Early Childhood Teacher - Educational Leader
Role: Early Childhood Teacher - Educational Leader
Employment Type: Full Time 38 hours per week
Pay: $45.45 - $68.53 per hour (qualification and experience pending) + Superannuation + Benefits + Educational Leader Allowance $2.68 per hour additional
As an Early Childhood Teacher at Goodstart, you will ignite a love of learning in children, guiding their development with purposeful and energetic teaching practices. You will build strong, meaningful relationships with families, ensuring every child feels a profound sense of belonging and is supported to thrive. You will mentor and inspire educational practices in your room, collaborating with our centre leadership team to develop, review, and implement high‐quality early learning programs, achieving outstanding outcomes for our children.
As an Educational Leader at Goodstart, you will collaborate with Educators in your centre to observe, review, and continuously enhance the educational programs offered to children. You will deepen the team's understanding of child development and early years content, guiding the application of the Early Years Learning Framework. Working closely with the centre leadership team, you will lead transformative changes and champion excellence in educational practice.
What Goodstart can offer you:
* Competitive pay – you'll get paid well above award and receive a package comparable to state primary school teachers (our starting salary is $86,000 for a 3‐year Graduate Teacher and $93,425 for a 4‐year Graduate Teacher)
* Regular professional development sessions including workshops and professional online discussions aligned to your career stage and connecting you with peers, mentors and more experienced teachers
* Access to a dedicated Teachers' Community through our Learning Portal with its comprehensive library of professional learning and development resources
* A mentor to support you through your teacher accreditation or registration process (in states where this is mandated)
* 50% discount off your childcare gap fees and up to 6 weeks paid parental leave
* Fitness passport – access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
* Two wellbeing days included in your personal leave per year
* Free annual flu shot (optional)
* Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work–life balance
* First Nations support and cultural leave
* Retail discounts on insurance, travel and technology
* Uniform allowance and employee referral programme
You'll need:
* Bachelor of Early Childhood or equivalent qualification (ACECQA approved)
* Current Western Australia Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification
* Western Australia – hold active registration with the Teachers Registration Board of Western Australia (TRB WA). Applicants studying their Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) may be supported to apply for Limited Registration if certain conditions are met
If you have prior experience as a teacher in a school or early learning setting, or if you are new to the profession and embarking on your first role, we invite you to connect with us! Our team welcomes teachers from all backgrounds and experiences.
At Goodstart we are deeply committed to reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email *************@goodstart.org.au
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.
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