Trainee Educator | $29.57 per hour | Salt Ash, NSW
Busy Bees is a leading global early learning provider, offering high-quality education in nurturing, purpose-built centres where educators are supported to grow, lead and make a real difference in children’s lives, with over 130 centres across Australia and around 3,000 employees.
Our Bee Safe Commitment: Child safety is at the heart of everything we do and is embedded in our people, places and processes. Help us give every child the Best Start in Life.
We’re seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Trainee Educator to join our team at Busy Bees at Salt Ash, located at 2634 Nelson Bay Road, Salt Ash NSW 2318, on a full-time or part-time basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to earn while you learn, gaining hands-on experience while working towards a nationally recognised qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care.
What you’ll do
Support educators in delivering engaging, play-based learning experiences aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)
Assist in creating a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment for children
Build positive relationships with children, families, and team members
Support daily routines, transitions, and supervision of children
Contribute to maintaining high standards aligned with the National Quality Standards (NQS)
What you’ll bring
A genuine commitment to child safety, speaking up, always doing the right thing, and alignment with Busy Bees values
Willingness to enrol in or currently enrolled in a Certificate III or higher in Early Childhood Education and Care
Ability to obtain a valid Working with Children Check (Employee) for NSW
Basic communication skills and a willingness to learn and grow
A positive attitude, reliability, and a strong work ethic
Previous experience with children (e.g., babysitting, volunteering) is advantageous but not essential
Why Busy Bees?
Because we offer the B.E.E.S. advantage:
Better pay. Everyday balance. Education for growth. Support you can rely on.
We live by our values of Care, Quality, Service, and Value to make a real impact on child safety and quality.
• Regional coastal area
• Close community connections
• 12.5% above-award pay, Retention Payments & everyday extras; uniform and laundry allowances included, so your take-home pay stays yours.
• Family-friendly benefits; 50% childcare gap-fee discounts for permanent staff, because your family should benefit too.
• Paid learning & development; First Aid, CPR & mandatory training covered, ongoing professional development, and access to our Busy Bees learning platform and ACCCO RTO pathways.
• Supportive leaders & inclusive teams; hands-on leadership, strong tenure and a culture built on trust, respect and collaboration.
• Career pathways that grow with you; opportunities & training to progress from Educator to leadership, management and area roles.
• Wellbeing support that goes beyond work; free, confidential EAP access for you and your immediate family, when you need it most.
Employment is conditional on satisfactory, rigorous pre-employment checks (including WWCC, ID, Qualifications, Gecko Training, Work Rights, NQAITS register/Prohibited Persons & References) and child safety training, reflecting our strong commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion.
We are proud to be a child safe organisation, putting child safety at the heart of everything we do through our Bee Safe commitment.
Apply now to join Busy Bees at Salt Ash and start your career in Early Childhood Education with a supportive and growing team.
Why Work for Busy Bees?
If you’re passionate about early learning, Busy Bees is the place to be. Although we are part of a global organisation, our company was founded by three families looking for better, more enriching childcare. Three decades later, we still keep the same values at heart.
We know that we couldn’t do what we do without the important people in our teams. We invest in our people and work with them to build career pathways that inspire.