Do you want to begin your employment journey in Education and Care? Are you a Certificate III looking to enhance your skillset? We are currently seeking Educator Traineeships from a school-based, Certificate III and Diploma level to join our friendly Education and Care teams. Rewrite the future with us!

• Fee free training and traineeship bonuses provided by the Australian Government throughout your contract 
• Launch your Education and Care career with one of the Central Coast's largest employers
• Gain skills and training within an experienced and friendly team
• Temporary part time contracts available for School-Based traineeships
• Temporary full time contracts available for Certificate III and Diploma traineeships
• The goal of the School Based traineeship is to obtain the knowledge, skills and competence through formal studies and on-the-job training to finish school with a nationally recognised qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care

About the role

Central Coast Council is excited to offer Education and Care traineeships including School-Based, Certificate III and Diploma.

The School-Based traineeship is open to students commencing Year 11 in 2025 who wish to complete the Certificate III as part of their HSC. Central Coast Council will pay the successful candidate for working 1 day per week for the duration of the program, (additional days available during school holidays) totalling 100 days over 2 years and will also provide support toward formal online training with the chosen Registered Training Organisation. 

Our Certificate III traineeship will give you the opportunity to gain theoretical and practical experience whilst working at a Child Care Centre over 18 months. 

Progress your career in Early Childhood Education and Care, obtaining your Diploma in a supportive and fun work environment with an already obtained Certificate III in Education and Care.

Our position description for the school-based traineeship provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Our position description for the Certificate III traineeship provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Our position description for the Diploma traineeship provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Benefits

• Great staff mentors and trainee network to support your studies
• Enjoy a rostered day off once a month
• Professional development opportunities 
• Uniform provided
• A wide range of career opportunities exist at Council
• Our Centres offer a warm and friendly environment and are well known fixtures in their local communities.

Other important information

• The salary for the School-Based traineeship is $15.74 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation
• The salary range for the Certificate III traineeship sits between $15.74 - $21.66 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation
• The salary range for the Diploma traineeship sits between $16.53 - $22.75 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation
• The Certificate III and Diploma Traineeships are temporary full-time roles 
• Applicants may be required to undertake a course of vaccinations against Hepatitis A and B, Tetanus (Boostrix), MMR and Varicella or demonstrate their immunity. CMV screening will be required.
• We have a School-Based traineeship available at Terrigal and Northlakes
• We have a Diploma traineeship available in Wyong
• We have a Certificate III traineeship in Northlakes and Toukley

 Applicants must meet screening requirements for existing qualifications which determine eligibility for a traineeship. 

Council will be creating an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check ups, a 'me day' to refresh you. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Generous leave provisions: 20 days paid Annual Leave, 15 days Sick Leave/Carers Leave, Health and Wellbeing Leave, Parental Leave – 18 weeks full pay/36 weeks ½ pay, Paternity Leave - 2 weeks, Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

We have a number of work locations across the region, offering different work locations for team members.

Our Education and Care Centres are located at Niagara Park, Kariong, Umina, Terrigal, Toukley, Wyong, Kanwal and San Remo.

How to apply

We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

PLEASE NOTE: We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.