Educator

C&K Association; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 41,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wage: $30.06–$38.14 per hour

Family-friendly childcare discounts

Subsidised training through C&KCollege

Qualifications Pathway Scholarships up

Plus more benefits

Job summary

C&K Association in Mooloolaba, Queensland, invites passionate Educators to join a warm team delivering play-based learning in a safe, supportive environment for children and families.

Full-time or part-time roles with rotating rosters and monthly RDOs; competitive hourly wage with generous childcare discounts and access to subsidised training through C&K College. We value safety, connection, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Hold or commence studying Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.
• Completed National Child Safety Training – Foundation and Advanced.
• First Aid, CPR and Asthma & Anaphylaxis certification.
• Blue Card or Exemption Card valid.
• Police check current or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Create a safe, supportive play-based learning environment for children and families.
• Collaborate with the team to deliver high-quality early childhood education.
• Engage with the community to support child development goals.

Skills

Team player

Strong communication

Child safety

Education

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

National Child Safety Training – Foundation/Advanced

First Aid, CPR & Anaphylaxis certification

Job description

1d ago , from C and K Association Childhood and Kindergarten

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 Mooloolaba

As one of our highly valued Educators at C&K Mooloolaba, 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.

At our centre, you'll be joining a dedicated team that values connection, collaboration, and child-led learning. We take pride in creating a warm, supportive environment where children, families, and educators feel respected, valued, and inspired every day

• Full-time or part-time opportunities available with a rotating roster that supports work-life balance and provides variety across the week.
• Monthly RDOs for full-time educators, giving you additional time to rest, recharge, and focus on your wellbeing.

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.
• Completed National Child Safety Training – Foundation and Advanced Certificate (Courses 1 to 4)
• 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.