Role: Early Childhood Teacher
Location: Mackay & Coalfields Qld
Centre: Goodstart Andergrove
Employment Type: Full-Time or Permanent Part-Time
Pay: $38.41 - $59.13 + super + benefits
Help provide the best start to a child's life. Make a lasting impact while growing an incredible career.
Are you ready to bring your knowledge and creativity to a place where you'll be truly valued? Do you dream of shaping pedagogy and practice in your classroom? Are you passionate about crafting a curriculum that resonates with children's needs, interests, and ideas? If so, we'd love to explore the amazing opportunities we have just for you.
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.
About our Centre: Location: Goodstart Andergrove is situated in a peaceful and family-oriented area in the northern part of Mackay. This location provides a safe and conducive environment for children to learn and play.
Learning Approach: Our Centre places a strong emphasis on supporting children's learning through high-quality interactions, experiences, and opportunities. We are dedicated to providing an enriching and educational environment for the children in our care.
Our Team: Goodstart Andergrove is staffed by a team of friendly, passionate, and qualified educators, creating a nurturing and stimulating atmosphere for children's development.
Leadership Team: Our Centre boasts a strong and supportive leadership team, who provides guidance and support whenever and wherever required.
What Goodstart can offer you:
Competitive pay - you'll get paid well above award and receive a package comparable to state primary school teachers.
Regular professional development sessions including workshops and Professional Online Discussions aligned to your career stage.
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.
50% discount off your childcare gap fees and up to 6 weeks paid parental leave.
Two well-being days included in your personal leave per year.
Free annual flu shot (optional).
Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work-life balance.
You'll need:
Bachelor of Early Childhood or equivalent qualification (ACECQA approved).
Current Qld Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification.
If you have prior experience as a Teacher in a school or early learning setting, or if you are new to the profession and embarking on your first role, we invite you to connect with us! Our team welcomes teachers from all backgrounds and experiences.
How to apply:
Click 'Apply Now' and submit your application.
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
