Careers at First5Years
Grow with us.
Working at First5Years means being part of a team that takes early learning seriously, and takes people seriously too.
We build environments where children can thrive, and we want the same for the educators, teachers and leaders who work in them.
This is thoughtful early learning, real teamwork and meaningful growth.
We take children’s growth seriously. We take yours seriously too.
The care a child receives is shaped by the person in front of them. So the way we look after educators is not a perk sitting alongside our educational approach, it is part of it.
That means structure rather than sentiment: time set aside, conversations that happen on purpose, and leadership you can actually reach.
Growing people
Growing People.
Support shouldn’t begin when something goes wrong. It should already be there.
An invitation set out before the children arrive.
- Quarterly
Your goals
Personal and professional goals reviewed every quarter.
- Monthly
A real check-in
One-to-one time to talk about progress, challenges and support.
- Coaching
Another perspective
Access to up to six coaching sessions each year.
- Leadership
Accessible when you need it
Team members can contact Leadership, including Mel.
A supported educator has more space to be present, notice what matters and respond thoughtfully to the child in front of them.
Progression
There is room to step forward.
We are a growing organisation, and growth creates room: to lead a room, to mentor someone newer, to take on a specialisation, or to help open a new centre in a new town.
None of that happens by accident. It happens because someone knew what you were working toward, and because we have each other’s backs, and we solve problems together.
Emerald: the everyday work, taken seriously.
Where you’ll work
The environment matters for educators too.
We invest in architecture, rooms, playscapes, planning areas, staff spaces and verandahs because they change what a child can do, and because they change what a day feels like for the person working in them.
A room you can set up properly, a yard that invites real play, somewhere to think, and space to actually be with children rather than managing around the building.
Emerald: the yard, in use.
Emerald: the playscape being built.
The part of the day that matters most.
Emerald: reception, where every family arrives.
Regional Australia
Where we’re growing.
First5Years deliberately builds in regional communities, and we build local teams there too.
Emerald
Established centre
Our established First5Years centre in the Central Highlands.
Gladstone
Centre in development
A new First5Years centre taking shape in Gladstone.
We’re building the team that will bring it to life.
Tamworth
Centre in development
A new First5Years centre in development in Tamworth.
We’re keen to hear from educators interested in future opportunities.
Your next chapter could start here.
If you care about children, take your work seriously and want to keep learning, we’d like to hear from you.
For current Emerald opportunities, view our open roles. For future opportunities in Gladstone, Tamworth or other developing centres, send us your resume.