Early Childhood Teacher

Role: Early Childhood Teacher

Centre: Goodstart Little Mountain – Keneland Drive

Employment Type: Part-Time 3 days (Weds-Fri) – Mat Leave cover until July 2026

Pay: $43.55 – $66.09 p/h (Depending on qualification & experience) + Super

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 Little Mountain

• We’re a 4-room centre (62 children, 6 weeks to 5 years) — big enough to keep things exciting, small enough to feel like family.
• Our rooms are warm, natural, and feel like 'home' — minus the laundry pile.
• We’re fun, calm, welcoming & supportive — yes, all at once (like emotional multitasking pros).
• We’re culturally safe and proudly rated “Meeting” — and always growing stronger together.
• We celebrate our rainbow families and team members — love is love, and glitter is gender-neutral.
• We embrace risky play — because climbing that tree *is* an important life decision.
• We teach with love and respect for our natural environment — yes, we talk to the worms.
• You’ll never have to explain why you’re singing “Baby Shark” at the grocery store. We get it.
• Coffee is sacred. Sharing snacks is optional but encouraged.

What We’re Looking For:

Someone with a big heart, a sense of humour, and possibly a stash of emergency stickers. If you're passionate about early childhood, love working in a warm, inclusive space, and don’t mind leaving work with paint on your elbows — you’ll fit right in

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 Graduate Teacher starting salary is $80,000)
• 👨‍💻 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 of Early Childhood or equivalent qualification (ACECQA approved)
• Current QLD Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification
• Queensland – Registration voluntary if eligible, not required

If you have prior experience as a Teacher in an 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 Wendy from our Talent Acquisition Team on 1800 222 543 or via email wcameron@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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