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 Walkerston Community Kindergarten

At C&K Walkerston, you'll join a team that is passionate about helping children belong, grow and thrive. As a trusted and valued part of the local community, our kindergarten is known for the strong relationships we build with families and the meaningful experiences we create for children every day.

Nestled in the heart of the Pioneer Valley and just a short drive from Mackay, Walkerston offers a welcoming community atmosphere and a relaxed lifestyle. Here, you'll enjoy the connection and fulfilment that comes from working in a community-focused kindergarten, while being supported by C&K's rich early childhood expertise and commitment to your professional growth.

• Permanent part-time | Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 3:00pm
• Commencing 18 January 2027
• Join a well-regarded kindergarten with strong connections to local families and the Walkerston community

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 $28.81 – $36.57 per hour plus superannuation depending on qualifications and experience.
• Enjoy your holidays as you work during school terms
• 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.
• Build a rewarding career with a nationally recognised Certificate III or Diploma qualification in the high-demand field of early childhood education and care with subsidised training for eligible students through the C&K College.
• 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.

Location: Walkerson, Qld