Assistant Educator | C&K Arlington Drive Childcare Centre

Assistant Educator - Arana Hills C&K Arlington Drive Childcare Centre

• 2 x Permanent Fulltime positions available 
• Work with a friendly and supportive team
• Working 40 hours per week; with a monthly RDO

C&K Arlington Drive is located in Arana Hills, 12 kilometers north-west of Brisbane, on the edge of the Bunyaville Forest Reserve. We cater for 150 children, operating from the hours of 6.30am to 6.30pm. We are proud of our home-like atmosphere which creates and maintains a warm and relaxed care environment, providing nurturing and rich relationships between our educators and families. We pride ourselves on creating a play-based learning environment and program that is developed in collaboration with children, families and the community.

We have four thoughtfully designed outdoor spaces that encourage children to engage in risk taking, demonstrate their agency and explore their own unique competencies and capabilities.

The Arlington Family is one of diversity and interconnectedness. At our centre, children and families are respected and their cultural ways of knowing, living and doing are valued.

C&K Arlington Drive Childcare Centre is currently looking an experienced and qualified Assistant Educator to join their team in the nursery room. This is a full time position. As an Assistant, you would be responsible for implementing a quality care and education program in co-operation with the group leader.

About you 

An experienced early childhood Educator, you will be energetic, fun, passionate and committed to supporting and guiding children’s learning and development. You will have the following: 

• Certificate lll qualification in early childhood (qualification must be recognised by ACECQA); or enrolled and actively working towards
• Current First Aid, CPR and Asthma & Anaphylaxis certification
• Hold or willing to obtain a paid Blue Card
• Previous experience working with children
• Passion for creating and delivering a simulating learning environment
• An understanding of the provision of a safe, well planned indoor and outdoor learning environment
• Skilled with documenting observations of children's behaviour and development, in the form of learning stories
• An ability to implement a planned program, in collaboration with the Room Leader ensuring the needs of individual children and the group are met

The benefits

C&K offers a number of benefits to its employees including:

• Above award wages
• Learning and development opportunities
• Additional non-contact time
• Discounted fees to study with the C&K College of Early Childhood
• Salary packaging options
• Priority access to C&K childcare and kindergarten services
• Return to work support
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About C&K 

The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited (C&K) is a not-for-profit early childhood provider with nearly 350 early childhood education and care services located across Queensland. C&K acknowledges that each child and family have unique early education and care requirements and so we provide a range of different programs including childcare, kindergarten, outside school hours' care and integrated services. 

C&K is committed to an inclusive workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.  

All C&K employees are required to undergo background checks which includes a police check. 

Please note the advertising closing date is indicative only. C&K reserve the right to close the advertisement before this date is reached. Therefore, it is encouraged that you submit your application as soon as possible. 

Please be aware that the Queensland Government’s COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Workers in a high-risk setting Direction requires all workers who enter, work in, or provide services in an early childhood education and care setting to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.  This Direction applies to C&K. 

If this sounds like you, apply now!