Our Staff

Our Staff

Children Reading

You can be assured your Cubs will be always be safe and well cared for by our team.

Pride Lands programmes and activities are managed by Activities Coordinators, Mentors and Programme Coordinators. Our staff have experience in childcare and have completed a selection process that involves pre-interview questions, a police check, a referee check, informal and formal interviews, and demonstrable availability and commitment to the program throughout their selection process, training and during their employment.

Some of our team members have current first aid certificates that are either acquired by the staff themselves or provided by Pride Lands as part of their professional development. Most of our staff also undergo a defensive driving course during our recruitment and training practices at Pride Lands, again, as part of our commitment to the professional development of members of the Pride Lands family.

The Pride Lands Difference

Many childcare organisations employ people to act as babysitters for children as they entertain themselves, often in front of screens.

Pride Lands is different. Every one of our mentors is heavily invested in the wellbeing and social outcomes of all the children who are part of the Pride Lands family. They have the skills and experience to provide any child with the tools they need to manage themselves and thrive.

Our Pride Lands mentors put the CARE into childcare.

Photo of a Pride Lands cub sitting on the shoulders of one of our mentors at After School Care

Want to work with us?

We always think of our staff as working with us, not for us. After all, Pride Lands is a family, and the childcare services we provide to our cubs are only as good as our Activities Coordinators, Mentors and Programme Coordinators that make those services happen.

If you think you’d like to work with us at Pride Lands and help make a difference in the cubs and families that are part of the Pride, then there is an application form here.

The people that we employ are all special though, and not everyone has what we require, including:

  • Be at least 18 years old and reliable
  • Hold a full drivers license
  • Smoke and drug free
  • Hold a first aid certificate/or be willing to get one
  • Have a vaccine pass
  • Be energetic and enthusiastic
  • Enjoy working with cubs
  • Interact continuously with cubs
  • Have good communication skills
  • Have no criminal convictions or offenses, and
  • Culturally and socially aware and tolerant.

Personal attributes that we are looking for include:

  • Willing to put the young people in their care first
  • Willing to engage and interact
  • Able to bring their experiences into the job in a positive manner
  • Kind, honest and empathetic
  • Able to see the potential in others, particularly those that struggle to see it in themselves
  • Adaptable: Someone who can follow a plan and think on their feet when the plan needs to change
  • Someone who can mix fun and discipline
  • Nurturing and dedicated
  • Up for a challenge, and
  • Passionate about making a difference.