Senior Educator

Senior Educator

Role: Senior Educator
Centre: Goodstart Seventeen Mile Rocks
Employment Type: Full time, 38 hours

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Help provide the best start to a child’s life. Make a lasting impact while growing an incredible career
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Be paid at least 5% above award
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Get 50% discount off your childcare gap fees + paid parental leave

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?

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 Seventeen Mile Rocks:
• Goodstart Early Learning Child Care Centre Seventeen Mile Rocks is an impressive child care centre with lots of character, located in a quiet setting, set back from the road close to leafy bushland – but not too far from schools, shops and conveniences.
• Our warm, friendly and professional team of educators strive to provide the highest quality care and learning experiences for the children through strong partnership with our families.
• Our centre is modern, purpose built and air conditioned with five large rooms – from Nursery to Kindergarten - caring for children six weeks to five years.






• Our team of educators are dedicated and proud to work at the centre to make Goodstart Seventeen Mile Rocks Road a truly respected and reputable early learning centre in our local community.
• We develop colourful, engaging programs accounting for each child’s individual interests, needs and strengths; and with each step we are ensuring the children are ready to take the big step into schooling.
• Outside, our playground areas are a balance of natural and manmade elements and play surfaces – with everything you would expect in a vibrant and activity based play area. We have carefully designed and planned spaces to encourage a stronger understanding of the environment and sustainability – while giving children the scope to explore, play and let their imaginations roam.






• A major focus for our centre is how working with the broader community can help us enrich the children’s learning experience. Through visits to the centre as well as excursions and participation in community events, we are able to deepen the relationship between the centre and the community, while teaching the children about being a contributing and active member of society.
What Goodstart can offer you:
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Better pay - you’ll get at least 5% above the award rate
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50% discount off your childcare gap fees and 6 weeks paid parental leave
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Paid professional development - we offer a range of opportunities to grow your skills and your career
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Wellbeing focus - you’ll get two wellbeing days included in your personal leave per year
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Additional leave - you’ll have the option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance
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Retail discounts - you’ll save money on insurance, travel and technology
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Uniform allowance and employee referral program
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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:
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Diploma in Early Childhood (or ACECQA approved equivalent)
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Strong knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Standards
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Current Queensland 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 [email protected]
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 our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.

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Goodstart is Australia’s largest early learning provider. As a not–for–profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families. Our people are our foundation, together we are working to ensure children have the learning, development and wellbeing outcomes they need for school and life.