• Permanent Full Time, five days a week Monday to Friday ( 40 hours per week)
• Grow with us with unrivalled support for your learning and development
• Above Award Rates, $82,000 - $92,000 + Super

Where Every Child Flourishes

We are Queensland’s biggest childcare and kindergarten provider with nearly 350 early services across our sunny state. We strive to encourage a love of learning through our curriculum of Listening and Learning Together!

Our team are driven by our purpose of nurturing and inspiring children to succeed and is passionate about our culture of collaboration, inclusivity and dedication to the growth of all our people, little or otherwise!

C&K Mount Gravatt West Community Childcare Centre is a unique centre that caters for up to 58 children across 4 learning spaces. 

Our Centre is now looking for a Director who is passionate about working alongside children in their early years. At C&K Mount Gravatt West Community Childcare Centre, The spacious and natural environment at our centre is thoughtfully planned and well-resourced. There is a focus on music, drama, literature and visual arts and we allocate plenty of time for outdoor play and discovery.

Community spirit is important to us at C&K Mount Gravatt West. We foster strong ties to the local community by encouraging parent involvement in the daily operations of the kindergarten. We often hold and partake in community events and love connecting with local businesses and groups around us and taking the children on excursions out into the local community

You will be working on a Permanent Full-time basis for 40 hours per week. We are looking for a Director who can be flexible, and work shifts between the hours of 7.00 am to 6.00 pm on rotating rosters.

Joining us will bring you:

• Unrivalled Support: Join a welcoming and collaborative team committed to providing you with all the training, learning and support you need to grow your skills and knowledge! We want you to evolve and grow within our team.
• Wellbeing: Access our comprehensive support services like our Employee Assistance Program.
• C&K's exclusive Birth to Three program - we want you to 'slow down' and be in the moment with the children as they learn and explore the world. Our focus is on building deep and trusting relationships with the children.

Joining our Family

Whether you are an experienced early childhood professional, studying for your diploma or bachelor's or newly graduated and want to join Queensland’s leading provider and be set up for an amazing career journey, we are excited to speak to you!

You will be energetic, fun and committed to supporting and guiding children’s learning and development.

Key accountabilities:

Leadership:

• Apply effective communication and leadership strategies to engage employees and enable them to work collaboratively, including partnering with other services in the area to support and inspire a shared sense of purpose to deliver positive outcomes for children and families
• Lead and mentor direct reports to demonstrate a high standard of ethical and professional practice and behaviour that is in line with C&K’s vision and values
• Direct, co-ordinate, coach and support direct reports, ensuring organisational and individual goals are achieved

Operational Management:

• Manage service performance by applying strong business and financial disciplines at a service level including resource allocation, budgeting, optimising utilisation, cost management, staff ratio management and wage costs
• Ensure service meets compliance obligations through developing knowledge and skills in understanding relevant legislation, frameworks, C&K policies, procedures and guidelines
• Maintain a safe environment for children, families, employees and visitors and implement strategies to achieve safety outcomes, constantly driving continuous improvements

Education and Practice:

• Monitor the implementation of C&K’s early childhood curriculum framework (Listening & Learning Together), with the Early Years Learning Framework in conjunction with the Educational Leader
• Support and implement strategies that enhance inclusion regardless of the child and family circumstances
• Support employees with the development of partnerships with families where their contributions to the program are valued, acknowledged and regularly discussed
• Nurture and grow professional networks and relevant professional associations to maintain contemporary awareness of current trends and evidence based approaches in early childhood education and early childhood development

Relationships with children:

• Demonstrate a genuine interest in children and focus on fostering a sense of belonging, being and becoming in daily interactions and practices
• Treat all children with dignity and respect, embracing each child’s unique family and background
• Demonstrate the ability to guide children’s behaviour in a positive way and encourage children to interact with others with care, empathy and respect

Personal accountability:

• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures and take all reasonable care to ensure actions do not impact on the health and safety of employees, children and visitors
• Exemplify personal drive and integrity – take personal responsibility for meeting objectives, showing initiative and committing energy to see goals are achieved

key selection criteria:

Qualifications:

Preferred – tertiary qualifications in human/social services, management, business, education or related field

Leadership:

Demonstrated experience managing, mentoring and supporting early childhood education and care services/programs to deliver high quality outcomes, and in building a capable and engaged workforce. 

Education & Practice:

Practical and comprehensive knowledge of key issues, strategies and best practice in early childhood education, child health, wellbeing and inclusion, early childhood curricula and development frameworks. 

Operational management:

Demonstrated experience driving performance and delivering positive results in early childhood education and care services in a competitive environment, with particular regard to: 

• Day to day management of Long Day Care centre
• Strong financial management, 
• Supporting people engagement, safety and wellbeing; and 
• Client relationship management and retention. 

You will need to hold or be willing to enrol and work towards:

• Bachelors level qualification in Early Childhood Education
• First Aid, CPR and Asthma & Anaphylaxis certification
• Paid Blue Card or Exemption Card 
• A Police Check current within 3 months or willing to obtain one

If you are excited to join the C&K family, click Apply Now to view the position description and submit your application!

C&K is committed to an inclusive workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.  

All C&K employees are required to undergo background checks which include a police check. Also, all C&K employees will need to have obtained their 1st and 2nd vaccinations for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.