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 Stretton Community Kindergarten As our highly valued Early Childhood Teacher at C&K Stretton Community Kindergarten , you’ll lead a safe, supportive and engaging learning environment for children, their families and our wider community. Through your ideas, passion and experiences, you will be integral to shaping a culture where everyone can belong, grow and thrive. C&K Stretton has beautiful, large landscaped gardens providing an open natural learning environment where the children explore, investigate, and extend their learning. Our indoor space fosters child-led experiences and provides many different and inspiring opportunities to play and learn. Our experienced and passionate educators foster close relationships with families, ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment. They focus on nurturing your child's curiosity, building their resilience and developing their confidence - all through the joy of learning through play. Stretton Community Kindergarten is seeking an experienced ECT on a fixed term part time basis From 14/07/2025 to 11/12/2015 (Terms 3 and 4) to take ownership of our 1B - Ngurun class. You will be supported by an Assistant and an Inclusion Support Assistant working a 5-day fortnight 7:30am-3pm every Thursday, Friday alternate Wednesdays. Children attend 8:00am-2:08pm each day. You will have Non-Contact Time to support you to maintain StoryPark documentation, Teaching and Learning Journals, Transition to School Statements and Behavioural and Inclusion Plans. It would be an additional benefit if you have current Child Protection Training as well as knowledge and skills in Trauma Informed Practice. Wonderful opportunity to have your skills and knowledge acknowledged for possible ongoing permanent roles at our highly sought after 4 class Kindergarten. We offer an extended Hours Program to our children from 2:08pm - 6:00pm and work closely with the Extended Hours team to provide consistency across the day. “C&K mean what they say. Putting children first is an embedded part of all their thinking and decision making. I love working with like-minded people.” - Rebecca Ireland - Director, Yuingi Childcare Centre 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. Be rewarded for your commitment with a wage rate of $40.92 - $56.43 per hour plus superannuation. 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. 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. Funded Blue Card, Police Check and First Aid certifications. Take your career to new heights with the Beginning to Teach program, specialized mentoring and professional development opportunities. 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: An ACECQA approved Bachelor's Degree of Early Childhood Education or equivalent First Aid, CPR and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certification. Valid Blue Card or Exemption Card. Current Police Check current Knowledge of the National Quality Framework and Standards and the Early Years Learning Framework and Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guide. 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.