Goodstart Early Learning Hiring for Educational Leader Job at Brisbane Full Time

Location: REDHILL, BRISBANE, QLD, AU, 4059

Company: Goodstart Early Learning

Role: Educational Leader

Location: Brisbane CBD & Inner Suburbs Brisbane

Centre: Goodstart Red Hill

Employment Type: Full-Time Permanent + RDO

We’re Goodstart

At Goodstart, we’re all about laying the foundation for better lives through amazing early learning experiences, and we know that we can’t do that without great people!

From our centre directors to centre teams, we work together to make a real difference for children in those crucial early years.

Safety, health and wellbeing are more than just words to us, they are a personal commitment and a promise we make to our children, our families and each other every day.

We’re Goodstart – a not-for-profit with a vision for Australia’s children to have the best possible start in life.

Your Impact

As the Educational Leader at Goodstart Red Hill you will work alongside the Educators within your centre to observe practice, review and continuously improve educational programs on offer to children. You will develop the educator team’s understanding of child development and other relevant early years content knowledge, as well as support the application and use of the Early Years Learning Framework or an approved learning framework.

Goodstart Red Hill is a 53 Place Service and we are proud to be an “exceeding” NQS Centre. We are seeking someone to support a highly skilled team. We are passionate about inclusion, the arts, and respectful infant education. Our philosophy is inspired by Reggio, Montessori, Forest Schools and Stainer to ensure that we are a well rounded and open minded Service. We provide a rich social and emotional learning environment which underpins everything that we do. We are a very democratic workplace with a model of distributed leadership.

In this role you will work within the centre leadership team (CLT), lead change, and champion practice uplift and excellence.

You’ll help achieve this by

Having a Bachelor in Early Childhood Education

Having the desire to be part of a team

Being a role model to other educators, offering coaching, support, and mentoring

Having the passion to develop, implement and evaluate educational programs, whilst documenting every child’s learning development

Having experience working with children with big behaviours

Having excellent knowledge of the Early Years Framework

Having strong communication skills, both written & verbal

What Goodstart can offer you

Job security and stability

Roster flexibility

Professional development and training

Competitive above award rates

2 x wellbeing days per year

Paid parental leave

Tax benefits through salary packaging

Employee Assistance Program

Uniform allowance

Childcare discounts (from 30%)

If you have previous experience leading change in education and have either a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) or ACECQA approved equivalent, then we want to meet you!

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 are an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We support and encourage individual growth and strong teams that are made up of many different cultures and backgrounds.

We are deeply committed to reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel connected and a strong sense of belonging. By weaving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives through all that we do, we aim to build knowledge and a deeper understanding of our First Nations People and culture for all in our team. #gseducationalleader

Posting Notes: REDHILL, BRISBANE || QLD || Australia (AU) || [[j2wDept]] || SF: LI || Bachelor (ECT) 4yr || Full-Time