Extended Kindergarten Coordinator

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 Mooloolah Community Kindergarten

Our Extended Hours Program seamlessly continues children’s learning beyond the kindergarten day. As our highly respected Extended Kindergarten Coordinator at C&K Centre Mooloolah, you will lead and work alongside an Educator to support and guide children’s learning and development, nurturing them to become curious, capable and confident lifelong learners. This program offers a unique opportunity to extend educational experiences for kindergarten children, while bringing your own skills, strengths and professional expertise to enrich the role and learning environment.  

• Permanent part-time role 
• Working Monday – Friday 1:15pm-6:15pm 
• Extra hours during the school holidays 
• $1250 retention bonus paid twice yearly 

C&K Mooloolah is located on the corner of King Road and Bray Road, a short 5-minute walk from the Mooloolah State School. The service operates one unit with places for up to 25 children and currently holds an NQS rating of ‘exceeding’.

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 $40.38 to $45.05per hour plus $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. 
• 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.  

Mooloolah, QLD