Guardian Childcare Alliance is focused on delivering best practice early childhood care in Brisbane by attracting, retaining and developing an excellent team who are supported by leading edge management, resources, systems and infrastructure.

Our team members are our most valuable resource and we are committed to providing a fulfilling and professional management environment that encourages initiative, feedback and the delivery of excellence in child care in QLD. Staff members enjoy many benefits including in service training and continuing education, a team environment and great career advancement prospects.

Guardian Childcare Alliance team members enjoy a laidback lifestyle working in Brisbane which is part of the Queensland East Region and is one of the fastest growing populations in Australia. Staff members are attracted to the Brisbane region because of its high quality of living, friendly locals, affordable real estate and close proximity to beaches in the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast.

Guardian Child Care currently have seven childcare centres in Brisbane with current vacancies for childcare positions in centres such as Aspley, Brassall, Kuluin, Southport, Sunnybank, Underwood and Walkerston. Following is an overview of Brisbane childcare jobs at Guardian Childcare Alliance available in the Brisbane inner city suburbs, eastern suburbs, northern suburbs and western suburbs.

Regional Managers
Centre Managers
Qualified Group Leaders
Casual Assistants
Cooks

Regional Managers
Responsibilities of regional managers are to oversee the management of clusters of childcare centres located in Brisbane. You will have the assistance of a national operations manager as well as the administration at the Central Support Office. The role involves working with our centre managers and centre staff, visiting the centres in your region and developing strong relationships with our centre managers and centre staff to ensure the highest standards of quality care is maintained. You will also develop and work within centre budgets and have a full understanding of accreditation procedures.

Qualifications required for Regional Managers:

• Australian recognised Bachelor of Education/Early Childhood Teaching Degree or relevant childcare qualification (Diploma or Bachelor Early Childhood)
• Current Working With Children Check
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current anaphylaxis training

Centre Managers
Responsibilities of centre managers include upholding a high quality standard of care throughout the centre, mentoring a great team of staff, organising rosters and wages and preparing for accreditation. Their role also involves buying all supplies and overseeing the budget, developing and programming activities with the assistance of qualified group leaders and support of the regional manager. Applicants for this role should have a minimum 12 months experience as a centre director/manager in a similar service or are qualified group leaders looking for their next career move in early childhood education in Brisbane.

Qualifications required for Centre Managers:

• Australian recognised Bachelor of Education/Early Childhood Teaching Degree or relevant childcare qualification (Diploma or Bachelor Early Childhood)
• Current Working With Children Check
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current anaphylaxis training

Qualified Group Leaders

Qualified group leaders are responsible for fostering and caring for children aged 6 weeks to five years. Their role is to develop and initiate interactive activities for the children, maintain their safety, communicate daily with parents and other team members and mentor casual assistants. You will be supported by a centre manager with overseeing support from a regional manager.

Qualifications required for Qualified Group Leaders:

• Diploma in Children Services or equivalent
• Current Working With Children Check
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current anaphylaxis training

Casual Assistants

Casual assistants are responsible for nurturing and caring for children aged 6 weeks to five years. Their role is to prepare and implement exciting activities for the children, look after their safety and correspond daily with parents and other team members. Team members should be very enthusiastic about a career in early childhood and show initiative in the workplace with good communication skills – both written and verbal with a happy and positive outlook.

Qualities essential for the position are:

• Certificate 3 in Children’s Services for Assistant positions
• Current Working with Children Check
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current anaphylaxis training

Cooks
Cooks prepare meals for children 5 days per week and provide for cultural and dietary food restrictions, as well as maintaining a safe and hygienic kitchen. Responsibilities may include developing seasonal weekly menus, knowledge of nutritious cold and hot meals in line with dietary requirements and food standards, arranging orders for buying bulk food, as well as weekly shopping for fresh food, developing food safety plans and associated documentation, maintaining and ordering kitchen supplies and overseeing the budget.

Qualifications for cooks:

• Food Handling Certificate Essential and Food Safety Supervisors Certificate preferred
• Current Working with Children Check

If you think you will be a valuable asset to the Guardian Childcare Team and you’re committed about a career in early childcare in Brisbane, then make an important career move and contact Guardian Childcare Alliance today.

At Guardian Childcare Alliance, we believe every childcare centre in our network has the potential to be the centre of their community, and through professional child care centre management, we enable our child care centres to grow such as the Child Care Centre Boondall and Child Care Centre Petrie. Visit Guardian Child Care for a comprehensive list of our centres and philosophy and browse through Child Care Careers for new and exciting childcare jobs.