Educational Leader

**Role**: Educational Leader

**Centre**: Goodstart Beaumaris

**Employment Type**: Full-Time or Part-Time

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

You’ll help achieve this by

Having a Bachelor in Early Childhood Education
Having the desire to be part of a team
Being a role model to other educators, offering coaching, support, and mentoring
Having the passion to develop, implement and evaluate educational programs, whilst documenting every child’s learning development
Having experience working with children with big behaviours
Having excellent knowledge of the Early Years Framework
Having strong communication skills, both written & verbal

Amazing things about our Centre

Strong team of passionate, qualified and supportive educators
Supportive Leadership Team
Flexible Work Environment

**About you**: We are looking for someone who is innovative, fun, up-to-date with current research and must be someone who enjoys mentoring and supporting their fellow educators and have high quality standards.

What Goodstart can offer you

Job security and stability
Professional development and training
Competitive above award rates
2 x wellbeing days per year
Paid parental leave
Tax benefits through salary packaging
Employee Assistance Program
Uniform allowance
Childcare discounts - 50% off your childcare gap fees

If you have previous experience leading change in education and have a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) or ACECQA approved equivalent, then we want to meet you

How to apply

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We are an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We support and encourage individual growth and strong teams that are made up of many different cultures and backgrounds.

We are deeply committed to reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel connected and a strong sense of belonging. By weaving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives through all that we do, we aim to build knowledge and a deeper understanding of our First Nations People and culture for all in our team. #gseducationalleader

**Posting Notes**: BEAUMARIS, MELBOURNE || VIC || Australia (AU) || j2wDept || || Diploma - Children's Services or equiv || Full-Time