Early Childhood Teacher — 360 Early Education Throsby
Bachelor Qualified | Current or Provisional NESA Accreditation | Full-Time | Throsby ACT
Teach where it matters most.
The research is clear: the quality of teaching in the first five years determines outcomes that follow children for the rest of their lives. At 360 Early Education, we take that seriously — in how we build our programs, how we structure your time, and how we support your growth as a professional.
We're looking for an Early Childhood Teacher who wants to practise at the top of their training, in a team that will challenge and back them in equal measure.
Our commitment to child safety
The safety, rights and wellbeing of every child in our care is our paramount priority — above all else.
360 Early Education is a Child Safe Organisation. We implement the Child Safe Standards under the NSW Child Safe Scheme and expect every member of our team to actively uphold them. We have zero tolerance for child abuse. All team members are required to read, sign and uphold our Child Safe Code of Conduct as a condition of employment. If this commitment resonates with how you already think and teach, read on.
About this role
We're seeking an Early Childhood Teacher to join the team at [360 Early Education — Service Name]. You'll hold the educational vision for your room — designing and leading a responsive, research-informed curriculum, building deep relationships with children and families, and bringing your pedagogical expertise to a team that genuinely wants to learn from you.
This is not a role where the program gets written on Sunday nights and executed on autopilot. Every week brings something new: a university collaboration, a visiting artist, a child-led inquiry that takes the whole room somewhere unexpected. You'll have the non-contact time, the team support, and the professional infrastructure to teach the way you trained to teach.
Who we are
We're a family-owned, community-rooted early education provider with an unbroken 13-year record of exceeding the National Quality, consistently placing us in the top 5% of private Long Day Care providers nationally.
Our curriculum is built on a clear educational philosophy, not a commercial package:
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The THRIVE Program develops executive function, self-regulation and social skills from birth — grounded in attachment theory and the science of early learning
- Beyond the Classroom takes children into the world: bush school, swim school, the Australian Museum, project-driven excursions designed and led by our teachers
- Our Creative Arts program celebrates known and emerging artists, using dance, drama and creative expression as genuine cognitive and social tools
- STEM treats children as scientists from birth — fostering wonder, creativity and innovation in every room
- Language, Literature and Literacy puts language everywhere, because we believe developing a relationship with literature starts long before school
We have active partnerships with universities and major cultural institutions. Our teachers shape those partnerships — they're not delivered to you, they're built with you.
"My growth at 360 has taken me from a graduate Early Childhood Teacher to a room leader to — five years later — a part-time university lecturer. The programs are cutting edge, the people are amazing, and the service continues to innovate and keep everyone growing and learning." — Sheryl Ho, former 360 educator and university lecturer
What you'll do
As an Early Childhood Teacher at 360, you are the educational authority in your room. You'll work alongside a team of educators and report to the Educational Leader and Nominated Supervisor, bringing professional depth and pedagogical rigour to everything the room does.
