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Out of school hours care worker

Find out more about working as an out of school hours care worker and the possible pathways to job opportunities.

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An out of school hours care worker provides care and supervision for school aged children before and/or after school.

Find out what an out of school hours care worker does and the related Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses and pathways you can take to secure a job.

What is an out of school hours care worker?

As an out of school care worker, you will care for children in programs usually run by primary schools.

In this role you may:

Find out more about out of school hours care workers(opens in a new window) and these related jobs on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

Explore these related TAFE and training courses on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

You may be eligible for government funding to help pay for your course.

Median salary

The median weekly earnings for a child carer in Australia is $1,146.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia(opens in a new window)

Note these salaries are current as of January 2025 and are indicative only. A range of salaries apply to different roles across the industry. Specific salary data is not available for out of school hours care workers.

Job demand in Victoria

Below is the number of child carer jobs in Victoria. Figures show the number of workers in 2024 and the new workers expected to enter the workforce by 2027 and 2034.

‘New workers expected’ accounts for workers adding new jobs to the economy and replacing retirees over the next 3 and 10 years. These projections are estimates only. There will be additional jobs available as people move between jobs and industries.

Note that specific data is not available for out of school hours carers.

Region Workers 2024 New workers expected by 2027 New workers expected by 2034
Victoria 37,860 3,817 17,183
Melbourne – inner metropolitan 2,483 179 689
Melbourne – inner south-east metropolitan 3,204 161 723
Melbourne – southern metropolitan 6,142 574 2,888
Melbourne – northern metropolitan 6,092 710 3,191
Melbourne – eastern metropolitan 4,869 395 1,906
Melbourne – western metropolitan 6,625 877 4,007
Ballarat and surrounds (Central Highlands) 990 102 445
Bendigo, Echuca and surrounds (Loddon Campaspe) 1,336 123 585
Geelong, Colac and surrounds (Barwon) 2,074 208 931
Gippsland 1,335 177 765
Horsham and surrounds (Wimmera Southern Mallee) 255 37 90
Mildura, Swan Hill and surrounds (Mallee) 471 57 204
Shepparton, Seymour and surrounds (Goulburn) 648 70 269
Wangaratta, Wodonga and surrounds (Ovens Murray) 848 86 254
Warrnambool, Hamilton and surrounds (Great South Coast) 489 60 234

Source: Victorian Skills Authority Employment Projections Dashboard

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Updated 24 January 2025

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