Role: Early Childhood Teacher
Location: 59-65 Bower Road, SEMAPHORE SOUTH, 5019, SA | Getting children ready for school on Kaurna land
Centre: Goodstart Early Learning Semaphore South
Employment Type: Full-Time | 38 Hours Per Week
Pay: $49.18 p/h - $68.53 | Depending on Qualifications and Experience
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.
Join us at Goodstart, where your passion and creativity will transform young lives and enrich your teaching career.
About Goodstart Semaphore South:
We are a 115, warm and inviting purpose built centre
Our exceptional service is rated Exceeding, so you can be sure we’re above the standard!
We are seeking a highly experienced Early Childhood Teacher to join our passionate team
You’ll find us located near the northern beaches of Adelaide, close to local schools, community services, shops and transport routes
Many staff members have been with us for over 10 years, and some for up to 20!
Our educators speak many languages inclusinkg Nepali, Bengali, Panjabi, Mandarin, Cantonese, Italian, Polish, Vietnamese, Croatian, Urdu, Kannad, Hindi, Tamil, Serbian, and Auslan speakers
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:
Bachelor or Master of Early Childhood qualification (ACECQA approved)
Current SA Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification
In some states teacher registration is required – please include if relevant as per below:
South Australia – Hold active registration with the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia (TRB SA) (applicants working towards their Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) may be able to apply for Special Authority to Teach if certain are conditions met)
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 Jessica Scanlon from our Talent Acquisition Team on 1800 222 543 or via email
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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Posting Notes: SEMAPHORE SOUTH, ADELAIDE || SA || Australia (AU) || | || Bachelor (ECT) 4yr || Full-Time
