Role: Senior Educator

Centre: Goodstart Haberfield

Employment Type: Permanent, Full time 38 hours per week

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 Haberfield:

At Goodstart Haberfield children are central to everything we do. We believe children have the right to access quality education and care through a supportive and engaging environment.  Language, literacy, STEM are embedded into our curriculum, through a play-based learning approach. Educators support children’s interests and development through scaffolding and Vygotsky’s Zone of proximal development. Children’s voices are used as a guide to support their individual needs and routines through transition and experiences that sustain shared thinking. The majority of our staff have been at the centre for over four years and come from various cultural backgrounds. Having been in operation since 1963, our centre is well established in Haberfield and the surrounding suburbs with a lot of families returning with younger siblings and referring us to others.

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Better pay - you’ll get at least 5% above the award rate
• 50% discount off your childcare gap fees for All Educators
• 6 weeks paid parental leave
• Paid Cultural Leave – exclusive for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander employees
• Paid professional development – In house and Offsite opportunities to grow your skills
• Wellbeing focus – 2 Paid Wellbeing (additional Sick Days for your Mental Health)  
• Additional leave - you’ll have the option to purchase extra leave
• Retail discounts – 10% discounts to Snap Fitness, Or enjoy various tech discounts for Optus, Apple & Dell
• Health Insurance Corporate Plan – 8% Savings in health benefits with BUPA
• Entertainment Discounts – receive $20 Saving to Village Roadshow Theme Parks
• Uniform allowance of $160/per annum and $500 Bonus for employee referral program

You’ll need:

• Diploma in Early Childhood (or ACECQA approved equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards
• Current NSW Working with Childrens 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. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions.

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team on 1800 222 543 or via email recruitment@goodstart.org.au

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.

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Posting Notes: HABERFIELD, SYDNEY || NSW || Australia (AU) || | SF:LI || Diploma - Children's Services or equiv || Full-Time