UA Teacher | C&K Yuingi Childcare Centre

About C&K 

The Childcare and Kindergarten Association Limited (C&K) is a not-for-profit early childhood provider with nearly 350 early childhood education and care services located across Queensland. C&K acknowledges that each child and family have unique early education and care requirements and so we provide a range of different programs including childcare, kindergarten, outside school hours' care and integrated services. 

About the opportunity 

C&K Yuingi Community Childcare Centre is a unique centre that caters for up to 70 children across 5 learning spaces. C&K Yuingi Community Childcare centre is blessed with a large natural playground, long-term teachers and educators and embedded relationships focused pedagogy.

Our Centre is now looking for an Early Childhood Teacher who is passionate about working alongside children in their early years to join their team as an Early Childhood Teacher in the Kindergarten room. When joining our Centre, you will contribute to a team that values open communication, sees children as competent and capable learners.

You will be working on a fixed-term maternity leave contract full time 38 hours per week.

About you 

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

• Early Childhood Teachers: Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood or equivalent (recognised by ACECQA as an early childhood teaching qualification) OR Bachelor of Primary Teaching with approved diploma level qualification or enrolled and studying toward
• Experience in implementing and delivering a Kindergarten program
• Knowledge of National Quality Framework and Standards ("NQF" and "NQS"), the Early Years Learning Framework ("EYLF")
• Current First Aid, CPR and Asthma & Anaphylaxis certification
• Hold or willing to obtain a paid Blue Card or Exemption Card
• 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

The benefits

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

• Monthly RDO
• Christmas closure
• 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)

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. 

Please be aware that the Queensland Government’s COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Workers in a high-risk setting Direction requires all workers who enter, work in, or provide services in an early childhood education and care setting to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.  This Direction applies to C&K. 

Please note the advertising closing date is indicative only. C&K reserve the right to close the advertisement before this date is reached. Therefore, it is encouraged that you submit your application as soon as possible. 

If this sounds like you, apply now!