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.

The purpose of the Paralegal position at C&K is to provide essential support to the internal Legal, Risk and Governance Team (LRG) and the broader business. This role will handle a variety of tasks that are critical to the smooth functioning of the LRG team as well as contributing to the overall vision and values of C&K.

You’ll help us shape the future of children in our care by:

• Assisting the LRG team with responding to Kindergarten and Childcare related matters as they arise from time to time.
• Supporting the LRG team in managing C&K’s contract management and contract review tasks, including lease reviews
• Researching local and state laws and summarise information to support the legal team in providing accurate and timely advice.
• Assisting with the administration and maintenance of the LRG Systems

This a permanent part time role working in our Head Office located in Kedron. You will be with our team 4 days per week working 30.4 hours per week. This role is flexible with working days and hours.

“I love being part of an organisation whose vision is to see a state ‘where every child flourishes’. I value the opportunity to contribute, even in a small way, to the impactful work that is being done in the early childhood education sector.” - Alex Bron, Management Accountant

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 35% 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.
• BUPA health insurance discounts
• Funded Blue Card and National Police Check.
• Take your career to new heights with professional development opportunities.
• Support the growth of our teams and earn a $1000 referral bonus reward.
• 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:

• Previous experience as a Legal Paralegal, preferably in a private law firm or similar legal environment
• Strong time management and organisational skills; able to work independently or in a team.
• Familiarity with legal terminology and procedural requirements.
• Valid Blue Card or Exemption Card.
• Current Police Check

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.