BFS Children's Services
bfscs.org.au
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Primary Education
Early Childhood Education
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Overview
BFS Children's Services is a not-for-profit provider of early learning, community preschool and outside school hours care (OOSH) in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, with its head office in Wollongong. Founded in 1981 as Illawarra Children's Services and later known as Big Fat Smile, it operates centres across the Illawarra, Southern Highlands and Macarthur regions, including Corrimal, Thirroul, Dapto, Helensburgh, Bundanoon and Wilton, and runs an inclusion agency. It hires early childhood teachers, diploma and Certificate III educators, trainees, OOSH educators, second-in-charge and head office staff.
Growth
Hiring Momentum
52/100
Stable
Open positions
48
10 opened / 4 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
10 days
faster than 74% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Education
71% ▼
Science & Research
9% ▼
Hospitality
9% ▲
Early Careers
7% ▲
Administrative
1% ▼
HR
1% ▲
Actively hiring for Education (+9 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Picton
Oct 2026
New location: Shellharbour
Oct 2026
New location: Kiama Downs
Oct 2026
New location: Albion
Oct 2026
New location: Bulli
Oct 2026
New location: Figtree
Oct 2026
+7 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
New location: Australia
Oct 2026
+33 jobs in a week
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
19
Hiring now
19
Countries
1
Busiest office
Wollongong
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Wollongong
Australia
HQ
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5 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Education, Administrative, Science & Research
For Family Law matters please address all subpoenas to Property Officer, BFS Children's Services. PO Box 957, Wollongong, NSW, 2520
Wilton
Australia
Corporate office
8 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Education, Science & Research
Bundanoon
Australia
Corporate office
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
Woronora Heights
Australia
Corporate office
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education, Early Careers, Hospitality
Stanwell Park
Australia
Corporate office
3 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education, Hospitality
Figtree
Australia
Corporate office
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education, Hospitality
Albion
Australia
Corporate office
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education, Science & Research
Corrimal
Australia
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education, Hospitality
Goulburn
Australia
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education, Hospitality
Kiama Downs
Australia
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education, Early Careers
Shellharbour
Australia
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
Bulli
Australia
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Education
Thirroul
Australia
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Science & Research
Helensburgh
Australia
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Education
Dapto
Australia
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Education
Warrawong
Australia
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Education
Fairy Meadow
Australia
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Education
Currans Hill
Australia
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Education
Barrack Heights
Australia
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Education
Earlier presence
Picton, Australia