Director

C&K Childcare & Kindergarten; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance discounts

Employee assistance program

Professional development

Childcare centre discounts

Job summary

C&K is seeking a Centre Director to lead our 44‑place early learning service at Herston Road, Brisbane. This role continues our long‑standing commitment to high‑quality education and child safety.

As Centre Director, you’ll lead with confidence, foster a positive team culture and collaborate with families and the community to deliver outstanding learning experiences for children.

Qualifications

• ACECQA approved Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or equivalent.
• National Child Safety Training – Foundation and Advanced Certificates (Courses 1–5).
• First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis certifications; Blue Card/Exemption; Police Check.
• Knowledge of NQF/QLD guidelines and EYLF/QLD Kindergarten Learning Guide.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 44‑place early learning service with a safe, supportive environment.
• Inspire teamwork, foster community connections and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure high-quality outcomes for children and families through strong leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Community engagement

Policy & safety

Education

ACECQA approved Bachelor's Degree of Early Childhood Education

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.

Leadership Role Where You Can Truly Make a Difference

Are you an experienced early childhood leader ready to inspire a team, build strong community connections, and create meaningful outcomes for children and families?

At C&K Herston Road, we're seeking a passionate and dedicated Centre Director to lead our welcoming 44-place early learning service and continue our long-standing commitment to providing high-quality education and care.

As Centre Director, you'll create a safe, supportive and inspiring environment where children, families and educators thrive. You'll lead with confidence, foster a positive team culture, champion continuous improvement, and ensure every child experiences a strong foundation for lifelong learning.

• Monday to Friday - 40 hours per week with Monthly RDO
• Earn $99,899.64–$108,460.66 per year + Director’s Allowance + super + salary sacrifice benefits as a reward for your commitment.

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% 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, Police Check and First Aid certifications.
• Take your career to new heights with the Beginning to Teach program, specialized mentoring and professional development opportunities.
• 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:

• An ACECQA approved Bachelor's Degree of Early Childhood Education or equivalent
• Completed National Child Safety Training – Foundation and Advanced Certificates (Courses 1 to 5)
• First Aid, CPR and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification.
• Valid Blue Card or Exemption Card.
• Current Police Check
• Knowledge of the National Quality Framework and Standards and the Early Years Learning Framework and Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guide.

You will bring a passion for achieving long-lasting, high-quality outcomes for children, their families and the community alongside a team-player mindset - when you join C&K, you join a village of good-hearted, talented people, so you can lean on them as they lean on you.

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