Early Childhood Senior Educator

Role: Early Childhood Senior Educator - Educational Leader

Location: Angle Park – Adelaide

Salary Range: Senior Educator + Educational Leader - $ $2.68 (Educational Leader Allowance) per hour

Employment Type: Full-time Permanent

Centre: Goodstart Angle Park - We offer quality early learning programs, as well as accredited Kindergarten and Preschool programs across Australia. We are looking for like-minded professionals who are committed to making a difference in children's lives across the state of South Australia. Click here to see our locations - SA

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 above award wages, and enjoy a host of great additional benefits

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.

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 Senior Educator, you will be a team player, collaborating with your peers 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. You will work alongside the Educators within your centre to observe practice, review and continuously improve educational programs on offer to children. You will develop the educator team's understanding of child development and other relevant early years content knowledge, as well as support the application and use of the Early Years Learning Framework or an approved learning framework. In this role you will work within the centre leadership team to lead change, and champion practice uplift and excellence.

You'll need:

Senior Educator - Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Current Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification

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

Having passion and enthusiasm to lead a classroom effectively engaging with educators, families and children to implement the educational program

Build and maintain strong, positive relationships with children and families

Support a culture of reflective practice and continuous improvement

Seek and share best practice examples to improve the education program

Maintain a safe environment for children, families and team members

What Goodstart can offer you:

Better pay - you'll get above award wages

‍ ‍ 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

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.