Join Our Award-Winning Team at Leederville Early Childhood Centre!

Are you a passionate early childhood educator ready to grow your career in a supportive, cutting-edge, and award-winning environment?

Leederville Early Childhood Centre (LECC) is seeking a full-time educator to join our nursery room where you’ll collaborate with a passionate and experienced team of educators to support and nurture our youngest children. The nursery is a thoughtfully designed environment that embraces the principles and respectful practices of the RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) philosophy, promoting autonomy, trust, and authentic relationships. This service is a child safe organisation, and we strongly uphold our child safety policies and procedures.

If you hold a Certificate III or Diploma in Early Childhood Education, we’d love to hear from you!

About Us

Established in 1993, LECC is a community-based, not-for-profit early childhood education and care service, proudly rated Exceeding in the National Quality Standard (2023). We are licensed for 64 children and open from 7:30am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday.

We're located near the Oxford Street café strip and well connected to public transport. Our spacious indoor and outdoor environments promote play-based learning inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach.

In 2022, LECC became the first Schema Play accredited service in Australia, and in 2025, we received the Excellence in Best Practice Award at the Early Childhood Learning and Development Awards.

What we are looking for:

In this position, you’ll:

- Work closely with experienced, passionate educators in our nursery room

- Build meaningful relationships with children and families

- Enjoy a strong professional learning culture and collaborative environment





- Be part of a team that values primary caregiving and respectful, attachment-based practice

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:Essential qualifications:

- Certificate III or Diploma in Early Childhood Education

- Current First Aid, Asthma, and Anaphylaxis certification

- Valid WA Working with Children Check

- Completed Foundations of Child Safety training

- Completed Mandatory Reporting

Personal qualities:

- Initiative and motivation

- A nurturing and committed approach to supporting the development of infants

- Commitment to respectful, attachment-based care

What We Offer

Work-life balance:

- 2 additional weeks of leave

- Worker Retention Payment

- Two-week Christmas closure

- Free onsite parking

- Staff wellbeing days and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

- Optional uniform and retail staff discounts

Professional support:

- 3 hours of non-contact time per week

- Paid staff meetings and regular professional development

- Onsite Educational Leader and service-based practice coach

- Comprehensive induction and ongoing mentoring

Resources:

- Generous monthly room budget

- Well-resourced, thoughtfully designed environments

- Professional cleaning service after hours

Ready to make a meaningful impact in early childhood education?

We are more than just a workplace — we're a community. We value and support our educators, invest in your growth, and celebrate your contribution to early learning. Here, your voice is heard, and your wellbeing matters.

Apply Now!

Apply now by sending your CV, cover letter, and references to ••••@lecc.org.au

Want to know more?

Call us on (08) •••• •514 or check out our community on Facebook and Instagram

Valid Australian working rights required.

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