Role: Early Childhood Teacher
Location: Queensland Australia
Salary Range: Teacher - $42.40 per hour
Employment Type: Full-time Permanent
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 our amazing opportunities 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 Goodstart Riverside Gardens:
Nestled in the beautiful Riverside Gardens area, our welcoming centre is perfectly positioned close to the river walkway, parklands, and retail precinct, with convenient access to public transport, the local hospital, university, and army barracks.
Why Goodstart Riverside Gardens? Spacious and Inspiring Environment: Our centre boasts seven expansive rooms and three playgrounds where children love to explore, invent, and engage with their surroundings.
Experienced and Committed Educators: Our team of dedicated educators is passionate about providing the highest quality care and educational experiences for each child. Many of our educators have been with us for over 10 years.
Engaging Learning Spaces: Inside, each room—from Nursery to Kindergarten—is thoughtfully designed in line with the Early Years Learning Framework.
Outdoor Exploration: Our three diverse playgrounds feature age-appropriate play spaces and equipment, inviting children to discover and engage with the natural world.
Building Strong Relationships: We prioritise the formation of secure, trusting relationships between children and educators.
Community and Family Engagement: We believe in the power of strong, reciprocal relationships with our families.
Making a Difference: At Riverside Gardens, we are committed to giving every child the best start in life.
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.
Access to a dedicated Teachers' Community through our Learning Portal.
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 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 and employee referral program.
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!
How to apply:
Click 'Apply Now' and submit your application.
If you have questions, contact Anita of our Talent Acquisition Team on 1800 222 543 or via email ******
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