Lead Educator

• $58,000 - $66,000 + Super
• Permanent Full Time - 40 hours a week with RDO per month
• Grow with us with unrivalled support for your learning and development

Where Every Child Flourishes 

We are Queensland’s biggest childcare and kindergarten provider with nearly 350 early services located across our sunny state. We strive to encourage a love of learning through our curriculum approach of Listening and Learning Together! 

Our team are driven by our purpose of nurturing and inspiring children to succeed and passionate about our culture of collaboration, inclusivity and dedication to the growth of all our people, little or otherwise!  

About the opportunity 

C&K Amberley is a unique centre based in Yamanto that caters for up to 75 children across 5 learning spaces. Our Centre is now looking for a Lead Educator who is passionate about working alongside children in their early years in our 3-5 years space. When joining our Centre, you will contribute to a team that values open communication and sees children as competent and capable learners.

You will be working on a permanent full-time basis of 40 hours per week with the accrual of an RDO each month. We are looking for an educator who can be flexible, and work shifts between the hours of 6:30am – 6pm on rotating rosters.

About you 

An experienced early childhood Educator, you will be energetic, fun, passionate and committed to supporting and guiding children’s learning and development. You will have the following:

• Diploma qualification in early childhood (qualification must be recognised by ACECQA); or enrolled and actively working towards
• Current First Aid, CPR and Asthma & Anaphylaxis certification
• Hold or willing to obtain a paid Blue Card
• Previous experience working with children
• Passion for creating and delivering a simulating learning environment
• An understanding of the provision of a safe, well planned indoor and outdoor learning environment
• Skilled with documenting observations of children's behaviour and development, in the form of learning stories
• An ability to implement a planned program, in collaboration with the Assistant Educator, ensuring the needs of individual children and the group are met

The benefits

C&K offers a number of benefits to its employees including:

• Above award wages
• Learning and development opportunities
• Additional non-contact time
• Discounted fees to study with the C&K College of Early Childhood
• Salary packaging options
• Priority access to C&K childcare and kindergarten services
• Return to work support
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

If you are excited to join the C&K family, Apply Now!

C&K is committed to an inclusive workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.  

All C&K employees are required to undergo background checks which includes a police check. Also, all C&K employees will need to have obtained their 1st and 2nd vaccinations for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

Location: Ipswich, QLD