Children and Family Services Trainee

Ready to begin your career in Children and Family Services?

Fairfield City Council oversees one of the biggest and most multicultural local government areas in Australia. With 27 suburbs, over 200,000 residents and a local community that speaks more than 70 different languages, working with Fairfield City Council is a chance to work in a unique, challenging, and dynamic environment.

Fairfield City Council offers an exciting career that supports and encourages development, personal and professional growth, appreciates the importance of work/life balance, recognises and rewards performance and embraces change.

4x Children and Family Services Trainees - Certificate III or Diploma

Our Philosophy to Early Education is ‘We believe in play-based learning pedagogy that is fun, engaging, child-centred, which nurtures the development of the holistic child.If your passion is for early education and care and our pedagogical vision resonates with yours, we welcome you to join Fairfield City Best Start Education & Care on the journey to enhancing children’s lives and work in a team that is leading by delivering best practice in the Early Education and Care Sector.

Fairfield City Council manages a variety of children and family services, including long day care, preschool, family day care, supported playgroups, early intervention services and family support services. Strong networking opportunities and support exist for educators who work within our services, as do internal opportunities for skills development and career progression across service types. The Fairfield City Best Start Education & Care Unit is strongly committed to providing opportunities for professional development, including a leadership program for emerging directors, study support, including study leave and reimbursement and secondments across the services. Comprehensive training plans to suit individuals are also available and consistent support from the Management Team.

Fairfield City Council has fantastic opportunities for you to work with experienced professionals while gaining or increasing your qualification. The role is for a period of up to 18 months for a Certificate III traineeship and 24 months for a Diploma traineeship. You will combine work and training opportunities to gain a Certificate III or Diploma of Early Childhood Education & Care through TAFE NSW.

Essential

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Be self-motivated, enthusiastic, reliable and have a strong work ethic.Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.Have the ability to work as part of a team.Have a ‘can do’ attitude and drive to succeed.Demonstrate a commitment to study and course completion.Must be able to work rosters between 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday.Must be a permanent resident and over 18 years of age (legislative requirement).Have a current driver’s licence or have access to own transport.Hold a current Working with Children Check Number.

Salary & Employment Conditions

4x temporary full-time positions (periods up to 18 months for a Certificate III and up to 24 months for a Diploma), 76 hours per fortnight.These positions are paid under the Traineeship Wage Rates; the salary is $838.00 per week.A uniform is provided

Benefits

Fairfield City Council offers a great working environment, where your career development and work life balance matters. We offer a range of benefits including:

Study assistance including up to 10 days study leave (when applicable)Wellbeing initiatives including Flu vaccination, discounted gym memberships and onsite gym.Free Onsite parkingSignificant leave benefits including 15 days sick/personal leave and 5 days MyLeave that can be used flexibly per year.Access to Long Service Leave after 5 years.Great culture and valueCoaching and mentoring online and face-to-face and additional trainingAccess to Council’s Employee Assistance ProgramDiscounted access to Council’s Leisure CentresExcellent Career Progression OpportunitiesOngoing support, advice and information on the sector and curriculum by our highly skilled educatorsWeekly study times are provided and monthly group networking opportunities with TAFE and other traineesStrong professional development culture, dedicated focus on your personal and professional developmentGenerous budgets for resources and Professional developmentProfessional development tailored to you, including coaching and mentoring online and face-to-face and additional trainingUnique accessibility to speech pathologists and Occupational therapists – We are a NDIS providerManagement structure, a strong focus on the provision of quality education for children

Further Contacts

Enquiries regarding the position should be directed to Children & Family Services on 9725 0393.

Closing Date

The closing date is Sunday 29 November 2026, 11.59 pm. However, early applications are encouraged as we will conduct interviews and recruit before the closing date for those who submit early.

How To Apply

Applications must address the knowledge, skills, qualifications and experience required in the Position Description. To apply online visit Council’s website www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/fccjobs. Applications should be addressed to the undersigned and received by the closing date. Applicants must be prepared to undergo a medical examination at Council's expense.

Fairfield City Council is a smoke-free workplace and is an EEO employer. As an inclusive workplace, we support reasonable workplace adjustment. If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please notify us on your application form.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and may be required to undertake a national police clearance as part of the recruitment process.

We kindly ask for no recruiters at this stage.

PO BOX 21 BRAD CUTTS

FAIRFIELD NSW 1860 CITY MANAGER