Assistant Director

C&K; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 56,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly schedule

Professional development and career-op

Supportive leadership team

Job summary

C&K Herston Road in Queensland is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Director to support Berni and our team in creating a warm, welcoming learning environment for children, families and educators.

The role blends hands-on centre support with leadership duties in operations, compliance and centre management, offering a permanent full-time 8-hour day schedule, monthly RDO, and competitive hourly wages with superannuation.

Qualifications

• Diploma or willingness to commence towards this qualification.
• National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate completed.
• Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis certifications.
• A valid Blue Card or Exemption Card.
• Police Check current within three months or willingness to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Support educators and children within the learning environment while developing experience in centre leadership, operations, compliance and management.
• Balance contact and non-contact duties, contributing to a warm, welcoming and inspiring environment for children, families and educators.

Skills

First Aid

CPR

Asthma & Anaphylaxis certificates

Blue Card

Police Check

Education

Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care

National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate

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.

Join C&K Herston Road and help shape the futures of children, families, and educators every day.

At C&K Herston Road, we believe every child deserves the very best start in life. We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Assistant Director to support Berni and our passionate team in creating a warm, welcoming, and inspiring environment where children, families, and educators can thrive.

This unique role combines both contact and non-contact responsibilities, allowing you to spend time supporting educators and children within the learning environment while also developing valuable experience in centre leadership, operations, compliance, and management.

• Permanent Full-Time Position – 8-hour days, Monday to Friday
• Monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO)
• $40.90 - $42.23 per hour + Super

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% off the gap fee.
• Access to ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities
• Work with a supportive and experienced leadership team dedicated to quality outcomes for children and families
• 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.
• Access up to $35,000 in scholarship subsidies through the Qualifications Pathways Program (QPP), providing support and skills to progress your early childhood career.
• 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:

• A minimum of a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care, or a willingness to commence studying towards this qualification.
• Completion of the National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate.
• Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis certifications.
• A valid Blue Card or Exemption Card.
• A Police Check current within three months (or willingness to obtain 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 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.

Herston, QLD