Lead Educator

**Commence immediately**:

- **$30 - $34 hourly + Super**:

- **40 hours per week with an RDO per month**:

- **Join one of QLD’s largest and most trusted Early Childhood Education Providers**:

- **Grow with us with unrivalled support for your learning and development**

**For Children. For You. For Always.**

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.

But times are changing, and so are we. And although we’re passionate believers that children come first, we know our people must come first, too.

Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always.
- “From the moment I interviewed and toured my service I knew it was a place I wanted to be. Walking in the doors felt like a warm hug from the first day and the team has been nothing but welcoming.”_
- _Jessica Christenson - Lead Educator, Yuingi C&K_

**Help shape the future of children in our care**

As our highly valued Lead Educator with our C&K Amberely team, you’ll nurture children’s curiosity, creativity and capability so they become confident lifelong learners.

C&K Amberley Community Childcare is located on the grounds of Amberley District State School, providing a convenient and central location for drop off and pick up within our community. A strong sense of belonging within the wider community, as well as within our centre, is something that we strive to support all our children and families to develop.

At C&K Amberley Community Childcare Centre we are passionate about building strong relationship with children. We follow the C&K’s Listening and Learning Together curriculum which supports the belief to allow and encourage children to express their own ideas through play. Our long-term educators are dedicated to providing a high-quality caring environment, whilst supporting your child in their learning and development.

Using your skills, ideas and passion for education, you’ll:

- Create a safe, supportive and engaging learning environment for children, their families and our wider community.
- Be supported by a team of kind, humble people who share their knowledge to help you learn, grow and achieve more than you ever thought possible.
- Shape the future of children in our care by Taking a lead role in planning, implementing and evaluating a stimulating play-based education program for children aged 0 to 5 years.
- Following all reporting requirements, regulations and legislation to ensure we continue to lead the way in our field.

**What you’ll bring**

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

- A minimum of a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or willingness to commence studying that 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, so you can lean on them as they lean on you.

**Why C&K?**

Every C&K career helps children belong and grow. We want the same for you.

Here are some things we hope you’ll love about working with us:

- **For Children.**

Joining C&K means impacting a child’s life journey for the time they spend with us and long after they leave. By nurturing a love of learning in our play-based environments, you’re doing something that truly matters - for now and for life.
- **For You.**

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. And you’ll team up with people who value your dedication and care.
- **For Always.**

At C&K, you’ll help shape the future of the children in our care - and there’s so much more we can do. We’re investing and working hard to find better ways, and as Lead Educator, you’ll be key to helping us set a new standard for our sector.

You’ll also enjoy plenty of other benefits:

- Expand your skills and knowledge with training opportunities, ongoing support and experienced mentors who help you thrive and achieve.
- Live, work and be well with our Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, plus health insurance discounts through Bupa.
- Find a healthy work-life balance with parental leave, return-to-work support, and family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres.
- Get a better deal We pay above-award wages and offer salary-sacrificing options, so you pay less tax.
- We fully fund your Blue Card,