Shape Young Lives & Grow Your Career with Queensland Childcare Services
The Opportunity: Educational Leader
* Schedule: Monday – Friday, 5 days per week
* Location: Lockyer Valley
* Hours: Up to 38 hours with flexibility
* Compensation: Up to $40 per hour + super + retention
Why Choose Queensland Childcare Services?
1. Exceptional Benefits:
2. This role is a unique floor guiding role with off the floor duties.
3. Flexible working hours for a work-life balance that suits you.
4. Enjoy a competitive salary, well above the award
5. Up to 75% staff discount on childcare fees.
6. Relocation support
7. Investment in Your Growth:
8. Company Educational Leader meetings to network & collaborate.
9. Access to career and professional development opportunities across our 24 locations.
10. On-the-floor mentoring, ensuring ongoing support and growth.
11. Paid professional development courses, including First Aid, CPR, Food Safety, Fire Training, and Child Protection certifications.
12. QCCS is a facilitator of the QLD Qualifications Pathways Program – a scholarship providing wrap around support and subsidy to create a skilled, supported, and valued early childhood workforce.
13. Personal Well-being:
* Commitment to Safety & Security - our service is equipped with CCTV systems to support our risk management strategies to prevent, identify and mitigate risks to children and staff.
* Receive free uniforms, making your mornings hassle-free.
* Access our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for financial, mental, and physical well-being counselling.
* Utilize our company Learning Management System (LMS) for ongoing development and skill enhancement.
Are You the Right Fit?
We're looking for someone who:
* Shares our values
* Is committed to personal growth
* Understands adult learning and collaboration
* Values the process over the product
* Builds a sense of belonging and respect within the team
* Adds value to the educational environment
* Is excited by positive change and continued growth
* Is a flexible, innovative, and visionary learner
Key Responsibilities:
As our Educational Leader, you will be responsible for guiding and mentoring our educational team with a strong focus on Quality Area 1 – Educational Program and Practice. This is a non-contact role, allowing you to dedicate your energy to leadership, program enhancement and professional growth.
You will spend the majority of your time mentoring educators in practice, side-by-side in the learning environments—guiding, supporting, and building capacity.
You'll also have allocated time each weekfor documentation, planning, reflective practice, and other administrative leadership responsibilities.
* Lead and inspire educators to deliver high-quality programs aligned with the EYLF and NQS
* Drive excellence in Quality Area 1 – Educational Program and Practice
* Coach and mentor educators on the floor, drawing on early childhood theories and current research to support best practice and introduce new perspectives
* Role-model enthusiasm, passion, and effective teamwork, setting and guiding high expectations and professional standards
* Facilitate meaningful professional development and training opportunities
* Collaborate with the leadership team to foster a positive, growth-focused culture
* Ensure continuous improvement through observation, feedback, and reflective practice
* Manage documentation and administrative leadership tasks with allocated planning time
What We Value in Leadership:
* Inspires each educator to reach their potential
* Embodies 'researcher as learner'
* Is excited about learning and sharing new things
* Supports the team in learning from mistakes
Our Aspirations:
* Collaborative team approach to quality education and care
* Shared values and goals actively worked towards
* Frontline pedagogical innovation
* Environment of professional learners
We would love you to have:
* A Diploma of Early Childhood Education
* Previous experience as a room leader/educational leader
* Use your amazing coaching techniques to help develop reflective practices
* Identify areas of improvement and support educators in their planning
* Demonstrate a high level of communication skills and maintain a professional manner in the workplace
* Have a strong understanding of the EYLF and NQS
* A current Qld Blue Card
* Be passionate about a healthy lifestyle and good nutrition for our children
Our Company
Queensland Childcare Services has been around for over 30 years and aims to be at the forefront of the Early Childhood Education sector. Our 24 centres offer a range of services to our families such as beach, bush and farm kindy, swimming and Healthy Bodies Programs. We even have our own dietician We value our team and offer the latest professional development opportunities as well as hosting our own conference with key note speakers.
Our Centre
Lockyer Valley Early Education Centre - Our centre has been rated as anExceeding Centreby the Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). We can care for up to 265 children per day and offer a huge range of quality programs for our children such as bush kindy, healthy eating programs as well as language and music opportunities.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you are a passionate, innovative, and dedicated Educational Leader who aspires to create a positive impact, we invite you to apply. Join us in shaping a future where every child's potential is unlocked through quality education and care.
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Your application will include the following questions:
Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check? Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of the National Quality Framework? Do you have a current Police Check (National Police Certificate) for employment?
Queensland Childcare Services (QCCS) is a privately owned and operated company which provides early childhood education to children in South East Queensland. Established in 1991, QCCS is one of Australia's leading providers of high quality, individualised care and education of young children.
QCCS is committed to the implementation of the National Early Years Learning Framework and operates an Emergent Curriculum. As a child shows interest in a topic or activity, our educators facilitate this interest by providing resources and materials to help guide their learning, exploration and discovery.
Queensland Childcare Services (QCCS) is a privately owned and operated company which provides early childhood education to children in South East Queensland. Established in 1991, QCCS is one of Australia's leading providers of high quality, individualised care and education of young children.
QCCS is committed to the implementation of the National Early Years Learning Framework and operates an Emergent Curriculum. As a child shows interest in a topic or activity, our educators facilitate this interest by providing resources and materials to help guide their learning, exploration and discovery.
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