Early Childhood Teacher

Role: Early Childhood Teacher – 4/yo

Location: 158 Swansea Rd, Montrose VIC 3765

Centre: Goodstart Montrose  

Employment type: Permanent. 38 Hours per week

Pay: $42.01-$59.13 per hour + Super

• Help provide the best start to a child’s life. Make a lasting impact while growing an incredible career
• Competitive salary package on par with state primary school Teachers
• Get 50% discount off your childcare gap fees + paid parental leave

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 Montrose

• 70 Place centre. Purpose built child centre incorporating four spacious rooms and two large natural playgrounds.
• Diverse and multi-cultural team from around the globe
• Working collaboratively in the funded 4/yo Kinder program alongside another ECT
• Long standing and supportive Director

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Thriving Teachers – unique Teacher development program at Goodstart. 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
• Competitive pay - you’ll get paid well above award and receive a package comparable to state primary school 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 – reach full VIT registration!
• 50% discount off your childcare gap fees and up to 6 weeks paid parental leave
• 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
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave 
• Retail discounts 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

You’ll need:

• Bachelor of Early Childhood or equivalent qualification (ACECQA approved)
• Current Early Childhood VIT (Provisional or Full) and First Aid qualification

How to apply

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.   

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.