**Role**: Early Childhood Educator
**Location**: Cowra - New South Wales
**Salary Range**: Educators - $39.00 per hour
**Employment Type**: Full-time Permanent
**Centre**: Goodstart Cowra - We offer quality early learning programs, as well as accredited Kindergarten and Preschool programs across Australia. We are looking for like-minded professionals who are committed to making a difference in children’s lives across the state of New South Wales. Click here to see our locations - NSW
Help 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 above award wages, and enjoy a host of great extra benefits
Looking for a meaningful career, a supportive culture and the chance to grow? Whether you’re already working in early years or are just starting out, we’d love to talk to you about which of our amazing opportunities would be the best fit for you.
We’re Goodstart! - a not-for-profit with a vision for Australia’s children to have the best possible start in life.
At Goodstart, we’re all about laying the foundation for better lives through amazing early learning experiences, and we know that we can’t do that without great people like you!
From our centre directors to teachers and centre teams, we work together to make a real difference for children in those crucial early years.
Safety, health and wellbeing are more than just words to us, they are a personal commitment and a promise we make to our children, our families and each other every day.
Your Impact!
As an Educator, you will be a team player, collaborating with your peers 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.
**You’ll need**:
Educator - Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Must have a minimum of 1 years experience
Current Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification
Strong knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards
Having passion and enthusiasm to lead a classroom effectively engaging with educators, families and children to implement the educational program
Build and maintain strong, positive relationships with children and families
Support a culture of reflective practice and continuous improvement
Seek and share best practice examples to improve the education program
Maintain a safe environment for children, families and team members
**What Goodstart can offer you**:
Better pay - you’ll get above award wages
50% discount off your childcare gap fees and 4 weeks paid parental leave - increasing to 6 weeks from December 2023
Paid professional development - we offer a range of opportunities to grow your skills and your career
️Wellbeing focus - you’ll get two wellbeing days included in your personal leave per year
✈️Additional leave - you’ll have the option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance
Retail discounts - you’ll save money on insurance, travel and technology
Uniform allowance and employee referral program
Security 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 families
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.