**Our Centre**
**Lockyer Valley Early Education Centre **opened in March 2004 and cares for up to 117 children aged from birth to school age each day. We have a outstanding team of long term staff and are passionate about providing our children and families with amazing programs like Farm Kindy and Heathy Eating workshops. Acknowledging Country is a common practice in our service where we respect the continuing connection of Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners and Custodians to the land on which our service stands
**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.
**The Opportunity**:
- Lead Educator
- Monday - Friday 5 days per week
- Up to 38 hours with flexibility
- $28-$33 per hour + super
**Your day-to-day**:
- Lead your team to create and deliver and educational program that supports children’s learning and development
- Children’s health and safety will always be your first priority
- You will sing, laugh, play, and inspire learning
- Build relationships with your families and your team of educators
- We will cover the costs of your study if you would like to upskill in your career
**We would love you to have**:
- A sense of humour, great work ethics and a reliable nature
- A Diploma of Early Childhood Education or be studying towards one - we can help you with that as above!
- A current Qld Blue Card
- Be passionate about a healthy lifestyle and good nutrition for our children
**Why choose Queensland Childcare Services?**:
- 3% above award wage rate
- 95% staff discount off employee’s childcare fees
- Paid professional development courses
- Paid tuition fees (Cert III and Diploma)
- Paid First Aid and CPR certification
- Paid annual Food Safety certification
- Paid annual Fire Training certification
- Paid annual Child Protection certification
- Paid Staff Meetings
- Free uniforms
- Access to our 24/7 (EAP) employee assistant program offering financial/mental/physical wellbeing counselling
- Access to our company (LMS) learning management system to support with ongoing development and skills
- Career and professional development opportunities within our company (24 locations)
*conditions apply
APPLY NOW and join the QCCS team.
- Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted and that once the position is filled it will close._
**Salary**: $28.00 - $33.00 per hour
**Benefits**:
- Employee discount
- Profit sharing
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person
📌 Lead Educator
🏢 Lockyer Valley Early Education Centre
📍 Gatton