At C&K, our purpose is to make a positive impact on children’s lives. It’s what we’ve been doing for more than 119 years. Through evidence-based thinking, hard work and true compassion, we’ve built a trusted reputation as Queensland’s leading provider of early childhood education. And as a child safe organisation, we put children's safety and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do, creating nurturing spaces where children can learn, explore, play and grow. 

Help Shape Futures at C&K Parkhurst Community Childcare Centre  

This is an exciting dual leadership opportunity for an experienced Early Childhood Teacher who is passionate about mentoring educators and driving quality outcomes for children. Working closely with the Centre Director, you will play a key role in shaping educational practice, building educator capability, and fostering a positive and high-performing team culture.

• Position starts 4 January 2027
• Permanent Full time 40 hours a week
• Week 1: 2 days Educational Leader and 3 days Assistant Director
• Week 2: 3 days Educational Leader and 2 days Assistant Director
• Access to Professional Development and career opportunities 

As an Assistant Director, you will: 

• Support the day-to-day leadership and operations of the service.
• Assist with rostering and workforce planning.
• Contribute to planning and preparation for future weeks and centre priorities.
• Support team wellbeing, engagement, and morale.

 As an Educational Leader, you will:

• Mentor and coach educators in their daily practice.
• Build educator capability and confidence through reflective discussions.
• Support high-quality learning outcomes for children.
• Observe practice and identify opportunities for growth.

Find Your Better Way and Enjoy the Benefits 

Every C&K career helps children belong and grow. We’ll set you up for success with a range of benefits, programs and opportunities to help you earn, be well and grow. 

• Be rewarded for your commitment with a wage rate of $ 42.12- $43.50 per hour plus superannuation 
• Find a healthy work-life balance with family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres and discounts of up to 75% of the gap fee. 
• Be well and prosper with an Employee Assistance Program that includes financial counselling, nutrition coaching, individual counselling and specialist support for LGBTIQA+ and First Nations individuals. 
• Funded Blue Card, Police Check and First Aid certifications. 
• Access up to $35,000 in scholarship subsidies under the Qualifications Pathways Program (QPP) to provide you with the support and skills to progress your early childhood career.  
• Plus so much more. 

What you’ll bring 

If you’re committed to guiding children’s early learning and development, we’ll set you up for success!  

We strongly uphold our child safety policies and procedures. To thrive and succeed in this role, you will have: 

• An ACECQA approved Bachelor's Degree of Early Childhood Education or equivalent
• Completed National Child Safety Training – Foundation and Advanced Certificates (Courses 1 to 5) 
• First Aid, CPR and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification. 
• Valid Blue Card or Exemption Card. 
• A Police Check current within three months (or willingness to obtain one). 

You will bring a passion for achieving long-lasting, high-quality outcomes for children, their families and the community alongside a team-player mindset - when you join C&K, you join a village of good-hearted, talented people, so you can lean on them as they lean on you. 

Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always.  

C&K is a child-safe organisation and all C&K employees are required to undergo a police check and not be a ‘Restricted Person’ or Suspended Educator under the QLD Blue Card System. 

We welcome applicants who identify as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, have a Culturally and /or Linguistically Diverse background and/or those with additional needs.  

Parkhurst, QLD