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.

• Do you live in inner-city Brisbane and dread the daily grind of traffic jams?
• Dream of spending your days making children smile, teaching through play, and creating a joyful, happy place to be?

Well, look no further — we’re searching for our next superstar Educator to join our C&K Herston Road family full-time!

There’s something special about working at C&K Herston. Maybe it’s the way the morning light streams through our learning spaces, or how you can instantly feel the warmth of our community the moment you walk through the door.

Under the leadership of our Centre Director Bernis, our team has created a place where you genuinely look forward to Monday mornings. We celebrate your wins, support you through challenges, and grow together.

Whether you’re just beginning your early childhood journey or ready to take the next step in your career, you’ll find a home here — where your ideas matter, your growth is encouraged, and your passion for working with children is truly valued.

This isn’t just a job — it’s a place where you can build a long-term, meaningful career surrounded by people who get it.

• $27.6074 - $35.2090 per hour + Super
• Rostered day off every month for you
• Monday to Friday - rotating roster

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.

• 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.
• Access to scholarships of up to $6000 under the Qualifications Pathway Program.
• 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:

• Completed Certificate III or Diploma of Early Childhood Education or working towards (or ACECQA-approved equivalent)
• 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 C&K Herston Road and help us create a place where every child belongs, learns, and grows.

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.

Herston, QLD