Early Childhood Teacher

13 hours ago

Mackay, Queensland, Australia CandK Full time $65,000 - $90,000 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 Mackay Children and Family Centre

As our highly valued Early Childhood Teacher at C&K Mackay Children and Family Centre, you'll lead a safe, supportive and engaging learning environment for children, their families and our wider community. 

C&K Mackay Children and Family Centre is a vibrant, welcoming space where children, families, and community come together. As an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service, we celebrate all cultures while offering high-quality early learning, care, and family support in a safe and nurturing environment.

  • Permanent, full time working Monday to Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm
  • Be rewarded for your commitment with a wage rate of $ $65.90 per hour plus superannuation. 
  • Work with a great time, in a fun and supportive environment.

"C&K mean what they say. Putting children first is an embedded part of all their thinking and decision making. I love working with like-minded people." - Rebecca Ireland - Director, Yuingi Childcare Centre 

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.
  • Be well and prosper with an Employee Assistance Program that includes financial counselling, nutrition coaching, individual counselling and specialist support for LGBTIQA+ and First Nations individuals. 
  • Funded Blue Card, Police Check and First Aid certifications. 
  • Take your career to new heights with the Beginning to Teach program, specialized mentoring and professional development opportunities. 
  • 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: 

  • An ACECQA approved Bachelor's Degree of Early Childhood Education or equivalent  
  • First Aid, CPR and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification. 
  • Valid Blue Card or Exemption Card. 
  • Current Police Check current  
  • Knowledge of the National Quality Framework and Standards and the Early Years Learning Framework and Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guide. 

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.  

Mackay, QLD

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