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Form of work“I love being part of an organisation whose vision is to see a state ‘where every child flourishes’. I value the opportunity to contribute, even in a small way, to the impactful work that is being done in the early childhood education sector.”
- Alex Bron, Management Accountant
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.
Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always.
Find your Better Way
Every C&K career helps children belong and grow. We want the same for you and we invite you take on this critical senior leadership role dedicated to strengthening C&Ks child-safe culture, and driving the organisation's commitment to child safeguarding and Child Protection to ensure that our operations and activities protect children from harm, so every child can flourish.
We’ll set you up for success with a range of benefits, programs and opportunities to help you earn, be well and grow.
- Enjoy a better work-life balance with the option to work from home two days a week and flexible start and finish times.
- Live, work and be well with our Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, plus health insurance discounts through Bupa.
- Prioritise what matters most with parental leave, return-to-work support, and family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres.
- Be rewarded for supporting the growth of our teams with a $1000 referral bonus for referring a successful candidate to any C&K vacancy.
- A salary range of $120,000-$125,000 + Super.
Help shape the future of children in our care
This exciting new position, based out of our Kedron central office, will see you:
- Lead the development, implementation and review of C&K's safeguarding framework, systems and policies.
- Develop and implement an organisational strategy for end-to-end safeguarding processes.
- Assess risk to identify areas of potential vulnerability, develop strategies to mitigate risk and ensure corrective actions are coordinated across the organisation.
- Mentor and guide professionals in key role in protection strategies and measure to build C&K's workforce capability and child safety culture.
As a part of C&Ks Senior Leadership Team, you will join a multi-disciplinary team of leaders across operations, Wellbeing, Research and Compliance to create an environment where every child in our care can thrive in a safer environment. You will also have the opportunity to report to and be mentored by expert Early Childhood leaders such as Dr Sandra Cheeseman and Kim Davis.
Your Expertise
You will bring extensive knowledge of Child Protection related legislation, regulations and best practice alongside a deep understanding of the Education and Care Services National Regulations and the National Quality Framework. Most importantly, you will bring proven experience putting that knowledge into practice within organisations on-the-ground, ideally at scale.
To thrive and succeed in this role, the below will also be key:
- A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in early childhood education, social work, psychology, welfare or equivalent.
- A higher qualification such as a relevant Master’s degree or Doctorate will be highly regarded, though not essential.
- Knowledge of the Child Safe Organisation principles and Child Protection system in Qld.
- Experience in completing investigations or similar investigatory experience and knowledge
- Expert knowledge of the National Quality Framework.
- Must have an active Blue Card and Police Check or the willingness to get one.
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 strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people from all backgrounds.
“We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant."
Kedron, QLD
