• Nurture children’s love of learning and make a difference that lasts a lifetime
• Perm Part Time Leadership position- Monday to Friday -1.15 pm up to 6 pm, flexible hours during school holidays
• Be rewarded for your commitment with a wage rate of $34.71-$38.62 per hour plus salary sacrificing options.
• Retention bonus of $1250 twice a year

“From the moment I interviewed and toured my service I knew it was a place I wanted to be. Walking in the doors felt like a warm hug from the first day and the team has been nothing but welcoming.” - Jessica Christenson – Lead Educator, Yuingi C&K 

For Children. For You. For Always.

Are you ready to make a difference that lasts a lifetime?

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.

Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always.    

Find your Better Way

Every C&K career helps children belong and grow. We want the same for you and joining C&K means impacting a child’s life journey for

the time they spend with us and long after they leave.  But, so much of what we do depends on you.

We’ll set you up for success with a range of benefits, programs and opportunities to help you earn, be well and grow.

• Get a better deal with a wage rate of $34.71-$38.62 per hour plus $1250 retention bonus paid twice yearly.
• Live, work and be well with our Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
• Find a healthy work-life balance with parental leave, return-to-work support, and family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres.
• We fully fund your Blue Card, Police Check, First Aid, CPR, and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification.
• Enjoy childcare discounts of up to 75% for eligible employees with children enrolled at a C&K Branch Centre.
• Be rewarded for supporting the growth of our teams with a $1000 referral bonus for referring a successful candidate to a C&K vacancy.

Help shape the future of children in our care

The Kindergarten with Extended Hours Program commences from the end of the kindergarten program and continues the children's learning into the afternoon. As one of our highly valued  Kindergarten with Extended Hours Coordinators in the Kindergarten with Extended Hours Program, you’ll work alongside the Kindergarten with Extended Hours Educator to lead support and guide children’s learning and development, so they become curious, capable and confident lifelong learners.

Join our passionate team at C&K Coorparoo Kindergarten, where nature meets education in a lush tropical setting developed over 50 years. Our stunning playgrounds provide the perfect backdrop for children to explore, learn, and grow through play. Inspired by our visionary director and the collaborative spirit of our colleagues, we are dedicated to creating stimulating indoor and outdoor environments. If you're drawn to a workplace that values both the beauty of nature and the warmth of a supportive team, C&K Coorparoo Centre is the place for you.

Using your skills, ideas and passion for education, you’ll help shape the future of children in our care by collaborating with your team to create a safe, supportive and engaging play-based learning environment for children, their families and our wider community.

What you’ll bring

Whether you’re an experienced early childhood professional, newly graduated or just commencing your studies, if you’re energetic, fun and committed to guiding children’s early learning and development, we’ll set you up for success!

To thrive and succeed in this role, you will have or be willing to work towards:

• A minimum of a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care and hold or actively working (at least 50% completed) towards an ACECQA Approved Early Childhood Teaching qualification (highly desirable)
• 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 strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people from all backgrounds.

“We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant."

Coorparoo, QLD