Educator

Wage Rate: $25.10-$33.67 per hour

Benefits:

• Save money with childcare discounts up to 75% for eligible employees.
• Take advantage of the C&K College to further develop your skills and qualifications.

Employee Testimonial:

"This is what I enjoy about working with C&K; the staff truly embody the company's purpose of nurturing and inspiring children to succeed in an ever-changing world."
- Mackenzee Nicolson – Assistant Educator, Gumdale C&K

Are you ready to make a difference that lasts a lifetime? 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.

Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always.

Every C&K career helps children belong and grow. We want the same for you, and joining C&K means impacting a child's life journey for the time they spend with us and long after they leave. But, so much of what we do depends on you.

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 $25.10-$33.67 per hour plus salary sacrificing options.
• Live, work and be well with our Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
• Find a healthy work-life balance with parental leave, return-to-work support, and family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres.
• Fully funded Blue Card, Police Check, First Aid, CPR, and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification.
• Our Referral program awards you with $1000 for referring a successful candidate.
• Enjoy a career with a built-in Christmas holiday break.
• Scholarships of up to $3000 for eligible Educators working towards their Certificate III qualification under the Qualifications Pathways Program (QPP).

Help shape the future of children in our care

As one of our highly valued Educators, you'll support and guide children's learning and development, helping them become curious, capable and confident lifelong learners.

With the guidance of our amazing Director Jackie, you will work closely with our team to provide excellent care to the little community members attending our service. Join our team at C&K Middlemount and start your career with the right team.

Using your skills, ideas and passion for education, you'll help shape the future of children in our care by collaborating with your team to create a safe, supportive and engaging play-based learning environment.

This position is a permanent full-time role in our nursery room.

What you'll bring:

Whether you're an experienced early childhood professional, newly graduated or just commencing your studies, if you're energetic, fun and committed to guiding children's early learning and development, we'll set you up for success

To thrive in this role, you will either have or be willing to work towards:

• A minimum of a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or working towards this qualification.
• 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.

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 strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people from all backgrounds.