Take Your Teaching Career to the Next Level with Goodstart Smithfield!

Our role: 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.

About Goodstart Smithfield:

• Smithfield is a purpose-built 90-place centre with well-resourced learning environments designed to foster growth and creativity.
• Teacher role working with the 3-4 age group, supporting up to 20 children per day in a play-based learning environment.
• Rotating shifts provide flexibility while ensuring consistency in children's learning experiences.
• Work alongside an experienced Centre Director with over 40 years in the industry, gaining valuable leadership guidance.
• Be supported by an experienced mentor teacher, passionate about working with vulnerable children and making a meaningful impact.

What Goodstart can offer you:

📈 Federal Government's 10% wage increase
💰 Earn well above award rates, with a graduate teacher starting salary of $80,000!
📚 Access workshops, professional discussions, and a dedicated Teachers' Community.
🤝 Receive guidance through accreditation or registration with a dedicated mentor.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 50% childcare discount + up to 6 weeks of paid parental leave.
💆‍♀️ Two extra leave days per year & free annual flu shot (optional).
✈️ Purchase extra leave for more flexibility.
🌏 First Nations & Cultural Leave to support diverse backgrounds & communities.
🛍️ Enjoy retail, travel, and insurance discounts.
👕 Uniform allowance & referral rewards for bringing great people on board!

You’ll need:

• Bachelor of Early Childhood or equivalent qualification (ACECQA approved)
• Current SA Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification
• 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)

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. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions.

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team on 0739182282 or via email [email protected]