Work With Us
Bring your early childhood knowledge.
Grow your nature mentoring practice.
Grow your nature mentoring practice.
Birdwings offers a distinctive approach to working with children:
Grounded in nature connection, meaningful relationships, adventurous play,
and a firm belief in children's capabilities.
Our approach
Nature is not simply the setting for our work. At Birdwings, we don't just 'play outside'! Our relationships with the natural world shape how we understand children, play, learning and our role as Nature Mentors.
We create opportunities for children to explore, take on meaningful challenges, develop their capabilities and build relationships with each other and the places they spend time in.
This approach requires thoughtful professional practice. We pay attention, make considered decisions about risk, respond to individual children and reflect on the choices we make as practitioners.
Who we're looking for
We're interested in hearing from experienced and qualified early childhood professionals who are curious about nature-based practice and willing to examine established assumptions about children and learning. We particularly value people who bring initiative, sound judgement, reliability and a collaborative approach.
Experience in leadership roles is an advantage, as is experience working outdoors or a demonstrated personal connection with nature, exploration and adventure. You don't need to arrive already trained in nature mentoring. We provide practical, on-the-job training and mentoring in the Birdwings approach.
Applicants must have an early childhood qualification, first aid certificate, child protection certificate and Blue Card.
Current opportunities
We are currently seeking expressions of interest from qualified early childhood professionals for potential opportunities within our team. Our current recruitment needs includes one casual position, with a two-day-per-week arrangement being particularly relevant to this opportunity (Mondays and Wednesdays). By completing our expression-of-interest form, you can tell us about your qualifications, experience and interest in working with Birdwings.
Interested in joining us?
Complete our short expression-of-interest form and upload your resume. We will review submissions against our criteria and current staffing needs. If a suitable position is available and your qualifications and experience meet our criteria, we will contact you to discuss the opportunity and provide the full position description. Submitting an expression of interest does not guarantee that a position will be available or that you will be contacted.
