Building a strong team in childcare centres goes beyond your permanent educators. While permanent employees do form the foundation, having a pool of casual educators ready to work in your centre when you need them is beneficial.
Creating a strong casual workforce involves more than just recruitment. Although recruitment is the perfect start to finding experienced educators, it also involves innovative approaches to maintaining and building on your talent.
At Save Our Service, our role goes beyond supporting our clients in finding casual educators, we provide ongoing training and support to ensure that our educators become a strong part of our clients’ centres.
Here are some strategies we believe can help build and sustain a strong casual workforce in childcare:
Flexible Scheduling Options
One of the most effective ways to build a strong casual workforce is by recognising the importance of flexibility when it comes to scheduling. At Save Our Service, we have an online portal and app that streamlines scheduling, allowing seamless communication. Through our portal, centres can request their preferred casual educator at the click of a button.
Training and Development
Ensuring your casual educators have access to the proper training and development to excel at their roles is important. Make sure that you properly induct your educator and provide them with all the resources they need to have a successful day at your centre.
Provide Feedback and Communication
Maintain communication and provide regular feedback to your casual educators. Address any concerns and display your commitment to their learning and well-being.
Opportunities of Advancement
Create clear pathways among your casual educators. Encourage further training and provide opportunities for them to continue working at your centre, and possibly even working in a more permanent position.
Build a Sense of Community
Foster community and belonging among casual educators. Organise team-building activities or social events, and always make them feel included along with the permanent staff. Encourage collaboration, and create a positive and inclusive work environment.
At Save Our Service, we work with our clients to support them in building and sustaining their casual educators. If you are searching for casual educators for your childcare centre that you can trust, contact Save Our Service, and one of our friendly childcare recruitment consultants will be in touch.