Floating Diploma Educator - Mayfield Early Education Cairns

Permanent Part-Time | $40 / hr + 10% ECEC Grant + On-Call Fee

Travel across : Clifton Beach | Brinsmead | Brose Street | Fretwell Road | Gordonvale

Are you an adaptable, passionate educator who thrives on variety, connection, and making a difference wherever you go? If so, this could be the perfect next step in your early childhood career!

At Mayfield Early Education, we’re looking for a Floating Diploma Qualified Educator to join our amazing Cairns team. This unique role gives you the opportunity to work across our five beautiful centres — each with its own personality, close-knit team, and community spirit.

You’ll step in and support as needed, helping ensure our children continue to experience the warm, nurturing, and engaging care Mayfield is known for.

What’s On Offer

• Permanent part-time role (minimum 15 hours per week, with opportunity for more)
• $40 per hour + 10% ECEC grant + on-call allowance
• A dynamic role where no two days are the same
• Work across all five of our Cairns centres — Clifton Beach, Brinsmead, Brose Street, Fretwell Road, and Gordonvale
• Supportive, professional, and family-like team culture
• Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities

What We’re Looking For

Why Mayfield?

At Mayfield, we’re more than a group of centres — we’re a community. Our educators describe us as a home away from home where everyone supports each other, celebrates each other’s wins, and works together to create meaningful experiences for children and families.

This floating role is perfect for someone who wants variety, flexibility, and the chance to make an impact across multiple centres while being part of a truly caring, professional, and inclusive organisation.

Join us and grow your career with a team that feels like family.

Apply now and take the next step in your journey with Mayfield Early Education.

Mayfield Early Education, including it’s Board, Management, Employees and Volunteers are committed to the safety, wellbeing, and inclusion of all children. Our organisation has zero tolerance for child abuse and neglect. We strongly uphold our child safety policies & procedures, and we actively work to create a child-safe environment. As part of our commitment, all successful applicants will be subject to comprehensive background checks, including reference checks, Working with Children Check (WWCC), child protection training and other relevant screening as required. We expect all staff to uphold our values of respect, inclusion, and child protection always.

Mayfield Childcare Limited celebrates diversity in all its forms and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for every team member. We welcome applicants of all genders, orientations, races, and backgrounds, believing that the more diverse our team, the more we can teach the next generation about respect, equality, and fairness. Join us in shaping a brighter, more inclusive future for all.

Mayfield Childcare Limited acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land - the Wurundjeri people, and pay our respects to their Elders, both past and present.

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