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This is an ideal career for intuitive thinkers. A child care coordinator (Centre Manager in some states) is responsible for managing the direction and activities of child care centres and services. You are in charge of hiring, training and supervising child care staff; planning and implementing programs for children; organising equipment for activities; maintaining a safe and healthy child care environment; keeping client records and financial accounts; ensuring the centre or service abides by government procedures and policies; ensuring compliance with all other regulatory bodies and communicating with staff, children and parents.

Salary p/a
30k - 50k +

Qualifications
Degree
TAFE

Intensity
Active

Demand
Growing

Travel
Low

Conditions
Indoor

Weekly Hours
50-60

Pros

Working with children
Job satisfaction
Affecting children's lives

Cons

Demanding work load, not a highly paid profession‘
Responsibility of caring for other people’s children
Possible rostered shifts and hectic work days.

The Bottom Line

You will have to love caring for children to gain the most from being a child care coordinator. If you can handle the hectic work days, endless responsibilities and the demands of children, then make a difference to their world and enjoy watching them grow.

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