Lead Educator

**Shape Young Lives & Grow Your Career with Queensland Childcare Services**

**The Opportunity: Lead Educator**
- **Schedule**: Monday - Friday, 5 days per week
- **Hours**: Up to 38 hours with flexibility
- **Location**: Bellmere
- **Compensation**: Up to $34 per hour + super (+10% retention payment coming soon)

**Why Choose Queensland Childcare Services?**

**Exceptional Benefits**:

- Flexible working hours for a work-life balance that suits you.
- Enjoy a competitive salary - **well above the award wage** rate.
- Up to 75% **staff discount** on childcare fees.
- Relocation support

**Investment in Your Growth**:

- Access to career and professional development opportunities across our 24 locations.
- On-the-floor mentoring, ensuring ongoing support and growth.
- Paid professional development courses, including First Aid, CPR, Food Safety, Fire Training, and Child Protection certifications.
- QCCS is a facilitator of the QLD Qualifications Pathways Program - a **scholarship** providing wrap around support and subsidy to create a skilled, supported, and valued early childhood workforce.

**Personal Well-being**:

- Receive free uniforms, making your mornings hassle-free.
- Access our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for financial, mental, and physical well-being counselling.
- Utilize our company Learning Management System (LMS) for ongoing development and skill enhancement.

**Your Responsibilities**:

- Lead your team in creating and delivering an educational program fostering children’s learning and development.
- Prioritize children’s health and safety.
- Engage in joyful, educational activities, inspiring a love for learning.
- Build strong relationships with families and fellow educators.

**Qualifications**:

- Sense of humour, strong work ethic, and reliability.
- Diploma of Early Childhood Education or actively pursuing one.
- Current Qld Blue Card.
- Passion for promoting a healthy lifestyle and good nutrition for children.

**About Us**:Bellmere Early Education Centre** is located in the heart of Bellmere, on Bellmere Road, a short 200m walk from Bellmere State School. We offer a huge range of high quality programs for our children such as swimming lessons, music and movement and language opportunities. Sustainability is something we are passionate about and we love to explore these practices with the children in our care. We respect the continuing connection of Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners and Custodians to the land on which our services stands and share this in our teachings with the children.

**About Queensland Childcare Services**: With over 30 years of excellence, Queensland Childcare Services is a leader in the Early Childhood Education sector. Operating 24 services, we offer diverse services including beach, bush, and farm kindy, swimming programs, and Healthy Bodies initiatives. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our team's continuous professional development, featuring our own conferences with renowned keynote speakers and ongoing learning opportunities.

Pay: $29.00 - $34.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Profit sharing

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person