Early Childhood Teacher
About The Position
Help provide the best start to a child’s life. Make a lasting impact while growing an incredible career. As an Early Childhood Teacher at Goodstart, you'll ignite a love of learning in children, guiding their development with purposeful and energetic teaching practices. You'll build strong, meaningful relationships with families, ensuring every child feels a profound sense of belonging and is supported to thrive. Your passion for teaching will shine through as you mentor and inspire educational practices in your room, collaborating with our centre leadership team to develop, review, and implement high-quality early learning programs, achieving outstanding outcomes for our children. Join us at Goodstart, where your passion and creativity will transform young lives and enrich your teaching career. About Goodstart Gunnedah: Join a warm, family-oriented centre with a genuine “home away from home” feel, where kindness, compassion and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do. Work alongside a passionate team, who are known for their advocacy and commitment to quality education. Be part of a long-standing service with deep community connections and strong relationships with local families across generations. Deliver meaningful learning experiences through a holistic curriculum that supports children’s STEM, literacy, numeracy, social and emotional development. Enjoy working in a supportive, child-focused environment with small nursery spaces, inclusive programs and a team that values individualised care and strong family partnerships.
Requirements
- Bachelor or Master of Early Childhood qualification (ACECQA approved)
- Current NSW Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification
- Hold active accreditation with NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience as a teacher in a school or early learning setting
- New to the profession and embarking on your first role
Responsibilities
- Ignite a love of learning in children, guiding their development with purposeful and energetic teaching practices.
- Build strong, meaningful relationships with families, ensuring every child feels a profound sense of belonging and is supported to thrive.
- Mentor and inspire educational practices in your room.
- Collaborate with our centre leadership team to develop, review, and implement high-quality early learning programs, achieving outstanding outcomes for our children.
- Deliver meaningful learning experiences through a holistic curriculum that supports children’s STEM, literacy, numeracy, social and emotional development.
Benefits
- Competitive salary package on par with state primary school Teachers
- 50% discount off your childcare gap fees
- Paid parental leave (up to 6 weeks)
- Regular professional development sessions including workshops and Professional Online Discussions aligned to your career stage and connecting you with peers, mentors and more experienced teachers
- Access to a dedicated Teachers’ Community through our Learning Portal with its comprehensive library of professional learning and development resources
- A mentor to support you through your teacher accreditation or registration process (in states where this is mandated)
- Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
- Two wellbeing days included in your personal leave per year
- Free annual flu shot (optional)
- Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance
- First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
- Retail discounts on insurance, travel and technology
- Uniform allowance
- Employee referral program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
