Educator – Out of Hours School Care

Casual/Temporary position available with a strong focus on employee health and wellbeing, including assistance programs.

Opportunity to alternate between mornings and afternoons, or work both.

Assist with the delivery of Out of School Hours Care activities with school-aged children!

LiveBetter Employee Benefits include:

• Salary Packaging (increase your take home pay)
• Access to our 24/7 employee wellbeing & safety app
• Supplementary Parental Leave
• Additional Purchase Leave
• Employee Referral Program
• Fitness Passport
• Service & Recognition Awards
• Learning and Development opportunities, with diverse career pathway options

(Eligibility criteria/terms and conditions may apply for some LiveBetter Employee Benefits)

About the Team:

Community Support Services support people in regional communities across Eastern Australia to live better lives through education, social and community participation, coaching and capacity building, service coordination and transport services. We support parents, carers, families, children, people with disability, aged people, transport disadvantaged, and small regional communities.

About the Role:

Educators who work within our Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) programs support the delivery of outstanding education and care to school-aged children in an inclusive and fun environment in which children are safe, engaged and well supervised. Our Educators are highly motivated, enthusiastic, energetic and creative, and dedicated to providing children with the best possible childhood experience.

OSHC involves a combination of before and after school care, along with vacation care. Before and after school care operates during school term between 7am to 9am and 3pm to 6pm, depending on the specific school. Vacation care programs run during gazetted NSW school term breaks between 7am and 6pm and generally close for a two-week period over the Christmas break.

Some key accountabilities of the role include:

• Assist in the supervision of all children, ensuring their well-being and safety at all times.
• Interact with children, assist in planning and implementing programs.
• Set up and clean away activities as required.
• If required, prepare food for children daily per health and nutrition policies.
• Contribute to the weekly education program of before and after school and vacation care in consultation with other staff and the feedback from children, parents and the school community.
• Be aware of duty of care responsibilities and the safety of all children in the service's care, including people authorised to collect children.
• Support inclusive practices to include children with additional needs alongside their peers.
• Support children to solve problems and play positively with their peers.
• Assist children with their personal care needs as appropriate to their ability and level of development.
• Keep the room and play areas clean and hygienic and carry out tasks as required by the school.

What LiveBetter needs from you:

We would love to hear from you if you are a professional and caring person who is prepared to embrace our values of Integrity, Respect, Cooperation, Empowerment and Excellence in your day-to-day work life.

To be successful in this role, you will also have these skills:

• Current First Aid Certificate, CPR, Anaphylaxis and Asthma Management training.
• Current Statement of Attainment for the course ‘Identify and Respond to Children and Young People at Risk’ CHCPRT0025 or working towards.
• Ability to work a rotating roster before and after school, during school holidays, and during school development days.
• Ability to interact well with children and build positive relationships with families.
• Ability to demonstrate reliability, motivation, enthusiasm and commitment.
• Desire to work with children and demonstrate capacity to enhance their experience in vacation/out of school hours care.
• Certificate III or higher in Early Childhood, Community Services, or other child-related qualification.
• Understanding of the National Quality Framework – My Place My Time, and its application with the service environment.

You will also be required to undertake and pass a National Criminal Check and pre-employment medical (including drug and alcohol screening).

Closing date: 21.10.2026

Enquiries: Jenny Nalder – Head of Childhood Education & Development: 02 6311 2***

LiveBetter is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.