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 Paddington Community Kindergarten!
The Extended Hours Program commences from the end of the Kindergarten Program and continues the children’s learning into the afternoon. As our highly respected Coordinator at C&K Paddington in the extended program, you’ll work alongside the Educators to provide support and guide children’s learning and development, so they become curious, capable and confident lifelong learners. The program is a unique opportunity to foster continued educational growth for kindergarten children and allows you to bring your own unique skills and experiences to the role.
- Monday to Friday: 1:00pm to 6:00pm - option for a 5-day week OR 5-day fortnight
- 10-25 hours per week (extra hours during school holidays)
- $39.21 - $43.74 per hour + Super
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.
- $1250 retention bonus paid twice yearly.
- 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.
- Extra hours during the school holidays
- Scholarships of up to $35,000 for eligible Educators who are working towards their ACECQA approved Bachelor qualification under the Qualifications Pathways Program (QPP).
- We will cover the cost of your Blue Card, National Police Check and First Aid certificates.
- 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.
- Plus so much more.
What you’ll bring
Whether you’re an experienced early childhood professional or newly graduated, 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
- Actively working towards an ACECQA approved Early Childhood Teaching qualification (highly desirable but not essential)
- Completion of the National Child Safety Training – Foundation Certificate
- First Aid, CPR and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification
- Valid Blue Card or Exemption Card
- Current National Police Check
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.
Paddington, QLD
