Educators

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

As one of our highly valued Relief Educators, Inclusion Support Assistants, Lead Educators or Early Childhood Teachers, you'll play an important role in helping children belong, grow and thrive.

Working alongside our permanent teams, you'll help create safe, supportive and engaging play-based learning environments that make a meaningful difference in children's lives. Whether you're covering leave, supporting programming, or stepping in during busy periods, your skills, ideas and passion for early learning will help shape young lives and strengthen our communities.

At C&K, you'll enjoy the flexibility to work in a way that suits you while being part of a connected team that supports you every step of the way.

Why You'll Love Relief Work with C&K

• Flexible hours and days, with the freedom to manage your own availability.
• Opportunities to work across childcare centres and kindergartens, gaining experience in a variety of early learning environments.
• Build meaningful connections with children, families and teams across the C&K community.
• Pathways to permanent career opportunities as you grow with C&K.

Hourly Rates

• Educator / Inclusion Support Assistant: $40.5875 - $47.6750 per hour
• Lead Educator: $51.6886 per hour
• Early Childhood Teacher: $66.2152 - $75.8996 per hour

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.

• Competitive pay based on role and qualifications.
• 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 from $3000 to $35000 for eligible students under the Qualifications Pathway Program.
• Grow your career with permanent employment opportunities at C&K.
• 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, either a certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care or Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood).
• 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.