Location: PORT KENNEDY, Western AustraliaCentre: Goodstart PORT KENNEDYPay: $32.49ph - $33.46phHelp provide the best start to a child's life.
Make a lasting impact while growing an incredible career.Get the flexibility and support you need to live a balanced life.
Be paid at 5% above award, and enjoy a host of great additional benefits.Looking for a meaningful career, a supportive culture and the chance to grow?
A place where you can shape children's lives in the crucial years of their development and contribute to better outcomes for the future?Your ImpactAs a Senior Educator, you will be a team player, collaborating with the Centre Leadership Team and Educational Leader within your centre to observe, inform and continuously improve our educational programs on offer to children.
You put safety first with everything that you do and ensure all learning experiences are inclusive and respond to the needs of all children.About Goodstart Port KennedyGoodstart Early Learning Port Kennedy is located across the road from Rockingham Lakes Primary School.
Our service caters for children from four months to five years of age.
We are committed to providing our children with a loving, nurturing and rich learning environment to promote their growth and development.
We are proud to say we have a very multicultural family and educator base, and we welcome all cultures through the doors of our centre.Our centre has a reputation for long-standing educators, and some of our team members have been with us for over a decade.
We are dedicated to providing high quality programming based on the Early Years Learning Framework.Our centre was assessed by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority and we received an overall rating of 'Exceeding'.
This process is a National Framework, which rates all Childcare Centres across Australia against the National Quality Standards.Several of our educators are bi- or multi-lingual, and share their native languages with the children as well as extending the hand of familiarity to children from similar backgrounds, promoting a sense of self and belonging.Outside, we have an abundance of space and equipment for the children to explore.
Our veggie patches, bike areas, sandpits, natural and manmade play surfaces, and age-appropriate equipment will stoke the children's imaginations while challenging them and encouraging them to grow.We emphasise the importance of communication, and provide weekly emails detailing centre goings-on and upcoming events.
Each of our rooms contains a whiteboard which our educators use to communicate learning programs and daily run-plans.
We also provide learning stories, portfolios, and written information for each child.
We take the extra effort to personally speak to parents and carers as they enter and exit the centre every day.We use Storypark to share your child's learning.
This industry-leading program lets you see the learning experiences of your child and allows you to interact with educators to enable real connections between what your child learns at Goodstart Port Kennedy and what happens at home.
We can tailor each program to the child's individual needs, interests and strengths – as well as the strong level of cultural diversity in our centre.What Goodstart can offer you:Better pay - you'll get at least 5% above the award rate50% discount off your childcare gap fees and 4 weeks paid parental leave – increasing to 6 weeks from December 2023Paid professional development - we offer a range of opportunities to grow your skills and your careerWellbeing focus - you'll get two wellbeing days included in your personal leave per yearAdditional leave - you'll have the option to purchase extra leave for even greater work-life balanceRetail discounts - you'll save money on insurance, travel and technologyUniform allowance and employee referral programSecurity and stability - as Australia's largest provider of early learning and care and a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their familiesYou'll need:Diploma in Early Childhood (or ACECQA approved equivalent)Strong knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality StandardsCurrent W.A Working with Children CheckHow to applyClick 'Apply Now' and submit your application.
We review applications as they are submitted.
We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.Supporting our people and protecting our children.
We're an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment.
We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow.
We're also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm.
As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.Posting Notes: PORT KENNEDY, PERTH || WA || Australia (AU) || | || Diploma - Children's Services or equiv || Full-TimeAbout the companyGoodstart Early Learning are here to give your Child the best start to Learning, from Kindergarten to Pre-School and Child Care.
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