Senior Educator

3 weeks ago

Emerald, Australia Goodstart Early Learning Full time

Employment Type: Full Time 38 hours per week

  • 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 at 5% above award, and enjoy a host of great additional benefits.

Looking for a meaningful career, a supportive culture and the chance to grow? A place where you can shape children's lives in the crucial years of their development and contribute to better outcomes for the future?

Your Impact

As a Senior Educator, you will be a team player, collaborating with the Centre Leadership Team and Educational Leader 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 responsive to the needs of all children.

What Goodstart can offer you

  • Better pay - you'll get at least 5% above the award rate.
  • 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.

You'll need

  • Diploma in Early Childhood (or ACECQA approved equivalent).
  • Strong knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards.
  • Current Queensland Working with Children Check (Blue Card).

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 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.

About the company

Goodstart Early Learning is here to give your child the best start to learning, from Kindergarten to Pre-School and Child Care. Book a Centre tour today.

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