Work that fits your life.
Casual and contract work in early learning, kinders and schools. Anywhere in Australia. You choose the days, the suburbs and the rooms or year levels. We handle the paperwork and pay you weekly.
Valued. In control. Paid properly.
Pick your days
Go online when you want work, offline when you don't. No guilt, no phone calls at 6am.
Paid weekly
Award-aligned rates for the hours you were booked, super paid on time, payslips through Employment Hero.
Schools that want you back
Schools can favourite you, so the places you love send you work first.
Grow between shifts. On us.
Complete 5 shifts and your PD Hub and free ClassBreak year unlock: professional development from The School of Play Academy, inside the same app as your offers, shifts and pay.
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- PD Hub
A shift counts once its timesheet is submitted or approved.
- 48 on-demand video courses. Well-being, relationships and leadership. Pick up where you left off.
- A certificate for every course. Name, course, date and duration. Keep a record for your PD log.
- 12 months free. ClassBreak (opens in a new tab): 1,000+ brain breaks and games. Live now. Free ongoing when you teach 50+ days a year with us.

Become the educator you set out to be.
48 courses. Yours to keep learning.
On-demand video courses from The School of Play Academy, streamed through Vimeo and ready whenever you are. Start with Connection before content, then explore well-being, relationships and leadership.
A printable PDF certificate for every course, with your name and completion date, ready for your PD and registration records.
12 months of ClassBreak, free.
Complete your first 5 shifts and unlock a free year of ClassBreak (opens in a new tab): 1,000+ brain breaks and games for any room you walk into.
- Unlocked after your first 5 completed shifts
- Your own personal link, with the code already filled in
- No card needed. Nothing charged during or after the year
- Stays free every year you teach 50+ days through I Recruit
- Web and iPhone app, one account
- One subscription per educator
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Paid weekly
Award-aligned rates for your booked hours, super on time, payslips in Employment Hero.
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Shifts on your terms
Go online when you want work. Decline anything that doesn't suit, with no penalty.
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Two-way ratings
Rate every school, see its score before you accept, and get offered first where you're loved.
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Compliance, handled
Upload once. We chase your referees and tell you before anything expires.
Built for the 90 seconds that matter.
- Registration✓ Verified
- Right to work✓ Verified
- Child safety! 1 step left
- References! 1 of 2
Upload once. We tell you before anything expires.
Year level, school, distance, hours and pay, up front.
Every shift, every dollar, every week.
No app store. No waiting.
Add I Recruit to your home screen from your phone's browser. It opens full screen, sends push alerts for new offers, and updates itself.
Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
Chrome, tap the menu, then Install app.
- Alerts your way
Push, SMS, email or the in-app inbox. Offers can come by push and SMS, so you won't miss one.
- Works without signal
Check in from a basement staffroom. It's saved on your phone and syncs when you're back online.
- Paid for booked hours
By default, pay follows the hours you were booked for, less breaks.
- Availability you control
Set your days, earliest start and travel radius, and block out dates you're away.
- Payroll on Employment Hero
Add your bank, tax and super details straight into Employment Hero. Payslips live there too.
- Referees chased for you
Secure links go to your referees with reminders at 24, 48 and 72 hours. You'll know if one stalls.
You rate schools. Schools rate you.
Quick, private and two-way. See a school's score before you accept, and get offered first where you're loved.
- You rate schools too
After every day you rate the school and the school rates you. Stars plus quick tags.
- See before you accept
Every offer shows the school's pooled score, so you know where you're heading.
- Loved? Offered first
Schools that rated you highly offer you their shifts first.
- Anonymous and fair
Double-blind, pooled, shown after five ratings. Concerns go to safeguarding, not your score.
Four checks, then you're ready to work.
Upload once in the app. Your recruiter reviews everything, chases your referees for you, and tells you before anything expires.
- 1Teacher registrationState registration (VIT, NESA, QCT…) or ES qualifications
- 2Right to workPassport, citizenship or visa
- 3Child safetyYour state's check (WWCC, blue card…) and a short declaration
- 4Two referencesWe contact your referees for you
Your first shift could be tomorrow.
- Free to join. Nothing to pay, ever.
- Pick your days, suburbs and year levels.
- Paid weekly, super on time.
The fine print, in plain English.
How am I paid?
Weekly, through our payroll on Employment Hero. You set up your bank, tax and super details in Employment Hero directly (we never store them), and your payslips live there too. Super is paid on time.
Do I have to accept every offer?
Never. Go online when you want work and decline anything that doesn't suit. There's no penalty and nobody will chase you.
Who can join?
Early childhood educators with an ACECQA-approved Certificate III or Diploma, early childhood teachers (ECTs) with an approved degree and registration in their state or territory, registered primary and secondary teachers, specialist teachers, and education support staff, in every state and territory. Pre-service and graduate teachers can register interest too.
What do educators need for early learning shifts?
Your ACECQA-approved qualification (or proof you're actively working towards one), your state's current child-safety check (such as a Working with Children Check or Queensland blue card), ACECQA-approved first aid including anaphylaxis and asthma management (such as HLTAID012), child protection or child safe training, right to work and two references. ECTs also need VIT registration.
How long do checks take?
It depends mostly on your referees. Reference links go out as soon as you nominate them, with automatic reminders at 24, 48 and 72 hours, and a person reviews your documents as they come in. Nominate referees early.
How are offers decided?
Only fully verified, available teachers within your travel radius are considered. Then offers are ranked on things like the school's preferred list, distance, year level, subject, experience, ratings, reliability (turning up as booked) and fairness, so work is spread around. Nothing about who you are, only how you work.
Is the professional development really free?
Yes. Complete your first 5 shifts through I Recruit and the PD Hub unlocks in your portal at no cost: 48 on-demand video courses from The School of Play Academy, a printable certificate for each course you finish, and a free 12-month ClassBreak subscription you claim from your portal. A shift counts once its timesheet is submitted or approved.
Who can get the free ClassBreak subscription?
Any I Recruit educator or teacher who has completed 5 shifts through us. Once you hit 5, you'll find your own personal link in your portal with the code already filled in. It's one subscription per educator, so please don't share your link.
What does ClassBreak cost?
Nothing. No card is needed to claim it, and nothing is charged during the 12 months or after them. It works on the web and in the iPhone app with the same account.
What happens after the 12 months?
If you've taught 50 or more days through I Recruit in the last 12 months, your ClassBreak keeps going free for another year, and it renews every year you stay active. If not, your free year simply ends. You're never charged automatically, because there's no card on file.
Do the certificates count towards my registration?
Each certificate shows your name, the course, the date and the duration, so you can keep a record for your PD log. The courses aren't accredited by VIT or any other body; how you count them is up to you and your registration requirements.
Is my information safe?
Your documents are private and stay in Australia, stored in Sydney. They open only through short-lived signed links, uploads are virus-scanned, and only our compliance team reviews them. Schools see your verified badges, never your documents.
Pick your days. Keep your weekends.
Set up once, then choose the days that suit you.