Role:   Senior Educator 

Location:    AUSTRALIND, Western Australia

Centre:  Goodstart AUSTRALIND

Employment Type:  Full Time / 38hrs per week

Pay:  $32.49ph- $33.46ph
 

• 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 at 5% above award, and enjoy a host of great additional benefits 

Looking for a meaningful career, a supportive culture and the chance to grow? A place where you can shape children’s lives in the crucial years of their development and contribute to better outcomes for the future? 

Your Impact 

As a Senior Educator you will be a team player, collaborating with the Centre Leadership Team and Educational Leader 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.   

About Goodstart Australind: 

Goodstart Early Learning Australind is set in the centre of our family-friendly coastal community, close to local schools, shops, buses and main roads to make the daily drop-off and pick up easier and stress-free.
We are a small centre but pride ourselves on being able to offer a more home-like environment and one on one care to the children so that they can grow and learn at their own pace.
We offer a range of services to each family, including exciting educational programs for all age groups and a variety of events and activities that make us part of the great community we live in.
All of the rooms are set up in line with an Early Years Learning Framework , with sensory and play based learning opportunities. Colourful, stimulating surrounds ensure the children have the chance to grow and develop through sensory, play-based learning.
Our centre was assessed by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority  and we received an overall rating of ‘Exceeding’. This process is a National Framework, which rates all Childcare Centres across Australia against the National Quality Standards.
 Our Storypark platform, as well as regular family nights and emailed newsletters, enable us to stay in close contact with parents and families, ensuring open and clear communication. This also means we can tailor each program to the child’s individual needs, interests and strengths – as well as the strong level of cultural diversity in our centre.
Outside, we have three areas all with age appropriate play spaces and equipment. We have two swing sets and slides, a rocky river water feature, outdoor dining areas, veggie patch, sand pits, vertical flower bed and lots of shade.
Our wonderful cook provides fresh, healthy and nutritious meals for the children each day. The centre provides all meals during the day, including breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack. The meals that we provide are healthy and nutritious and we also cater for children who have allergies to certain foods.
Community is also important to us and through visits to the centre and participation in events and activities throughout the year we are able to enrich the learning experience. Art and music experiences are provided on a daily basis which allow the children to freely express their creativity.
  

What Goodstart can offer you: 

• Better pay - you’ll get at least 5% above the award rate 
• 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 

You’ll need: 

• Diploma in Early Childhood (or ACECQA approved equivalent) 
• Strong knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards 
• Current Western Australia Working with Children Check  

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. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check. 

YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/JdO_Ut3pmIw 

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Posting Notes: AUSTRALIND, BUNBURY || WA || Australia (AU) || | || Diploma - Children's Services or equiv || Full-Time