Director-teacher - Kg - Palm Beach

**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. “Being a Director with C&K has always been a goal for me. Having climbed the ladder and reached my goal; my new goal is to grow, blossom and bloom our beautiful little service into the most warm, welcoming and wholesome place for children to learn and play in that I can make it’
- Rebecca Barker - Director/Teacher, Hoey Street

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

As our highly valued Director Teacher with our Palm Beach team, you’ll nurture an inclusive, collaborative and supportive team culture where everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The kindergarten is situated in the grounds of Palm Beach State School and we are fortunate to be able to make use of its grounds and facilities from time to time. Not only do we meet the needs of children in our immediate area, we also attract enrolments from families across a broad geographic areas due to the highly regarded reputation of C&K kindergartens.

The Palm Beach Kindergarten is a purpose-built, two unit building with an outdoor learning environment focusing on natural and open-ended play spaces. C&K’s approach to outdoor learning environments reflects contemporary research which states that natural play spaces improve children’s cognitive development, reduce stress, foster imagination, creativity, collaboration, language and improves awareness and reasoning skills.

You’ll help shape the future of children in our care by taking full ownership of the centre’s operation, documentation and program delivery while building great relationships with our families and the wider community.

**What you’ll bring**

To thrive and succeed in this role, you will have:

- A Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood or equivalent (recognised by ACECQA as an early childhood teaching qualification) or a Bachelor of Primary Teaching with an approved diploma-level qualification.
- First Aid, CPR and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification.
- Valid Blue Card and current Police Check (within three months or willing to obtain these).
- A collaborative 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.

Your strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework and Standards and the Early Years Learning Framework will be crucial to your success.

**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 a Director Teacher, you’ll be key to helping us set a new standard for our sector.

You’ll also enjoy plenty of other benefits:

- Be rewarded with a wage of $80383.99 -$112661.32 + Super and salary-sacrificing options.
- Separate Teacher and Director’s non-contact time, so you can document, plan, and reflect.
- Stay up-to-date with best practices through our C&K College of Early Childhood, and expand your skills and knowledge with training opportunities, ongoing support and experienced mentors who help you achieve.
- New to the world of teaching? Get the best start to your teaching career with our 12-month Beginning to Teach at C&K program.
- 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.
- We fully fund your Blue Card, Police Check, First Aid, CPR, and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification.

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

All C&K employees are required to undergo background checks, including a police check.

Palm Beach, QLD