Curriculum and pedagogy
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Design and lead a responsive curriculum grounded in the EYLF, informed by current research, and genuinely driven by children's interests and emerging capabilities
- Lead the planning cycle — observing, documenting, analysing and revising with intention and scholarly rigour
- Embed child-safe practice into the educational program as a pedagogical value, not a compliance layer
- Contribute to the service's Quality Improvement Plan with the perspective of a qualified teacher
Professional leadership
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Share your pedagogical thinking with the educators in your room — your qualification is a resource for the whole team
- Engage with the Educational Leader as a professional partner, not just a line manager
- Stay current: bring new research, new approaches, and new ideas into your practice and into the team's conversations
- Model reflective teaching — including in how you respond to children's safety and wellbeing
Family partnership
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Build genuine educational partnerships with families — sharing the curriculum's rationale, not just its outputs
- Hold the developmental narrative for each child in your care, communicating it with clarity and warmth
- Facilitate the kind of trust that makes the important conversations possible when they need to happen
Child safety
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Lead by example in implementing child-safe practices — including a culture of consent and respectful, boundaried relationships with children at all times
- Understand and fulfil your mandatory reporting obligations without hesitation
- Recognise and respond to any concern about a child's safety or wellbeing in accordance with 360's Child Protection Policy and the law
What we're looking for
Qualifications and registration
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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education or ACECQA-approved equivalent qualification
- Current or Provisional NESA accreditation (NSW), or equivalent teacher registration for ACT services. Provisional accreditation is welcome — we will support your pathway to full accreditation
- Current First Aid, CPR and Child Protection training
- Experience working in Long Day Care in Australia is preferred, though we welcome strong candidates from other early childhood settings
The teacher we're hoping for
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Someone whose thinking about children and learning goes beyond the framework — who reads, reflects, and brings intellectual curiosity to the work
- A communicator who can hold the thread of a child's learning narrative and make it meaningful for a parent, a colleague, and a room full of three-year-olds — sometimes in the same hour
- Committed to child safety not as a procedural obligation but as a professional and moral standard
- Collaborative enough to share professional authority genuinely, and confident enough to use it when the room needs direction
- Someone who wants a career trajectory, not just a job — whether that's towards educational leadership, research, advocacy, or beyond
Why join us
Pay and conditions
ECTs at 360 are employed under the Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020 and paid above the award minimum, with the Federal Government's Worker Retention Payment applied to eligible roles. We know the pay gap between early childhood teaching and school teaching is real and is not what your qualification deserves. We can't close it alone — but we pay the best rate the sector currently supports, and we will always be transparent with you about what that is.
What makes the role sustainable
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Generous non-contact time built into every week for planning, documentation and professional thinking — not squeezed from the edges of your day
- Additional educators in every room, so your teaching time is protected
- Monthly RDOs and leave over Christmas and New Year
- Subsidised childcare for your own children within 360 services
Your career, actively supported
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Regular professional conversations with the Educational Leader — not performance reviews, but genuine reflective dialogue about your practice
- Support for your progression from Provisional to Full NESA accreditation, including access to an approved mentor
- Access to the 360 Learning Platform (Ed App), our professional development calendar, and sector conferences
- Active connections with our university and research partners — some of our teachers have contributed to research projects, published, and moved into sector leadership roles from within 360
- A pathway to Educational Leader, Nominated Supervisor, or academic engagement — if that's where you want to go
Pre-employment screening
Because children's safety is our paramount priority, all successful applicants will be required to complete the following before commencing:
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Working With Children Check (NSW) or Working With Vulnerable People registration (ACT), verified before your first day. You must notify 360 immediately in writing if your check status changes at any time
- National Police Check — as a broader screening measure complementing the WWCC, required for all child-related roles
- NESA accreditation verification (NSW) or equivalent teacher registration check — your accreditation status will be confirmed on the NESA online register, not solely from documentation you provide
- Prohibited persons register check via the NQA ITS
- Qualification verification — your degree and any other qualifications will be independently checked, including ACECQA approval status and RTO validity
- Two structured verbal reference checks conducted directly with your previous supervisors or colleague.
- Signed Declaration of Disciplinary and Investigative History and acknowledgement of your Child Safe Code of Conduct obligations
- Mandatory national child safety training, to be completed during induction. All ECEC workers are required to complete the foundation modules by 27 August 2026
Please also note that personal devices are not permitted while working directly with children at any 360 service. Section 174AA obligation: Under the Education and Care Services National Law (NSW), all educators and staff — including Early Childhood Teachers — are legally required to notify their approved provider in writing within 72 hours of receiving a negative notice, or within 24 hours of becoming aware of any change to their Working With Children Check status, NESA accreditation, or teacher registration — whichever is earlier. This applies to any change, including conditions imposed, suspension, or lapse.
Ready to teach where it matters most?
If you're an Early Childhood Teacher who wants to practise at the standard your training prepared you for — supported by a team that takes the work as seriously as you do — we'd love to hear from you.
Apply via: www.360earlyeducation.com.au/careers or through Seek
Questions?
Reach out to Tania Simpson at [email protected] or call +61 2 9000 9350
We review applications as they arrive and move quickly for the right person. 360 Early Education is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all educators. We particularly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Please visit https://360earlyeducation.com.au/ for more information
