Educator

Nurture children’s love of learning and make a difference that lasts a lifetime
- Grow your career and impact with kind, humble people who value you
- Be rewarded for your commitment with a wage rate of $24.36 - $30.15 plus salary sacrificing options.

Want to use your skills and passion to help children belong, grow & flourish with a team that wants the same for you? Find a better way with C&K.

**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.

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

As our highly valued Educator with our Amberley 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.

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. And you’ll be supported by a team of kind, humble people and leaders who share their knowledge to help you learn, grow and achieve more than you ever thought possible.

You’ll help shape the future of children in our care by collaborating with your colleagues to creative a nurturing environment while developing meaningful relationships with the children and their families.

**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 and succeed 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 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 an Early Childhood 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 for your commitment with a wage rate of $24.36 - $30.15 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.
- We fully fund your Blue Card, Police Check, First Aid, CPR, and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification.
- Take advantage of the C&K College to further develop your skills and qualifications.

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.

Location: Amberley, QLD