Kindy Uplift Advisor

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 the future of children in our care**

This position is a **Fixed Term Part Time** Contract, three days a week, until **31 December 2025** and will see you supporting kindergarten programs participating across Brisbane and Sunshine Coast in the Kindy Uplift program.

Our team of Kindy Uplift Advisors support kindergarten programs to plan, utilize and implement Queensland Government Kindergarten Funding in ways that uplift the kindergarten program, build educator capability and support better outcomes for Queensland children.

You'll help us shape the future of children in our care by:

- Support cooperation and partnerships at a state-wide level to advocate for children and best practice and support ongoing delivery of quality early childhood education and care programs.
- Work collaboratively with other Kindy Uplift Advisors to ensure programs and services maximise the delivery of quality outcomes.
- Receipt, review and approve the Kindy uplift pilot Plans of each service they support and provide a copy of the approved plans to the department

**Fixed Term Part Time until 31 Dec 2025**

**3 Days a Week**

**Based out of Sunny Coast or Brisbane**

**What you'll bring**
You'll be an experienced professional who is willing to learn and grow with a purpose-led organisation.

Capacity to travel - The position is based in Brisbane or Sunshine Coast and may require a commitment for regular travel, including the potential of overnight travel across a given week. To thrive and succeed in this role, you will have:

- Hold an ACECQA approved Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) and Queensland College of Teachers Registration
- An excellent practical understanding of the National Quality Framework, and legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to early childhood education and care.
- A commitment to advancing the Early Years Learning Framework and the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines.

**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 35% 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.
- BUPA health insurance discounts
- Funded Blue Card and National Police Check.
- Take your career to new heights with professional development opportunities.
- Support the growth of our teams and earn a $1000 referral bonus reward.
- Plus so much more.

**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.