Lead Educator

• Afternoon Hours of 1pm to 6:00pm and full time in the holiday program
• Retention incentive of $1250 after your first year! 

“From the moment I interviewed and toured my service I knew it was a place I wanted to be. Walking in the doors felt like a warm hug from the first day and the team has been nothing but welcoming.” - Jessica Christenson – Lead Educator, Yuingi C&K 

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 joining C&K means impacting a child’s life journey for the time they spend with us and long after they leave.  But, so much of what we do depends on you.

We’ll set you up for success with a range of benefits, programs and opportunities to help you earn, be well and grow.

• Get a better deal with a wage rate of $30-$34 per hour plus salary sacrificing options.
• Live, work and be well with our Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
• Find a healthy work-life balance with parental leave, return-to-work support, and family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres.
• We fully fund your Blue Card, Police Check, First Aid, CPR, and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification.
• Save money with childcare discounts for eligible employees with children enrolled at a C&K Branch Centre.
• Be rewarded for supporting the growth of our teams with a $1000 referral bonus for referring a successful candidate to a C&K vacancy.

Help shape the future of children in our care

As one of our highly valued Lead Educators, you’ll support and guide children’s learning and development, so they become curious, capable and confident lifelong learners.

Join our passionate team at C&K Coorparoo Kindergarten, where nature meets education in a lush tropical setting developed over 50 years. Our stunning playgrounds provide the perfect backdrop for children to explore, learn, and grow through play. Inspired by our visionary director and the collaborative spirit of our colleagues, we are dedicated to creating stimulating indoor and outdoor environments. If you're drawn to a workplace that values both the beauty of nature and the warmth of a supportive team, C&K Coorparoo Centre is the place for you.

Using your skills, ideas and passion for education, you’ll help shape the future of children in our care by collaborating with your team to create a safe, supportive and engaging play-based learning environment for children, their families and our wider community.

What you’ll bring

You will bring a passion for achieving long-lasting, high-quality outcomes for children, their families and the community alongside proven experience as an Educator in a Kindergarten or Childcare setting.

To thrive and succeed in this role, you will have or be willing to work towards:

• A minimum of a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care attained or currently studying towards. (Or willing to study a Diploma! - our C&K College can support you in studying as you work)
• 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).

We are seeking someone eager to take on their next step and grow with us.

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.

Rosalie, QLD

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