Wunya N'gulum!

C&K Tewantin Community Childcare Centre, seeking a Full-time Educator to join our established Nursery team and become part of our warm and connected learning community on beautiful Kabi Kabi Country.

For over 30 years, our centre has proudly serviced and supported local children, families, and the wider community. We are a 50-place service with three age-based rooms, offering a nurturing, relationship-focused environment where children are supported to feel safe, secure, and deeply connected.

About the role

This position would suit an Educator who values strong relationships, responsive care, teamwork, and creating calm, respectful, and engaging environments for our youngest children. The Nursery team is already well-established, and we are looking for someone who will bring warmth, reliability, professionalism, and a genuine love for early childhood education.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about working with infants and toddlers
• Understands the importance of secure attachments and respectful relationships
• Works well as part of a collaborative team
• Is nurturing, patient, and responsive to children’s individual needs
• Values partnerships with families
• Advocate for Child safety and protection
• Is committed to high-quality early childhood practice
• Is reliable, professional, and willing to contribute positively to our service culture

About our service

We are a 50-place centre with three rooms, proudly embedded in our local community. With 30+years of service behind us, we value connection, consistency, and creating a place where children, families, and educators feel a true sense of belonging.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the right Educator to step into a supportive team environment and contribute to the ongoing care, learning, and development of our Nursery children.

If you are a passionate, attuned Educator looking for a meaningful role within a well-established community, we would love to yarn with you.

Please send through your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and why you feel you would be the right fit for our learning community.

We are currently looking for a passionate and dedicated Educator to work five days per week within our Nursery age group, alongside an experienced and established team.

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 $28.84 - $36.78 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. 
• Access a nationally recognised qualification in the high-demand field of early childhood education and care with subsidised training for eligible students through the C&K College. 
• Access to scholarships of up to $3000 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: 

• Hold, or a willingness to commence studying, a certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care. 

• Completion of the National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate 

• 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. 

Tewantin, QLD