Trainee Educator

2 days ago

Thornlands QLD, Australia Creche & Kindergarten Association Full time $50,000 - $70,000 per year

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. And as a child safe organisation, we put children's safety and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do, creating nurturing spaces where children can learn, explore, play and grow.

Help Shape Futures at C&K Thornlands Childcare Centre

Join C&K Thornlands as a Trainee Educator where you will be supported to gain a recognised qualification whilst receiving hands-on practical experience.This is an opportunity to be guided by experienced mentors who are committed to helping you grow and where you can build an impactful career in the early childhood sector. We believe in nurturing not just the children in our care, but also our educators, providing clear pathways for career advancement and professional development.

  • Hours, Days, Full Time/Part Time Contract for 2 years
  • Study a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care over 2 years and earn while you learn.

Find Your Better Way and Enjoy the Benefits

Every C&K career helps children belong and grow. We'll set you up for success with a range of benefits, programs and opportunities to help you earn, be well and grow.

  • Find a healthy work-life balance with family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres and discounts of up to 75% of the gap fee.
  • Access a nationally recognised qualification in the high-demand field of early childhood education and care with subsidised training for eligible students through the C&K College.
  • Access to a dedicated mentor and supervisor to guide your growth and skills development as an early learning professional.
  • Monthly paid study day so you can manage both your work and study commitments.
  • Plus so much more.

What you'll bring

If you're committed to guiding children's early learning and development, we'll set you up for success

We strongly uphold our child safety policies and procedures. To thrive and succeed in this role, you will have:

  • A willingness to commence studying a certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.
  • 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.

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 welcome applicants who identify as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, have a Culturally and /or Linguistically Diverse background and/or those with additional needs.

Thornlands, QLD

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