Goodstart is Australia's largest early learning provider. As a not–for–profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their families. Every day, 13,500 Goodstart staff support over 60,000 families and the 71,500 children that attend our 648 centres nation–wide. Our people are our foundation, together we are working to ensure children have the learning, development and wellbeing outcomes they need for school and life.

Use your experience to coach our centres

We have an excellent opportunity for an Early Learning Consultant to join our team, the successful candidate would ideally be based in the ACT or Sydney supporting Services across the State and Territory. As a practice and content expert in early childhood education and care, you will work with centre directors and educational leaders to assess the strengths and needs of practice in our centres. Your lateral-thinking abilities will shine as you contribute to the development of relevant tools and resources to be delivered to centre teams to enable them to meet our number One guiding principal – children are central to everything we do.                                                               

As someone who likes to help others achieve high-quality results, you will have a hands-on approach to support our centre teams with putting the Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Framework into practice at our centres.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• A teaching degree in early childhood or equivalent in human services (Mandatory)
• Expert knowledge of the Early Years Learning Framework in practice
• Proven practical experience in an early learning setting
• A reputation for being a respected coach and mentor
• Demonstrated ability to assess strengths and needs based on evidence, observation and data
• Experience in developing action plans
• Excellent problem-solving skills

The benefits:

• Career progression opportunities
• Childcare discounts - up to 50%
• Company car and laptop
• Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduces your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Flexible work arrangements in line with the changing needs of the business
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Ongoing support for training and professional development
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more….

Goodstart is committed to child safety, with a zero tolerance of child abuse, and we look to reflect this commitment in our employees. Should you strive to uphold and reflect these values then we would love to hear from you.