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 115 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 Oonoonba Community Kindergarten  

As our highly valued Director/Teacher at C&K Oonoonba, you’ll lead a safe, supportive and engaging learning environment for children, their families and our wider community. Through your ideas, passion and experience, you will play an integral role in shaping a culture where everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

• Permanent part-time position, commencing 14 January 2027
• Enjoy a 5-day fortnight, working 7.5 hours every Thursday and Friday, plus alternate Wednesdays
• Lead our play-based kindergarten program, creating a culture where children feel safe, included, connected and inspired to learn

Located in Idalia, just south of Townsville, C&K Oonoonba Community Kindergarten offers a warm, community-focused environment where educators are valued, supported and empowered to make a meaningful difference every day.

Join a welcoming and experienced team, where strong family partnerships, collaboration and a shared passion for play-based learning create a place where children and educators belong, grow and thrive.

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 $43.41 - $59.87 per hour, plus Director's allowance, superannuation and location subsidy.
• Enjoy school holidays off while making a meaningful difference during term time.
• Find a healthy work-life balance with family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres and discounts of up to 75% off 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 employees.
• Funded Blue Card, Police Check and First Aid certifications.
• Take your career to new heights with the Beginning to Teach program, specialised mentoring and professional development opportunities.
• 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 in this role, you will have:

• An ACECQA-approved Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (or equivalent)
• Completed National Child Safety Training Foundation and Advanced Certificates (Courses 1–5)
• Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification
• Valid Blue Card or Exemption Card
• Current Police Check
• Knowledge of the National Quality Framework, National Quality Standards, Early Years Learning Framework and Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline

You bring a passion for achieving positive, lasting outcomes for children, families and the community, along with a collaborative mindset. When you join C&K, you become part of a village of good-hearted, talented people who support one another every step of the way.

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.  

Idalia, QLD