New JOBBOARD and GovAust Annual Membership click link for more information...

 It will be uploaded in Early February for start of use, but more information will be coming soon.

Parents Page - Start at this page to find out more information about all aspects of employing governesses and education children in rural areas

Govie Page - Go to this to pages to find out more information about being a governess and all aspects of the lifestyle. 

Visitors since 22 January 2004... 

In Australia governesses supervise lessons provided by various schools of distance education.  Often our work places are in isolated regions, on pastoral stations.  Each day a governess heads to the ‘schoolroom’, which could be a caravan, cottage or a boat, to supervise the children.  Govies are a unique part of remote Australia.

Governesses Australia was an initiative of three different School of the Air governess groups from around Australia.  We aim to network Govies across Australia, to gain recognition and unity.

Governess Australia is dedicated to supporting families, governesses and childcare workers in the Australian Outback. Governess Australia's JobBoard offers employment advertising service, the Schoolhouse gives advice and links to help in your profession and the Grapevine provides a social network for living in the outback.  There are many other parts which help support and network the Distance Education and rural community.

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Web www.governessaustralia.com jobboard.governessaustralia.com

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Annual Membership is for employers who want to advertise

on the JobBoard and receive Resumes via Email

Annual Membership information

• All emails and correspondence should include Membership Number.

• The membership year starts in March and ends in February.

  • All positions will be taken down in March unless membership renewed.

• Annual Membership gives employers the right to advertise on the JobBoard.

  • Each membership can advertise one childcare position and readvertise that position as many times they want within the membership year.

  • If a Member wants to advertise a non childcare position such as a couples position this is allowed to be included within your Position Form.

  • If a member wants to advertise a second childcare position which is available within their business a reduced rate of membership for that membership year may be available.  Please contact Governess Australia with your membership number and situation.

  • Job Position forms can now included photos.

• Updates and important notices will be received via email to members on a monthly basis.

  • More regularly between October and December.

• Resumes will be received via email. 

  • Resumes will be sent out to member as they are received and monthly updates of resumes will be sent out.

  • Resumes will no longer be available on the JobBoard

  • Resume will be completed in a Word Document Form.

• Membership will cost $100 including GST for the first year of membership and will be $60 for renewals.

• Governess Australia has the right to revoke any membership at anytime.

JobBoard Rules and Information

• Please allow 8 days for the job to appear on the Job Board.

• Please remember we are governesses and we must put our paid work first, but we will do our best to provide prompt service.

• As soon as a job has been filled please let us know so that we may remove the listing. 

• Job Positions and Resumes will be removed after 3 months of advertising.

• Governess Australia are does not vet positions or resumes.  The JobBoard is just an advertising service.  We encourage users to carefully check out each resume and position references before entering employment. 

Policy and Waiver

• Governess Australia accepts no responsibility and makes no endorsement, warranty or representation as to the qualifications or credentials of any person advertising with Farm Sitters - Australia.

• All persons advertising with Governess Australia are independent of and not in any way to be considered employees or agents of Governess Australia.

• Accepting any error or omission in compiling the Governess Australia JobBoard list or positions vacant list, all qualifications, credentials and other personal information is as supplied to Governess Australia, and no responsibility is accepted for the truthfulness or accuracy of said information.

• Under no circumstances shall Farm Sitters - Australia or it's directors or employees be liable for any indirect or consequential damages that may result from the action or inaction of any person advertising with Farm Sitters - Australia.

• Governess Australia will only collect personal information by lawful and fair means. We will collect only information that is relevant for the service for which you have inquired.  We will collect all such information directly from you.

"You're not just a govo, you're THE GOVO"                                                      "Uniting Govo's Outback"