Educator

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

Job summary

C&K Ripley is hiring two educators to support across all rooms in a Float Educator role at the Ripley centre. This permanent full-time position mirrors a 38-hour week, with a competitive hourly rate ranging from $30.06 to $38.14 plus superannuation.

You’ll join a trusted early childhood provider in Queensland, dedicated to safe, engaging, play-based learning and strong teamwork in a child-safe organisation.

Qualifications

• Hold, or willingness to commence studying, a certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

Skills

Float Educator

Team Collaboration

Early Childhood Education

Education

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate

First Aid Certification

CPR Certification

Asthma and Anaphylaxis Certification

Blue Card

Police Check

Tools

First Aid Certification

CPR Certification

Asthma/Anaphylaxis Certification

Blue Card

Police Check

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&KRipley Childcare Centre

As one of our highly valued Educators at C&K Ripley, you'll work alongside your team to create a safe,supportiveand engaging play-based learning environment. C&K Ripley is situated at the corner of Nevis Street and Fischer Road in Ripley, a short 3-minute drive from Ripley Central State School. To the delight of the children, the centre backs onto “Scott’s Farm”, providing daily opportunities to spot cows.

• Seeking 2 passionate educators to support across all rooms in a Float Educator role
• Permanent full-time role, working 38 hours per week
• Be rewarded for your commitment with a competitive hourly rate of $30.06 to $38.14, plus superannuation

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.
• 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.