Two positions available in our Inclusion Professional team!

Are you interested in being a game changer in our early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector?

Are you passionate about ALL children and families getting to access, participate and contribute to high quality early learning and care environments in their formative developmental years?

Do you have a particular interest and skill working with services and communities to provide quality inclusive practices and environments for all children and families?

If so, then come and work with Early Childhood Australia, NT (ECANT).

ECANT operates the federal government-funded Inclusion Support Program (ISP) across the whole of the Northern Territory supporting ECEC services in urban, rural and remote communities to increase capacity and capability to include ALL children.

We currently have two full-time Inclusion Professional positions open in Darwin. The role can also involve overnight stays in very remote Aboriginal communities. Successful candidates will work closely with services, families, communities, and other stakeholders. The current contract runs to the end of June 2026 with extensions subject to ongoing government funding. We invite interested candidates to apply now.

You’d need to love a road trip, be happy to board a boat to the Tiwis and catch a light aircraft into the Gulf. You’d need to be able to really listen and use your best ECEC skills, experience, and aspirations to contribute to inclusive, equitable, quality programs and services for some of Australia’s most geographically isolated children and families.

The must-haves:

• Tertiary or Diploma qualification in education or early childhood with recent experience within the education and care sector
• Current driver’s license
• Ability to travel to remote services, including time away from home.

Desirable:

• Applicants with previous Inclusion Professional experience will be highly regarded.
• Experience in community/stakeholder engagement and family support highly regarded.

ECA is the national peak body for CHILDREN in Australia, with a vision that ‘every young child thriving and learning’.

ECA provides access to continuous training and professional development, flexible work hours and a diverse and dynamic workplace culture that welcomes difference.

If any of this sounds like it’s got your name all over it, please give us call to get more information, and a position description.

You can contact Amanda Reid, NT Inclusion Agency Manager - Northern Region

ph. 08 8986 7142 or email amanda.reid@ecant.org.au

If you want to apply

Please apply through Seek with your resume and a maximum one-page cover letter telling what you could bring to this position and what drives you.

ECA is an equal opportunity employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We recognise, appreciate and use the unique insights, perspectives and backgrounds of each ECA employee, including gender diverse employees.

Applicants must be located in and have a genuine right to work in Australia.

The annual starting salary is $89,030 – $91,033 (based on skills & experience) plus superannuation and salary packaging is available.

ECA offers a generous relocation allowance for people moving from interstate.

Closing Date: Applications close on 21 March. However, we will be reviewing applications as they are received, and early applications are encouraged as the positions may be filled prior to the closing date.