Job Description

Role: Educational Leader

Location: 4 Lavender Gardens, Halls Head WA 6210

Centre: Goodstart Halls Head

Employment Type: Full Time 38 hours per week

Pay: $39.85 - $68.53 per hour (qualification and experience pending) + Superannuation + Benefits + Educational Leader Allowance $2.68 per hour additional

• Help provide the best start to a child’s life. Make a lasting impact while growing an incredible career

• Competitive salary package on par with state primary school Teachers

• Get 50% discount off your childcare gap fees + paid parental leave

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.

As an Educational Leader at Goodstart, you'll collaborate with Educators in your centre to observe, review, and continuously enhance the educational programs offered to children. You'll deepen the team's understanding of child development and early years content, guiding the application of the Early Years Learning Framework. Working closely with the centre leadership team, you'll lead transformative changes and champion excellence in educational practice.

Find out more about what the Educational Leader role entails here   

Join us at Goodstart, where your passion and creativity will transform young lives and enrich your teaching career.

About Goodstart Halls Head:
🌟 Prime Location – Enjoy the convenience of nearby local schools and shopping centres within just 2km! Whether it’s a coffee run or a quick errand, everything you need is right around the corner.
🚗 Free Onsite Parking – Start your day stress-free with easy, secure parking available right at the centre.
👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Supportive & Fun Team – Become part of a friendly and inclusive team that truly supports one another. With flexible shifts on a 3-week rotating roster (early, middle, late), you’ll enjoy a healthy work-life balance in a fun, collaborative environment.
🏡 Our Centre – Our 75-place centre offers five dynamic learning rooms filled with curiosity, creativity, and discovery. With large indoor and outdoor play areas, children are encouraged to explore, imagine, and thrive in a nurturing setting.
💖 Experienced Leadership – Led by a passionate Centre Director and a highly skilled Assistant Director with over 20 years in early learning, you’ll be supported by leaders who are committed to your growth, wellbeing, and success.
🌍 A Richly Diverse Culture – Celebrate the beauty of multiculturalism! Our team and families represent cultures from China, Malaysia, New Zealand, Africa, First Nations communities, and more. With languages spoken including Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Punjabi, Bangladeshi, Yoruba, and Vietnamese, we create an inclusive and vibrant space for everyone to feel seen, heard, and valued.
🧸 Our Vision – “To provide a home away from home, where children can dream, believe, and learn in a safe, nurturing, enriched environment.”

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Competitive pay - you’ll get paid well above award and receive a package comparable to state primary school teachers (our starting salary is $86,000 for a 3-year Graduate Teacher and $93,425 for a 4-year Graduate Teacher)

• 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)

• 50% discount off your childcare gap fees and up to 6 weeks paid parental leave

• 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 and employee referral program
  

You’ll need:

• Diploma OR Bachelor of Early Childhood or equivalent qualification (ACECQA approved)

• Current Western Australia Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification

• Western Australia – hold active registration with the Teachers Registration Board of Western Australia (TRB WA) (applicants studying their Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) may be supported to apply for Limited Registration if certain conditions are met)

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.

Have a question? Contact Smitha Aiholli from our Talent Acquisition Team on (07) 3918 2181 or via emailsaiholli@goodstart.org.au

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email deadlycareers@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: HALLS HEAD, PERTH || WA || Australia (AU) || | || Diploma - Children's Services or equiv || Full-Time