Employment Opportunities

Permanent A position of ongoing nature.
Temporary A position of limited timeframe. Temporary Contract positions are used generally to cover for current KU employees who are taking:
- Parental Leave
- Leave Without Pay
- Long Service Leave
Full-Time

In preschool services 38 hours per week worked Monday to Friday.

In long day care services 38 hours per week worked as 40 hours per week Monday to Friday - receiving a Roster Day Off (RDO).

There are some variations to this arrangement in our Melbourne centres, where some staff work a 9 day (76 hour) fortnight with an RDO.

Part-Time Times and days of work vary according to the child care centres' requirements. KU also offers job share positions.
Work Experience
To arrange work experience at KU please contact the closest KU centre to you to find out how. To locate the closest KU centre, refer to the Find a KU Centre section of this website.
Traineeship Traineeship programs are currently being trialled by KU. To enquire about child care industry traineeship please contact Illawarra Business College.

Job Advertisements

KU advertises all current available permanent/temporary positions in the following ways:

  • KU Website under the Employment Section - Positions Vacant
  • Seek and MyCareer
  • Sydney Morning Herald - Saturday Edition under "Schools and Colleges" section for positions based in the Sydney Metropolitan area
  • The Age - Saturday Edition under "early childhood" section for positions based in the Melbourne metropolitan area
  • Newcastle Herald - for positions based in the Newcastle Metropolitan area
  • Sydney Metropolitan local papers
  • The Leader local papers for Melbourne