Working Permanently With Two Different Employers

[spd]

Hi,
I have been working as a casual educator since 3 years. And now i want to move to a permanent role. When i enquired with my employer they said they dont need permanent educator now. And asked me to continue as a casual.
But now i have applied with other early learning centres for a permament role.
TOday i received a an interview call for permanent part time (3 days a week) with and of the council childcare.
I wish i did get full time i,e monday to friday with them.
SO, my question here is, if i work for 3 days (i,e, wednesday,thursday,friday) permament part time with the new employer, can i continue with the 2 days( monday and tuesday) casual role with my current employer?

I really need to work for 5 days. I am happy that i got permanent role but its a part time, so i need to work the other days to feed my family.
Please let me know if this is possible.

[Butterflyblue]

Hi spd,

You can absolutely work at 2 different childcares, lots of people work multiple jobs to pay the bills and get the lifestyle they want.

Educators often work all 5 days, as long as you can handle the work (physically and mentally)
go for it.

Unless your contractually obliged to disclose it, even then your entitled to a certain level of privacy it shouldn't be an issue for your employer.

[Lorina]

Yep, you can definitely do that lots of educators mix a permanent part‑time role with a casual role elsewhere to make up full‑time hours. As long as the days don’t clash and you’re upfront with both employers, it’s fine. The council childcare will lock you in for Wed–Fri, and you can keep Mon–Tue casual with your current centre.

The only thing to watch is making sure you don’t burn yourself out juggling two workplaces, and just double‑check there aren’t any contract clauses about exclusivity (rare in childcare, but worth a glance). Otherwise, it’s a smart way to get the stability of permanent employment plus the flexibility of casual shifts to keep your income steady.

,
Lorina