If you’re considering taking childcare courses to get your dream job working with kids, you may think that your options are fairly restricted to either the classroom or nursery. However, the truth is very different, as the skills this training gives you can be applied in a range of different professional scenarios.
In this blog, we’ll be looking at five of the most exciting roles you can fill in a childcare setting and showing you how easy it is these days to get the knowledge you need with modular, video-based training. So, if you’re sitting comfortably with a pen and notebook at the ready, we’ll begin.
Career #1 - Nanny
The first career childcare courses give you access to the fantastic position of a nanny, where professionals are employed to care for kids in the home. Spending many hours with children each day it’s a well-paid position that often requires the person to live in. What’s more, nannies are in demand around the world, meaning your job could take you virtually anywhere you want it to.
Career #2 - Au Pair
Similar in nature to the position of a nanny, an au pair is someone who looks after the children of a household while living with the family. They will typically take care of the kids' basic needs and may also provide home tuition. Additional duties may include cleaning and cooking, and it’s another position that can take you anywhere in the world.
Career #3 - Teacher's Aide Or Education Support Worker
Another option for those with training from childcare courses is the rewarding role of teacher’s aide. In this capacity, you’ll offer support to teachers in primary, secondary, and preschool settings, with the main responsibilities including lesson preparation and child supervision. This is a great entry point for anyone with serious ambitions of becoming a fully-fledged teacher.
Career #4 - Day Care Provider
If you prefer working with very young children, the next option - daycare worker - may be the right one. Most often, working with kindergarten and preschool-aged kids, you’ll be teaching important life lessons like social skills and group play, and you may even be asked to give bottles and change a nappy or two. For this reason and more, it’s one of the most sought-after roles in the childcare world.
Career #5 - Out Of School Hours (OOSH) Assistant
The last on our list of careers opened up by child care courses is that of the Out Of School Hours (OOSH) Assistant. Typically working with kids before and after school times, your job is not just to supervise the children in your care but also to provide educational tasks, games and other engaging activities. Work is much more fun and far less formal than school lessons.
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These have just been five of the many careers open to you when taking CPD-approved Childcare Courses from OCA, and believe us when we say there are many more! At OCA, our courses are all modular and video-based, meaning a) they fit around your current obligations and b) they’re much more easily digested than traditional text-based training.
If you would like to know more about this or any of the training we offer, visit us today at www.onlinecoursesaustralia.edu.au. There you’ll also see that we mean it when we say it’s affordable because we offer a range of flexible payment options that let you spread out the cost.
However, if you’d like to speak to us before enrolling on any of our courses that cover more than 20 different industries, give us a call today at 1300 611 404, and we’ll be delighted to help in any way we can. Enquire about childcare courses today!
