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.

Lead the Way at C&K Thornlands Childcare Centre!

Join Shantai and her amazing team at C&K Thornlands, where nature, culture, and community come together in the most joyful way! 

At C&K Thornlands, we’re all about building strong connections with our families, our local community, and the natural world around us. We’re proud to create a diverse and inclusive environment where every child feels seen, celebrated, and inspired to explore. Our beautiful learning spaces are thoughtfully designed to spark curiosity, build confidence, and encourage meaningful, nature-based play.

As a Lead Educator, you won’t just be part of the team — you’ll help shape it! Bringing your passion, creativity, and leadership, you’ll support a nurturing, play-based environment where children and families thrive, and where your fellow educators feel supported and empowered every step of the way.

• 38 hours per week | Monday to Friday
• $35.79 – $40.15 per hour + super

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:

• Hold, or a willingness to commence studying, a Diploma 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.

Thornlands, QLD