Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) - Job Ready Program - Child Care Centre Managers

Important information for Child Care Centre Managers applying for Step 2 of the Job Ready Program

The purpose of the Job Ready Employment step is to enable you to gain experience in an Australian workplace to further develop skills relevant to your nominated occupation.

 

It is your responsibility to find your own employment.

 

Please consider the information below before registering for Job Ready Employment as a Child Care Centre Manager.

 

Child Care Centre Managers are responsible for:

• directing and supervising child care workers,
• developing and implementing programs to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of young children,
• providing care for children in before-school, after-school, day and vacation care centres,
• managing physical childcare facilities and ensuring all buildings and equipment are maintained,
• maintaining records and accounts for the child care centre, and
• complying with government child care requirements and standards.

For your employment to be appropriate for Step 2 of the Job Ready Program, you must be employed full time for 12 months as the manager of a childcare centre licensed by a regulatory authority with a minimum of 20 children in the 0-5 age group and you must be performing the above duties and tasks.

 

Work claimed for the Provisional Skills Assessment may not be suitable for the Job Ready Employment step.  As part of the Provisional Skills Assessment, TRA required you to demonstrate an exposure to a range of tasks relevant to your nominated occupation. For Step 2, you must ensure your employment requires you to routinely demonstrate the responsibilities, tasks and duties of your nominated occupation.

 

Your employer must formally confirm in writing that the duties you perform in your role are those of a Child Care Centre Manager.