
Safety
Integrity
Child-centric
Leadership
Inclusion
