Early Childhood Teacher (Cheltenham)

**Role**: Early Childhood Teacher

**Location**: 969 Port Road, Cheltenham, 5014, SA

**Centre**: Goodstart Port Road
- Cheltenham

**Employment Type**: Full Time | 38 hours Per Week

**Pay**: $49.18
- $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

Market-competitive salary package on par with state primary school Teachers

Get 50% discount off your childcare gap fees + paid parental leave

Currently studying? We have scholarships of up to $25,000 available through the Queensland Qualifications Pathways Program for eligible educators studying an ACECQA-approved Bachelor degree

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.

**Goodstart Early Learning Port Road Cheltenham**: Located close to transport, shops and community services, our purpose-built centre offers modern, engaging environments designed for every stage of early development

We are seeking a highly experienced Early Childhood Teacher to join our dedicated team!

Awarded SA Centre of the Year 2025 as well as as well as National Teacher of the Year 2025!

This is a RARE opportunity to join our long standing, strong and consistent team

We pride ourselves on a multicultural and inclusive community
- supporting diverse families and backgrounds, with Educators speaking Chinese, Greek, Punjabi and Vietnamese

Feel supported in your career growth from a Centre Director with over 15 years sector experience

**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: 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

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.

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**Posting Notes**: CHELTENHAM, ADELAIDE || SA || Australia (AU) || | || Bachelor (ECT) 4yr || Full-Time Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qz9l0