Educator

**Role**: Educator

**Location**: Australind, Western Australia

**Centre**: Goodstart Australind

**Employment Type**: Full Time / 38hrs per week

**Pay**: $27.58ph - $31.06ph

Help provide the best start to a child’s life. Make a lasting impact while growing an incredible career

Be paid at least 5% above award,

Get 50% discount off your childcare gap fees + paid parental leave

Looking for a meaningful career, a supportive culture and the chance to grow? Whether you’re already working in early years or are just starting out, we’d love to talk to you about which of our amazing opportunities would be the best fit for you.

As an Educator you will be a team player, collaborating with the Senior Educators 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 respond to the needs of all children.

**About Goodstart Australind**:
Goodstart Early Learning Australind is set in the centre of our family-friendly coastal community, close to local schools, shops, buses and main roads to make the daily drop-off and pick up easier and stress-free.

We are a small centre but pride ourselves on being able to offer a more home-like environment and one on one care to the children so that they can grow and learn at their own pace.

We offer a range of services to each family, including exciting educational programs for all age groups and a variety of events and activities that make us part of the great community we live in.

All of the rooms are set up in line with an Early Years Learning Framework, with sensory and play based learning opportunities. Colourful, stimulating surrounds ensure the children have the chance to grow and develop through sensory, play-based learning.

Our centre was assessed by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority and we received an overall rating of ‘Exceeding’. This process is a National Framework, which rates all Childcare Centres across Australia against the National Quality Standards.

Outside, we have three areas all with age appropriate play spaces and equipment. We have two swing sets and slides, a rocky river water feature, outdoor dining areas, veggie patch, sand pits, vertical flower bed and lots of shade.

Our wonderful cook provides fresh, healthy and nutritious meals for the children each day. The centre provides all meals during the day, including breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack. The meals that we provide are healthy and nutritious and we also cater for children who have allergies to certain foods.

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. Art and music experiences are provided on a daily basis which allow the children to freely express their creativity.

**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 6 weeks paid parental leave

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**:
Certificate III or Diploma in Early Childhood (or ACECQA approved equivalent)

Strong knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards

Current Western Australia Working with Children Check

How to apply

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.

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**Posting Notes**: AUSTRALIND, BUNBURY || WA || Australia (AU) || | || Certificate III - Children's Services or equiv || Full-Time