G8 Education Employee Reviews

You won’t here back from the hr. There’s no professionalism. Even if you re-contact then they won’t respond to you after an interview.The centres depend on the manager.if the manager is good, the center will also be okay

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Loved working at G8

Centre Manager (Former Employee) - Sydney - 22 September 2023

Great place to work we became a family, left as Centre closed down not for any other reason.Built great relationships with families and community and was a great place to grow my skills

Pros

Benefits, Team culture, support

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Best place to work

Assistant (Current Employee) - Morisset NSW - 17 September 2023

I’ve had really positive experience working for this compony for many reasons, the management have been amazing at both centres I’ve worked at, recruitment staff have been Amazing.

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Great workplace with great challenges and rewards

Kindergarten Teacher (Current Employee) - Mornington VIC - 6 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Love working at community kids mornington. Feels like a family 🥰What is the most stressful part about working at the company?I think the planning hours is challengingWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?CK Mornington is very inclusive and supportive! What is a typical day like for you at the company?Come in, greet the children, do a handover with open staff regarding the children, play with the children, implement planned activities

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The centre manager and the G8 career recruitment staff just leave the employee without a job after the employee return back to work.

Assistant Educator (Former Employee) - Brighton VIC - 4 September 2023

The centre manager and the G8 career recruitment staff just leave the employee without a job after the employee return back to work. No any response to the emails or atleast transfer to another centre.No professional engagement at all. No specific systematic structure or process. Poor management.

Pros

Nothing

Cons

no job for the employee who returns back to work

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Poor work ethics and lack of management

Early Childhood Educator (Former Employee) - Kilmore VIC - 11 August 2023

Trying to resolve issues was extremely difficult, having to jump over hurdles to get the smallest item fixed that was required for compliance. Issues were often overlooked and not resolved. Lack of support. Unable to progress career wise outside of your serviceFees are extremely high for our area. Fees are $146 per day as opposed to another centre 1km down the road that is $125 per day.

Pros

Incentive for study

Cons

Poor management, high fees and frequent fee increases.

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Good company to start with

Casual Assistant Educator (Current Employee) - Sydney NSW - 9 August 2023

I started my career in Early Childhood with G8 and it was great. My manager was very supportive and appreciative. She motivated me every time. All the staff and families who attended the centre were respectful and helpful to me.

Pros

Supportive staff

Cons

Less salary as compared to other companies

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poor management

TBA (Former Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 3 August 2023

i enjoyed working here, got a casual position here and aswell as other people, we trained together, we were disappointed that we got told we could progress into other positions in the organisation after probation. Should of told us it was a maybe instead. Theres problems with management all the way down. Some of the team leaders are so useless and dont even do their job. I was comfortable with this job, enjoyed it was hoping to stay past probation and go into fulltime.

Pros

friendly staff

Cons

useless management

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Bad management, overworked and underpaid

Un-Qualified Room Leader (Current Employee) - Perth WA - 20 June 2023

Management had poor communication skills. Unqualified lead with little support. Study / non contact time is a rarity. Overworked and underpaid job. Constantly expected to take on more / do more for peanuts as pay. This company does not care about staff or children it only cares about making money.

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Great PD for ECTs

Early Childhood Teacher (Current Employee) - Liverpool NSW - 27 May 2023

They provide great support for ECTs including ongoing trainings and workshops, extra Annual Leave.However, Ed Leaders, if not Degree Qualified, are getting less support and poor off-floor time for the role.

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Good company

Childcare Assistant Educator (Former Employee) - Perth WA - 26 May 2023

I worked in few G8 across Perth and they were great. It was Great opportunity for me to learn more. All G8 centres had their own way of management which did help me be more effective in the future

Pros

Appreciation

Cons

Nothing

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Profit chasing

Educator Assistant (Former Employee) - Wagga Wagga NSW - 3 May 2023

I personally experienced that g8 was more about the profit the having happy staff and not overly focused on the well-being of the children. The centre I was at staff were friendly and most were enjoyable to work for but everyone seemed like they just wanted to get through the day rather then be inspiring educators.

