Educator

C&K; Caloundra; On-site; AUD 41,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% gap fee discounts on childcare

Subsidised training through C&KCollege

Scholarships up to $3000

Job summary

At C&K Caloundra, educators create a safe, supportive, and engaging play-based learning environment for children, families and the community.

You will work with a dedicated team to deliver high-quality early childhood education, focusing on inclusion and strong partnerships with families in a community-focused centre.

Qualifications

• Hold, or be willing to commence studying, a certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.
• Completion of the National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate
• 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).

Responsibilities

• Create a safe, supportive, and engaging play-based learning environment for children and families.
• Work with your team to deliver high-quality early childhood education.
• Focus on inclusion and building partnerships with families.

Education

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate

First Aid, CPR and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification

Blue Card or Exemption Card

Police Check current within three months

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 Caloundra

As one of our highly valued Educators at C&K Caloundra, you’ll work alongside your team to create a safe, supportive and engaging play-based learning environment for children, their families and our wider community.

Strong nature-based learning environment with spacious outdoor areas, real trees, grass, wildlife and opportunities for open-ended play

Focus on inclusion, cultural diversity and building strong partnerships with families.

A community-focused centre with an established reputation.

You'll have the opportunity to support children through play-based learning experiences that build confidence, creativity and school readiness. The program encourages children's interests while fostering independence and a love of learning.

• Full-time rotating roster information
• 8-hour shifts – monthly RDO
• Room / something specific about 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 $30.06 - 38.14 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 75% 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.
• 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:

• Hold, or a willingness to commence studying, a certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.
• Completion of the National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate
• 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).

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.

Caloundra, QLD