Administration Assistant

C&K Childcare & Kindergarten; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wage rate $28.73-$30.92/hr

Family-friendly discounts up to 35%

Subsidised early childhood training

Scholarships up to $3000

Blue Card and Police Check funded

Plus so much more

Job summary

C&K Koolkuna Community Kindergarten in Townsville is seeking an Administration Assistant for a permanent part-time role. You will support a range of administrative and financial tasks, helping the kindergarten run smoothly and ensuring a welcoming experience for children, families and educators.

The role focuses on Fridays (5 hours) with some flexibility, offering a chance to contribute to a trusted community and grow within the early childhood sector.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting administrative duties in an office setting.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities with accuracy.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support a range of administrative tasks to keep the kindergarten running smoothly.
• Assist with financial tasks and record-keeping as required.
• Create a welcoming experience for children, families and educators.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Customer service

Education

National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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 Koolkuna Community Kindergarten

As our valued Administration Assistant at C&K Koolkuna, you'll play an important role in helping our kindergarten run smoothly and creating a welcoming experience for children, families and educators. Supporting a range of administrative and financial tasks, you'll be an integral part of a collaborative team where everyone is supported to belong, grow and thrive.

• Permanent Part-Time Opportunity
• 5 hours every Friday, with some flexibility available for the successful candidate.

Nestled in the heart of South Townsville, C&K Koolkuna is located on the corner of Davidson and McIlwraith Streets, only minutes from the Townsville City 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.

• Be rewarded for your commitment with a wage rate of $28.73 - $30.92 per hour plus superannuation.
• 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.
• 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 scholarships of up to $3000 under the Qualifications Pathway Program.
• Funded Blue Card and Police Check
• 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:

• Valid Blue Card and current Police Check
• A working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Completion of the National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate

We would also love you to have experience in a similar administration role. Any experience in the early childhood sector or a qualification in business administration would be great, but not essential.

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.

Townsville QLD