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Worst company to work

Assistant Educator (Current Employee) - Sydney NSW - 5 April 2023

Staff are friendly and supportive. The company itself has high expectations but cuts budget. Focus on profits and children's are not main priority. Huge amount of paper work and demands.

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Great centre, greedy company

Assistant Educator (Current Employee) - Morningside QLD - 29 March 2023

The centre I work at is wonderful. The staff are very friendly, supportive and it feels like a close-knit community. Management are understanding and supportive, and try to be as flexible as they can. Sometimes it can get super busy and short staffed but the staff support each other and work together so it makes it a lot easier to deal with stress. However, I believe g8 as a company is greedy and the children are not their first priority. They often prioritise budgets over stock of nappies, wipes and basic necessities. They prioritise budgets over employing agency to meet ratios when staff are sick or away. This is not the fault of our centre management but g8 head office. Head office never communicate with us when they come to visit and it feels like we are not seen for our efforts or appreciated. Luckily, the centre environment is wonderful and the centre managers are so supportive.

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Great place to work

Centre Manager (Current Employee) - South Australia - 2 March 2023

Great place to work, supportive team and supportive upper management. Opportunity to grow and progress which is supported. ECT program is a great way to upskill without the personal cost

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Run for the hills. Terrible company

Educator (Current Employee) - Melbourne City Centre VIC - 28 February 2023

Sky high fees with next to no money being spent on resources, my last centre literally has nothing decent with only one small climbing frame in the outdoor yard. Barely enough food for kids. No staff. No breaks. Out of ratio ALL THE TIME, forced to stay at work if unwell, refusing to get agency staff in when short staffed because they cost to much. Forced to work overtime, forced to do “training” at home. No planning time given. Area managers are all bimbos that could care less about the staff of the center they are managing and only about meeting budgets for the month. You wouldn’t believe the way some of these area managers waltz into the center, speaking so rudely and demanding to EVERYBODY. This company is the worst company that does not care about the children. All they care about is MONEY! Do not work for this company, I hope this company gets exposed for that it really is and goes under just like ABC centres!

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Great support and ongoing training opportunities

Centre Manager (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 22 February 2023

Great policies and procedures for staff and management. Lots of perks and incentives for managers. Big support network with area managers and other centre managers. ongoing training and development for everyone. I Enjoyed the yearly conferences that were all expenses paid.

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Toxic company to work for

Room Assistant (Former Employee) - Officer VIC - 11 January 2023

This company take full advantage of staff, expect overtime with no overtime payments, time in lu is promised and never allowed to be taken. Management and HR dont care about staff, high fees and limited money being spent on resources, high staff turnover. Constantly over ratio'd and using outdated rules such as under the roof line

Pros

lots of centres

Cons

poor management

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No support from the management

Early Childhood Teacher (Former Employee) - Pakenham VIC - 4 January 2023

Very bad experience as an ECT.Had so many children with additional needs, but has no support from the management.Asked to do indoor/outdoor program with 11 children all by myself (by the time I had half of the children still on nappy, and toilet training, one child ran outside while I was changing another child’s nappy. Called the management team, no one answered the phone.)Upper management has no respect to the educators at all.

Pros

Colleagues are nice, multicultural

Cons

Everything

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Lack of work-life balance

Early Childhood Teacher (Current Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 7 October 2022

Profit is their only concern!This means under the roof ratios, lack of support, minimal planning time but they still expect you to deliver insane amounts of documentation. Feels like they are just wringing me out until there’s nothing left. As ECT I’m often alone with 12-13 children all day and get a maximum of 2 hours planning per week. I’m burning out fast! Management is nothing but empty promises that more support will come, but I am yet to see any of it.

Pros

Great team

Cons

Lack of support

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An amazing place to start your career!

Area Manager (Current Employee) - Victoria - 10 August 2022

This is a place where you can start with a Cert 3 and end up in management if you are prepared to work hard and show your passion. G8 has changed over time and we have reflected on the importance of recognition. Our culture and practices have excelled and I am very proud to be a part of this company and what we stand for.