Early Childhood Teacher (SEMAPHORE PARK, ADELAIDE, SA, AU, 5019) presso None

Role: Early Childhood Teacher 

Centre: Goodstart Sempahore Park

Employment Type:  Fixed term contract until February 2026

Hours: 15 hours per week

Pay: $43.55 to $66.09 - based 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 Park: 

• We are a 70 place centre

• Tucked away in a quiet pocket of Semaphore Park and just steps from Bower Cottage Community Centre, our centre offers a calm, caring, and inclusive early learning environment for children from nursery to preschool. 

• We're proud of our small-scale, family-first approach, where trusted relationships and consistency in care give children the confidence to grow and explore. 

• Our team is stable and dedicated. There has been no staff turnover in the past two years, and our long-serving educators truly know the children.  

• Our team is multicultural, inclusive care with Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic, Cantonese and Mandarin support.

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 SA Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification 

• In some states teacher registration is required – please include if relevant as per below: 

• Australian Capital Territory – Registration voluntary, not required 

• New South Wales – Hold active accreditation with NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) 

• Northern Territory – Registration not required (non-mandated)  

• Queensland – Registration voluntary if eligible, not required 

• 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) 

• Victoria – Hold active registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) 

• Western Australia – Hold active registration with the Teachers Registration Board of Western Australia (TRB WA) (applicants studying their Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) may be supported to apply for Limited Registration if certain conditions are met) 

• Tasmania - Registration not required (non-mandated)