Early Childhood Teacher

Treasure Island Child Care Centre – Clifton QLD We are seeking a passionate and committed Early Childhood Teacher to enhance our professional team and mentor our studying ECT. This position is attractive part‑time or full‑time highly supported role with staffing, mentoring and resources in an environment that promotes work/life balance with high expectations and commitment to the education and care of young children. Start from Term 1, 2026. What you would be doing As the Kindergarten ECT you will: Be available to implement the Kindergarten Program in the Centre and work as support staff on non‑Kidney days. Have set shifts and non‑contact planning time on site, one full day per week. Develop the routine, program and experiences using the QKLG and Developed Curriculum Possibilities with Leadership & Educational Leader support. High resource budget and well resourced environment. Use a wide range of teaching methods to enhance the kindergarten programme and work with existing transition networks to school. Create and maintain an inclusive, fun, safe, healthy, productive and effective learning environment. Establish and maintain excellent relationships with children, families, carers and other team members. Use a high level of written, interpersonal and communication skills to document the program and children's learning. Ensure compliance with routines, policies, processes and practices. Skills and experience Desire to work with children and demonstrated capacity to enhance their learning and development with proven experience in a similar role. Bachelor of Teaching / Education (Early Childhood) or previous tertiary Children’s Services Qualifications and / or experience. Knowledge and / or experience in developing and implementing programmes to meet the National Quality Standard. Passion, enthusiasm and a strong commitment to high quality care. Current Working with Children check, and Child Protection Certificates. Previous experience with OWNA is favourable. Why apply? Opportunities for growth and professional development. Join a strong, passionate and supportive team that values child safety. Work / life / family balance – rostered hours negotiable on a fortnightly roster, min 6 days per fortnight plus one planning day. RDO every fortnight. Established planning and reflection tools and technology availability and access. Developed curriculum possibilities and frameworks for programme development. Highly resourced environment and resource budget. Stable attendance for 2026 and beyond. First Aid, CPR, Child protection, Food safety, Safe Sleep and many more paid training and PD every year. Minimum 6 weeks annual leave. Paid conference attendance every year. Competitive salary including Term bonuses. Choose where your Kindy funding goes including your own paid PD. Phone allowance and lap top provided. Staff discount 50% off daily fee. About the company Treasure Island is a community not for profit association operating a stand‑alone 51 place Centre based service rated as Working Towards the National Quality Standard. Our small community Centre prides itself on engaging learning environments that promote open‑ended resources and strong foundations for literacy and numeracy. Our philosophy promotes learning through play, value in partnerships and strength in the socio‑cultural context of families. Our Kindergarten environment has developed a strong set of curriculum possibilities and is very well resourced for these outcomes and extensions on children’s diverse interests. We can assist with flexible hours and paid programming time, generous staff discounts for childcare and if you are still studying, we may help with your incurred costs. If you want to become an integral part of our team – apply now #J-18808-Ljbffr