Assistant Educator | C&K Tin Can Bay

Assistant Educator - C&K Tin Can Bay

• Permanent Part Time position commencing 8 August 2022
• 5-day fortnight working Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesday
• Training, support and professional development through C&K 

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. 

About the opportunity 

C&K Tin Can Bay is a community based not-for-profit Kindergarten located in Tin Can Bay. The Centre is a 1 unit Kindergarten that caters for up to 24 children across indoor and outdoor learning spaces. Our Centre is now looking for an Assistant Educator who is dedicated to working alongside children in their early years and will contribute to a team that values open communication and sees children as powerful learners, thinkers and theorisers and active citizens in their environment. 

Our Tin Can Bay Kindergarten is proud of their large, natural outdoor spaces for children and educators to learn and explore together. The kindergarten operates their program Monday, Tuesdays and alternate Wednesdays. 

You will be working on a permanent part time basis. 8.00am - 3.30pm with kindergarten session times operating from 8.30am - 14.38pm on a Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesday. This position commences Monday 8th August 2022. 

 
About you 

An experienced early childhood Educator, energetic, fun 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
• Awareness of the National Quality Framework and Queensland Kindergarten guidelines
• 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 Early Childhood Teacher 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)

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!