Senior Educator

Goodstart is Australia's largest early learning provider. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their families. Our people are our foundation, together we are working to ensure children have the learning, development and wellbeing outcomes they need for school and life.

Role:  Senior Educator 

Centre: Goodstart Brighton - North Road

Employment Type: Full time, 38 hours per week

• Seeking a purposeful career with a nurturing environment and opportunities for growth?

• Join a place where you can influence the crucial developmental years of children, contributing to a brighter future for all.

• Explore the opportunity to enhance your work/life balance by purchasing additional annual leave.

We offer an enjoyable, affectionate, secure, and educational learning journey for every child under our supervision.

Are you a Senior Educator who is passionate about helping children to have the best possible start in life? Do you want to work for an organisation that offers genuine career opportunities to help you succeed?

We're Goodstart

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!

From our centre directors to 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.

We're Goodstart - a not-for-profit with a vision for Australia's children to have the best possible start in life.  

Your Impact  

As a Senior Educator at Goodstart, your responsibilities include leading and mentoring your room team to develop and deliver high quality and inclusive play based educational programs aligning with the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards. Working alongside our friendly and supportive Centre Leadership Team you observe, review and continuously improve the educational programs on offer to children ensuring the best outcomes.

You'll help achieve this by  

Creating a safe and interactive environment where you will build and nurture positive outcomes for the children within this wonderful centre. The team have a great sense of unity and support each other to make each day special for all.

Our centre

• Goodstart Early Learning Child Care Centre Brighton - North Road is situated in a country beach side community, with the city only 20 minutes away. We have a combination of young families and longtime residents.
• The majority of our educators and teachers live locally, and therefore have a strong connection with the community.
• Our pride in the centre is shown through the hard work and dedication of our long term educators who love to keep our child care centre looking its best at all times.
• Community is also important to us and through visits to the centre and participation in events and activities throughout the year we are able to enrich the learning experience.

Why choose Goodstart?

There are so many reasons to join the Goodstart family. Let's start with the benefits!

• Better pay - you'll get at least 4% above the award rate, increasing to 5% by 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. And our dedicated wellbeing program will ensure you get the support you need, when you need it most

• Additional leave - you'll have the option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance

• 4 weeks paid parental leave - increasing to 6 weeks from December 2023

• Retail and childcare discounts - you'll save money on insurance, travel and technology, and get 50% discount off your childcare gap fees

You'll also love:

• Centre support - dedicated support and guidance on a range of topics, such as safety, teaching and inclusion, delivered face to face or virtually by our centre support team

• Security and stability - with over 670 centres across Australia, you'll have the support of a large network and the stability of a respected organisation

If you have previous experience as a Senior Educator or can demonstrate strong leadership skills and you have a willingness to learn and provide quality learning experience coupled with a Diploma in Early Childhood Education or ACECQA approved equivalent, then we want to meet you! 

How to apply 

Click ‘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 safeguarding 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.

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