Director

C&K Childcare & Kindergarten; Middlemount; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance discounts

Blue Card & Police Check funding

Professional development programs

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

C&K Middlemount Community Childcare Centre is seeking a Director to lead a safe, nurturing learning environment for children, families and the broader community in Queensland. You will drive a culture of belonging, growth and high-quality outcomes, partnering with staff to deliver evidence-based programmes and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

The role requires ACECQA‑approved qualifications, leadership experience, and commitment to continuous development and community

Qualifications

• ACECQA approved Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or equivalent.
• Approved Child Protection Training or willingness to obtain.
• First Aid, CPR and Asthma/Anaphylaxis certification.
• Valid Blue Card/Exemption Card.
• Current Police Check.
• Knowledge of NQF and EYLF/QLD Guidelines.
• National Child Safety Training - Foundation and Advanced Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Lead a safe, supportive and engaging learning environment for children and families.
• Guide staff and programme delivery to uphold C&K’s child-safety standards across the centre.

Skills

Leadership

First Aid

CPR

Policy knowledge

Education

ACECQA Bachelor’s Degree in 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 119 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 Middlemount Community Childcare Centre

As our highly respected Director at C&K Middlemount, you'll lead a safe, supportive and engaging learning environment for children, their families and our wider community. Through your ideas, passion and experiences, you will be integral to shaping a culture where everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

• Permanent Full Time
• Starts Jan 2027
• Leadership Position

C&K Middlemount Community Childcare 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 $99,899.64-$112,254.19 per annum plus Directors allowances plus superannuation
• 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 with experience in a similar leadership role
• Approved Child Protection Training or the willingness to obtain.
• 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.
• Completed National Child Safety Training- Foundation and Advanced Certificate (Courses 1 to 5)

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.