Company description: Shape futures. Lead with heart. Grow your career with Goodstart Kirwan - Burnda Street If you're an ECT who thrives on purpose, partnership, and play-based learning, we'd love to welcome you to our Goodstart community. Job description: Are you ready to bring your knowledge and creativity to a place where you'll be truly valued? Do you dream of shaping pedagogy and practice in your classroom? Are you passionate about crafting a curriculum that resonates with children's needs, interests, and ideas? If so, we'd love to explore the amazing opportunities we have just for you.
As an Early Childhood Teacher at Goodstart, you'll ignite a love of learning in children, guiding their development with purposeful and energetic teaching practices. You'll build strong, meaningful relationships with families, ensuring every child feels a profound sense of belonging and is supported to thrive. Your passion for teaching will shine through as you 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.
Join us at Goodstart, where your passion and creativity will transform young lives and enrich your teaching career.
About Goodstart Kirwan – Burnda Street
Join our passionate team at Goodstart Kirwan – Burnda Street, a thriving 131‑place centre where children from Nursery to Kindergarten learn through curiosity, connection, and play. Our Meeting‑rated centre reflects our strong commitment to quality education and continuous improvement, proudly aligned with the National Quality Framework and ACECQA principles.
Here, Early Childhood Teachers are valued as leaders, collaborators, and champions of children's learning. In this full‑time role (Mon–Fri, 6am–6pm), you'll support the Centre Director in driving pedagogy, strengthening practice, and uplifting your team.
* Inspire learning across eight beautifully designed rooms, each with age‑appropriate playgrounds
* Collaborate with a diverse, experienced team who celebrate inclusion, cultural identity, and community connection
* Play an essential role in maintaining high‑quality practices and continuous improvement
At Goodstart Kirwan – Burnda Street, it is more than a title — it's the opportunity to empower others, grow professionally, and ensure every child feels seen, valued, and inspired every day.
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
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