Head of Workforce

About the Opportunity At C&K, our purpose is to make a positive impact on children’s lives. Through evidence‑based thinking, hard work and true compassion, we have built a trusted reputation as Queensland’s leading provider of early childhood education for more than 115 years.

This is a permanent full‑time role where you will shape the future of our workforce while making a meaningful impact on early childhood education. Working closely with our leadership team, you will develop innovative solutions that attract, retain and develop outstanding talent across our organisation. This stand‑alone role reports directly to the Chief People Officer and has no direct reports.

Responsibilities

Creating and executing strategic workforce plans aligned with business growth, emerging trends and future capability requirements.

Leveraging people analytics to deliver insights that inform executive decisions and support operational workforce management.

Acting as a strategic advisor to leadership teams, providing workforce intelligence and solutions that drive organisational success.

Leading delivery of cultural initiatives, recruitment innovation, employee experience enhancements and talent retention strategies.

Managing complex workforce projects and change initiatives, ensuring stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Extensive experience in workforce planning, analytics and modelling preferably within regulated sectors (ECEC, education or similar).

Demonstrated success leading workforce projects and driving change management initiatives.

Strategic influencer who can execute with exceptional stakeholder engagement skills across all organisational levels.

Data‑driven problem solver who identifies trends, assesses risks and develops innovative workforce solutions.

Strong communicator who inspires teams, navigates complexity and delivers results in dynamic environments.

A current Blue Card and National Police Check or the ability to obtain one.

Benefits

Healthy work‑life balance with family‑friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres and discounts of up to 35% off the gap fee.

Employee Assistance Programme that includes financial counselling, nutrition coaching, individual counselling and specialist support for LGBTIQA+ and First Nations individuals.

Funded Blue Card and National Police Check.

Plus so much more.

C&K is a child‑safe organisation and all employees are required to undergo a police check and not be a ‘Restricted Person’ or a 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.

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