Casual Teacher

**Role**: Teacher

**Address**: 102 Chapel Street, Marrickville NSW 2204

**Centre**: Goodstart Marrickville

**Employment Type**: Casual

We’re Goodstart

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

From our centre directors to teachers and 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.

Your Impact

As a Casual teacher at Goodstart you would be supporting several centres in the area: Marrickville, Alexandria, Annandale, Zetland and Glebe. You would inspire a love of learning in children and foster their development through purposeful, intentional teaching practices that are delivered with creativity and energy. You will build meaningful relationships with families, so each child has a strong sense of belonging that supports them to thrive. Your love of teaching will be reflected in how you mentor and guide educational practices in your room, and in your work with the broader centre leadership team to develop, review, and implement high-quality early learning programs, to ensure you’re achieving optimal outcomes for children.

**You’ll help achieve this by**:
Having passion and enthusiasm to lead a classroom effectively engaging with educators, families and children to implement the educational program
Having extensive knowledge of the EYLF and understanding of the NQF/NQS
Building relationships with the children and their families
Building strong community relationships
Building healthy relationships with your fellow educators
Helping the centre to extend on their current excursion offering

**What Goodstart can offer you**:
There are so many reasons to join the Goodstart family. Let’s start with the benefits

Competitive pay - you’ll get paid on par with state primary school teachers + super per hour with yearly increases

**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

**Requirements**:
Approved bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or ACECQA approved equivalent
Valid Working With Children Check
Up to date Professional Teachers Accreditation
First Aid qualification

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 made up of Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences.

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 deeper cultural awareness and understanding of our First Nations people and culture for all.