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Out of School Hours Care Educator resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what out of school hours care educators actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most out of school hours care educators should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
I am an Out of School Hours Care Educator with experience supervising and engaging primary school children in before and after school care and vacation programs. I create safe, supportive environments that help working families and support children's wellbeing and development. I hold a Certificate IV in School Age Education and Care and a current first aid certificate, and I am committed to ongoing professional learning.
Key skills
- Teaching and instruction
- Classroom and behaviour management
- Pastoral care and wellbeing
- Xplor
- QikKids
- Storypark
- Microsoft Office
- Written communication
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Safety and compliance awareness
Experience: example bullet points
- Supervised up to 30 primary school children during before and after school care sessions, maintaining a calm and orderly environment.
- Planned and led recreational and educational activities, including cooking, craft and sports, that increased regular attendance across a term.
- Prepared and served healthy snacks for groups of 20 children, accommodating allergies and dietary requirements.
- Conducted daily risk assessments of indoor and outdoor areas, identifying and resolving hazards before children arrived.
- Communicated with parents and school staff through daily written updates and informal conversations, building trust and consistent care.
- Used Xplor and QikKids to record attendance, sign children in and out, and share daily experiences with families.
Education
Certificate IV in School Age Education and Care or Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, plus a current first aid certificate and a state working with children check.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Outside School Hours Care
- OSHC
- Vacation care
- National Quality Framework
- My Time, Our Place
- National Quality Standard
- ACECQA
- Working with Children Check
- First Aid Certificate
- Anaphylaxis management
- Asthma management
- Child Safe Standards
- Xplor
- QikKids
- Storypark
- Behaviour guidance
- Risk assessment
- Parent communication
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.