• $23.65 – $29.27 per hour + Super
• Permanent, full-time position Monday - Friday
• Join one of QLD’s largest and most trusted Early Childhood Education Providers!
• Grow with us with unrivalled support for your learning and development.
• Location: Mackay, QLD

Welcome to the Mackay Children and Family Centre!

We are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service which provides access to integrated early childhood education and care, parenting and family support and child maternal health services. Our centre incorporates a Long Day Care Centre and a Hub, that are designed to work together as an integrated unit.

The MCFC is a facility where our whole community is welcome and where all cultures are respected.

At the MCFC we have a dedicated, quality teaching team with fantastic modern facilities both indoors and out. We offer an environment that is founded on trust and respect, providing children with a safe environment where they can express themselves freely. Children are supported to learn, grow and develop at their own pace through play and hands on experiences.

We are now looking for an Educator to join our Toddler Room who is passionate about working alongside children in their early years and will contribute to a team that values open communication and sees children as competent and capable learners.

In this role you will be working 8 hours each day Monday to Friday, you will also accrue one paid rostered day off each month.

Joining us will bring you:

• Unrivalled Support: Join a welcoming and collaborative team committed to providing you 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.

Joining our Family

Whether you are an experienced early childhood professional, studying 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.

You will need to hold, or be willing to enrol and actively working towards:

• Educators: Certificate III qualification in Early Childhood
• First Aid, CPR and Asthma & Anaphylaxis certification
• Paid Blue Card or Exemption Card 
• A Police Check current within 3 months or willingness to obtain one

If you are studying or hold a bachelor’s in early childhood education you will also be eligible for our Educator roles.

C&K will cover the initial and renewal costs of a Blue Card and Background Check for all permanent employees, prior to the commencement of their duties.

If you are excited to join the C&K family, Apply Now!

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

All C&K employees are required to undergo background checks which includes 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.