Live early childhood teacher roles in Australia, from 29 employers, updated daily.
Latest early childhood teacher jobs
Green Leaves Group
Description Can you picture yourself bringing our young Green Leaves learners' imagination and curiosity to life every day? At Green Leaves Early Learning, we pride ourselves on developing and delivering high-quality …
Government schools
Selection Criteria SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the …
Green Leaves Group
Description Can you picture yourself bringing our young Green Leaves learners' imagination and curiosity to life every day? Green Leaves Early Learning Australind is due to open in January 2027 At Green Leaves Early L…
Government schools
Selection Criteria SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the …
Government schools
Selection Criteria SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the …
Green Leaves Group
Description Can you picture yourself bringing our young Green Leaves learners' imagination and curiosity to life every day? At Green Leaves Early Learning, we pride ourselves on developing and delivering high-quality …
Mandurah Baptist College
Mandurah Baptist College is an independent, co-educational College with over 1,500 students from Pre Kindergarten to Year 12. Our Christian faith and values inform our belief in the potential of all students and fuel …
Coolah Preschool Kindergarten Inc
COOLAH PRESCHOOL KINDERGARTEN INC EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER PART-TIME - 8 hrs/week (equiv) Support our Director & Lead Educator to enhance learning outcomes for preschoolers. About the Role Collaborate with Director & L…
Government schools
Location Profile Aurora School is a Department of Education and Early Childhood (DE) school which specialises in Early Intervention and Early Education programs for deaf and deafblind children throughout Victoria with…
SDN
Join SDN PlayLinks as an Early Childhood Teacher and lead the child development and learning component of supported playgroups for children aged 0–5 years and their caregivers. Working in partnership with a Social Wor…
Save Our Service Casual Recruitment Agency
Full-Time Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) – Riverstone, NSW Save Our Service is currently recruiting a passionate and dedicated Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) for a full-time position at a childcare centre in Riverstone,…
Save Our Service Casual Recruitment Agency
Full-Time Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) – Hassall Grove, NSW Save Our Service is currently recruiting a passionate and dedicated Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) for a full-time position at a childcare centre in Hassall …
Government schools
Selection Criteria SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the …
Catholic Education South Australia
Employment Status: Up to 0.8 F.T.E. (negotiable) 2027 (Replacement) Classification Level: Teaching Focusing on: Strong Community & Wellbeing Culture Innovative & Engaging Teaching & Learning Coaching, Mentoring and Pr…
anzuk Education
About the Role As a casual educator with anzuk, you'll have the opportunity to work across a range of high-quality early childhood services, providing valuable support where it's needed most. You will: Deliver high-qu…
anzuk Education
About the Role As a casual educator with anzuk, you'll have the opportunity to work across a range of high-quality early childhood services, providing valuable support where it's needed most. You will: Deliver high-qu…
anzuk Education
About the Role As a casual educator with anzuk, you'll have the opportunity to work across a range of high-quality early childhood services, providing valuable support where it's needed most. You will: Deliver high-qu…
Story House Early Learning
As an Early Childhood Teacher, you know your key responsibilities and how integral your role is. Skip the wordy ad! Watch the video instead, and below, uncover how we value you, enhancing your career piece by piece wi…
Story House Early Learning
As an Early Childhood Teacher, you know your key responsibilities and how integral your role is. Skip the wordy ad! Watch the video instead, and below, uncover how we value you, enhancing your career piece by piece wi…
St Peters Lutheran College
Children thrive when they feel known, supported and encouraged. At St Peters, our Teacher Assistants play an important role in helping young learners build confidence, develop independence and engage fully in school l…
Government schools
Selection Criteria SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the …
G8 Education
Nurturing the greatness in every child - and in you. Exciting Early Childhood Teacher Opportunities Across Queensland! G8 Education is seeking passionate and dedicated Early Childhood Teachers to join our team across …
Government schools
Selection Criteria SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the …
Moonee Valley City Council
Description Degree qualified Kindergarten Teaching Opportunities Reference number: 11351 Closing date: Friday November 20th at 11.00pm As our Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten programs continue to grow, Moonee Vall…
Estimated employment
Estimated people employed as Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers in Australia, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to October 2026.
| Month | People employed |
|---|---|
| October 2021 | 53,225 |
| October 2022 | 58,205 |
| October 2023 | 63,501 |
| October 2024 | 72,805 |
| October 2025 | 73,923 |
| October 2026 | 70,798 |
| SA4 region | People employed, October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Melbourne - West | 4,190 |
| Melbourne - South East | 3,711 |
| Sydney - Parramatta | 2,407 |
| Melbourne - North East | 1,787 |
| Melbourne - Inner | 1,734 |
Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), October 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers
In national shortage (Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List). Main reason: too few people hold the qualifications.
Employment is projected to grow 12.1% nationally, to 89,430 by May 2035 (Jobs and Skills Australia Employment Projections).
Jobs and Skills Australia rates occupations nationally each year; projections are model estimates.
Jobs and Skills Australia: Recent trends in displaced workers
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List, CC BY 4.0.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Employment Projections, May 2025 to May 2035, CC BY 4.0. Projections are model estimates.
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