1295-11 Child Care Co-ordinator

Specialisations/Job Titles

• Child Care Centre Manager

Tasks & Duties

Directs the activities of a child care centre or service.

• directs and supervises child care workers in providing care and supervision for young children
• develops and implements programs to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of young children
• provides care for children in before-school, after-school, day and vacation care centres
• manages physical facilities and ensures all buildings and equipment are maintained
• ensures the centre is a safe area for all children, staff and visitors
• maintains records and accounts for the centre
• complies with government requirements and standards that may effect funding and continued service
• liaises with parents
• recruits staff and coordinates professional development
• develops and implements policies on a broad range of issues

Entry Skill Level

The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification or at least 5 years relevant experience. In some instances relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification.

This can be relevant when applying for temporary business sponsorship, and in some cases in applying for skills assessment.

Skilled Occupations List

This occupation is on the Skilled Occupations List. You could consider applying for Skilled Migration to Australia.

If you nominated the occupation of Child Care Co-ordinator, you would score 60 points for skill in the skilled migration points test.

The skills assessing authority for this occupation is TRA.

Migration Occupations in Demand List

This occupation is on the Migration Occupations in Demand List. If you applied for Skilled Migration to Australia, you would score an additional 15 points for nominating this occupation, or an extra 20 points in the skilled migration points test if you have a job offer with a business which has had at least 10 full-time employees for the last 2 years.

If you applied for Employer Nomination, you would receive a waiver of Labour Market Testing.

Employer Nomination Scheme

An Australian business can sponsor you for a permanent visa Employer Nomination). The occupation of Child Care Co-ordinator is on the gazetted list of occupations approved for ENS visas. Your occupation would be skills assessed by VETASSESSThe entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification or at least 5 years relevant experience. In some instances relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification.

Temporary Business Sponsorship

An Australian or overseas business can sponsor you for a temporary visa lasting for up to 4 years (subclass 457 visa - see Temporary Business Sponsorship). The occupation of Child Care Co-ordinator is not on the gazetted list of occupations approved for temporary business sponsorship.