18mth Traineeship: Bunya Early Childhood Centre
Winmalee, Blue Mountains | Just 20 mins from Penrith
Kickstart your career in early childhood education with hands-on training, ongoing mentorship, and a supportive team that's committed to making a real difference.
Connect Children and Families is a not-for-profit organisation working across the Blue Mountains, Lithgow, Hawkesbury, and Western Sydney. We support children's learning, wellbeing, and safety by helping families access the services they need.
Bunya Early Childhood Centre in Winmalee has a proud reputation for partnering with families and delivering high-quality early learning. We have recently expanded and are excited to grow our team. Surrounded by the beautiful Blue Mountains and just a short drive from Penrith, Bunya ECC offers a nurturing, inspiring environment for both children and educators.
The Opportunity
We're offering a full-time Certificate III Traineeship—a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about starting a rewarding career in early childhood education.
You'll gain real, practical experience while studying toward a nationally recognised qualification, all with the guidance of our experienced educators and Practice Mentors. We offer a collaborative, values-driven environment where your growth is supported every step of the way.
What We're Looking For
We're seeking someone who is:
Why Join Connect?
At Connect, our values are at the heart of everything we do:
We tune in. We connect. We are kind.
We walk alongside families, promote social justice, and celebrate every child's potential.
Here's what you can expect as part of our team:
Diversity and Child Safety
Connect Children and Families is proudly a ChildSafe organisation. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and those living with disability.
Ready to start your journey in Early Childhood Education?
Apply now and take the first step toward a meaningful and fulfilling career.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
