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ANZSCO 423412Updated 2026-01-29
Hostel Parent
National shortage level: Low
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 60k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1150
Salary range: AUD 54k-AUD 66k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
32.7%
QLD
21%
NSW
20.8%
WA
Education mix
29.5%
year 12
21.3%
bachelor degree
17.8%
certificate iii/ iv
Role overview
Hostel Parents provide care and supervision for children and young people living in residential facilities such as boarding school residential colleges and hostels.
What you do
- • Plans and implements programmes of supervision and care for children in residential care.
- • Supervises and arranges activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in residential care.
- • Wakes children and ensures they are washed, dressed, fed and ready for educational and recreational activities.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: year 12 (29.5%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Maintains discipline, enforces regulations and behaviour standards, compiles disciplinary reports and assists in implementing remedial measures.
- • Plans and implements programmes of supervision and care for children in residential care.
- • Supervises and arranges activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in residential care.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1150
Annual median: AUD 60k
Range: AUD 54k-AUD 66k