Sunshine is sharing the spoils of more than 100 new childcare centre roles, including early childhood teachers, room leaders, educators and cooks.
Talented early childhood professionals are being sought after to fill the Sunshine centre, and they will play a crucial role delivering high-quality early learning and care at Victoria’s first state-run childcare centres.
The jobs will cater towards 419 children that will enrol in the centres across Victoria, including in Sunshine.
Enrolments for 2025 at the Sunshine centre are now open.
Staff will join Early Learning Victoria as public sector employees with competitive wages and conditions.
They will also have access to coaching and mentoring, career-development opportunities and upskilling.
Fees will be lower than the average for each area.
This support and other subsidies mean families on low incomes will typically pay only a small fee each day.
All government-owned centres will also include Free Kinder.
Each childcare centre will also offer long day care, including high-quality kindergarten programs for three- and four-year-olds.
Children Minister Lizzie Blandthorn said the roles will provide great employment opportunities but also equate to quality early childhood education.
“We’re looking for highly skilled and qualified early childhood professionals to help deliver quality early childhood education and care in communities where these programs are needed most,” she said.
“Creating jobs for locals in Sunshine, Eaglehawk North, Fawkner and Murtoa is icing on the cake for families in these communities, where we’re opening government-run childcare centres for the first time.”
To give children and families the best start, each centre has space for additional supports such as maternal and child health and playgroups – providing better connected, more integrated early childhood services.
More information and application forms can be found at vic.gov.au/early-learning-victoria.
